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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

IT Data Architect at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Sandton
  • Posted 24 Jun 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2641277 - Ref 878000020935322
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The Technology Data Architect designs and governs enterprise-grade Azure data platforms, delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance solutions aligned to business and regulatory needs. The role drives data modernization, analytics, automation, and integration, reporting to the Enterprise Solutions Architect.

Qualifications

  • Relevant 3–4 year IT or Business qualification (BCom, BSc, or equivalent)
  • Relevant Microsoft/Azure certifications advantageous
Experience


  • 7+ years enterprise data architecture experience
  • Proven delivery of large-scale data platforms (cloud and hybrid)
  • 5+ years insurance industry experience
Strong expertise in:


  • Azure data services (SQL, Synapse, Cosmos DB, Data Lake, Data Factory)
  • Data modeling (dimensional, star/snowflake schemas, semantic layers)
  • Data governance, MDM, quality, and observability frameworks
  • Power BI and automation tools
  • Cloud security and compliance (POPIA, GDPR)
  • DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code

Duties & Responsibilities
  • Design and implement Azure-based data solutions (Azure SQL, Synapse, Cosmos DB, Data Lake, Databricks, Dataverse).
  • Ensure performance, resilience, cost optimization, and security.
  • Establish conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned to business domains.
  • Transform legacy systems into cloud-native architectures.
  • Oversee migration strategies, schema conversion, data mapping, and validation.
  • Promote adoption of modern analytics and data services.
  • Define and enforce standards for data lifecycle management.
  • Ensure compliance with POPIA, GDPR, and internal governance frameworks.
  • Support metadata management, lineage tracking, cataloging, and sensitive data monitoring.
  • Provide architectural guidance for data-driven applications.
  • Enable integration across Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Dynamics 365.
  • Implement CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), and automated data pipelines (ADF, Power Automate).
  • Implement data quality frameworks and monitoring standards.
  • Leverage Azure Monitor, Purview, and related tools to ensure lineage, reliability, and performance.



Desired Skills:

  • Data Modelling
  • Databricks
  • Data Quality
  • Large Volume / Multi Data Lake Structures
  • Azure

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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