Senior Data Engineer
Location
Pretoria, Gauteng
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Computer Occupations
Posted
June 02, 2026
Gauteng, Tshwane (Pretoria)An exciting opportunity exists for a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer / Data Lead to join a leading client in the financial services sector on an 18-month fixed-term contract. This role is ideal for a data professional who can combine strong technical engineering capability with leadership, stakeholder engagement, and data management expertise.
The successful candidate will play a critical role in driving the improvement of data management maturity across the organisation, while providing the technical support required to enable reliable, secure, and effective decision-making. This role will support the appropriate use, protection, integration, and governance of data, ensuring that data assets are trusted, accessible, well-managed, and aligned to business needs.
The Data Lead will also be responsible for leading the Data Migration Workstream, working closely with business stakeholders, implementation partners, and technical teams to deliv...
The successful candidate will play a critical role in driving the improvement of data management maturity across the organisation, while providing the technical support required to enable reliable, secure, and effective decision-making. This role will support the appropriate use, protection, integration, and governance of data, ensuring that data assets are trusted, accessible, well-managed, and aligned to business needs.
The Data Lead will also be responsible for leading the Data Migration Workstream, working closely with business stakeholders, implementation partners, and technical teams to deliv...