Lead data engineer

sandton, gauteng, South-Africa • Posted June 13, 2026

Job Type: Full-time

Location: sandton, gauteng

Posted: June 13, 2026

Category: Other-General

Application Deadline: July 23, 2026

Role Description

                    Position: Lead Data Engineer Contract Type: Fixed term / Contract  
Contract Duration: Start Date: 25 May 2026 – End Date: December 2026  
Work Model: Hybrid (2-3 days a week)  
Work Location: Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa (Hybrid / Office-based as required)  
 Role Overview We are seeking a Lead / Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate modern Databricks and Lakehouse data platforms that support advanced analytics, AI, and Generative AI use cases.  
This role is a senior individual contributor position, operating within product-aligned, cross‑functional squads. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality, governed, scalable data assets consumed by analytics platforms, machine learning models, and Generative AI solutions, including LLM- and agent-based systems.  
 Key Responsibilities 1. Databricks & Data Platform Engineering Design, build, and operate data solutions using Databricks, including:  
 Delta Lake Databri...
                

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