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GoldenRule

Senior Data Engineer (Google Cloud Platform Focus)

GoldenRule

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Senior position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 05 Nov 2026 by GoldenRule
  • Expires in 34 days
  • Job 2646982 - Ref GDR03849

About the position

About the Role


We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and optimise scalable cloud-native data platforms and near-real-time data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate has deep expertise in highly parallelised distributed processing solutions.


 


Key Responsibilities



  • Design scalable GCP data pipelines.

  • Build near-real-time and batch processing solutions.

  • Develop highly parallelised distributed pipelines.

  • Implement Cloud Run and GKE workloads.

  • Design streaming architectures using Pub/Sub and Dataflow.

  • Optimise performance, scalability and cost.

Qualifications



  • Relevant degree. Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification advantageous.


 


Required Skills Experience



  • 8+ years data engineering experience. Expertise in BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Cloud Composer, Cloud Run, GKE, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, dbt, Python and SQL. Strong experience with distributed processing, event-driven architectures and near-real-time pipelines.


 


Complementary Skills



  • Azure, AWS, Power BI, Looker, Apache Spark, Terraform, microservices and event-driven architectures.


 

Desired Skills:

  • Systems Analysis
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Programming/configuration
  • Critical Thinking
  • Time Management

GoldenRule

About the agency

GoldenRule is positioned as a Strategic Resourcing Partner. We are IT Services company with a Total solution offering around staffing issues. We currently offer the following services: * Contracting of GoldenRule fulltime staff to our clients for in-house or external projects. * Permanent placements * Temporary placements to permanent placements * Allowing our fulltime employees to accept job offers from our clients to add further value. * All candidates are technically evaluated for each position. (GoldenRule makes use of an In-house evaluation methodology and Teckcheck) * Hosting learnerships. We hold the risk in developing junior resources. Ideal for AA candidates. * We are able to provided local, AA and international skills. * With international resources meticulous attention is given to Work Permit issues and the relocation of our employees. GoldenRule has an attentive program for relocation and integration of our employees into South Africa. This includes accommodation in furnished guesthouses, transport to and from work, assistance with various forms of finance and obtaining banking products etc.

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