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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Lead Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Specialist position
  • Cape Town
  • Posted 22 Jun 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2641144 - Ref 878000020835271
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About the position

We are looking for a highly technical and hands-on Lead Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for rebuilding data pipelines, integrating SAP and other enterprise systems, developing scalable data models, and driving best practices across the data engineering function.


This role requires a strong technical leader who remains actively involved in architecture, development, and delivery while mentoring and guiding engineering teams.




RequirementsKey Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and optimization of enterprise data platforms and pipelines.
  • Rebuild and modernize existing ETL/ELT processes and data integration frameworks.
  • Design and implement scalable solutions using Databricks and modern data architectures.
  • Develop and maintain enterprise data models for reporting, analytics, and business intelligence.
  • Lead integrations between SAP and other internal and external systems.
  • Ensure data quality, reliability, performance, and governance across the data landscape.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to Data Engineers.
  • Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
Required Experience
  • 8+ years of Data Engineering experience.
  • Proven experience in a Lead or Senior Data Engineering role.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, Spark, Python, and SQL.
  • Extensive experience rebuilding and optimizing enterprise data pipelines.
  • Strong background integrating SAP with data platforms and downstream systems.
  • Experience designing and implementing scalable data models.
  • Experience working within cloud environments such as Azure or AWS.
  • Strong understanding of data warehousing, data lakes, and modern data architectures.
Technical Skills
Essential
  • Databricks
  • Apache Spark / PySpark
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Data Modelling
  • ETL / ELT Development
  • SAP Data Integration
  • Azure or AWS Data Services
  • Data Warehousing & Data Lakes
  • API Integrations
  • Git / CI/CD
Advantageous
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Synapse Analytics
  • Kafka
  • Power BI
  • Terraform


Desired Skills:

  • Databricks
  • Apache Spark / PySpark
  • Data Modelling
  • ETL / ELT Development
  • SAP Data Integration
  • Azure or AWS Data Services
  • Data Warehousing & Data Lakes

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Diploma

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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