Senior Cloud Data Engineer

KwaZulu-Natal Remote
Salary: R66 667.00 - R83 333.00 Per Month
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: IT General Technology
Reference: 2286916

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Tumaini Consulting

My client is looking for Senior Cloud Data Engineer for a fully remote role in South Africa

Requirements:

· 6+ years of extensive experience in data engineering

· Degree in Computer Science or comparable cloud platform certification

· Advanced expertise in Azure services: Synapse, Data Factory, ADLS, and related cloud-native tools

· Strong experience in cloud-agnostic data technologies including Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and Lakehouse architectures

· Expert-level T-SQL and Python for complex data pipeline development, transformation, and optimization

· Deep knowledge of big data processing, ETL/ELT pipelines, and orchestration

· Strong data modelling and warehouse/lakehouse design capabilities

· Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (or equivalent), CI/CD pipelines, Git, and infrastructure-as-code for deployment automation

· Excellent communication skills—both verbal and written—with a strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally and simplify technical concepts

· Ability to work independently while managing high-impact projects and maintaining a collaborative mindset

· Bonus: Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes, Knowledge of data security, encryption, and compliance standards, Exposure to machine learning or AI-driven data engineering pipelines, AWS, GCP in addition to Azure.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send transcripts with applications.

Should you meet the requirements for this position, please email your updated CV attached to it.jobs@tumaini.co.za, alternatively contact XXX-XXXX or visit our website, www.tumaini.co Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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About Tumaini Consulting

Tumaini Consulting is a Recruitment and Staffing agency that focuses on the placement of people on a permanent or contract basis, in both the public and private sectors. Our core areas of expertise lie in the Engineering, Finance, IT, Medical, Trade & Technical, Mining and Logistics sectors.

At Tumaini Consulting our name embodies one of our core philosophies. In Swahili, our name means “Hope” and we believe in the enduring power of hope, a beacon that guides us in every endeavour.

In all that we do, we carry the hope for a brighter tomorrow, the hope to make a profound impact within the employment landscape, and the hope to drive positive change.

Tumaini Consulting understands that our core focus must be on delivering quality candidates to clients and presenting our candidates with the best opportunities.

With every action, every decision, and every partnership, we infuse hope into our journey, because where there is hope, there is the potential for remarkable change and limitless possibilities.