Lead Data Engineer (Databricks)

Confidential
📍 Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa 💼 full time 🕒 Posted June 19, 2026

Job 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

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Job Details

  • Location Sandton, Gauteng
  • Job Type full time
  • Category Computer Occupations
  • Posted Date June 19, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 29, 2026