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Data Lead
Location
South Africa
Posted
51 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Data Lead
Parvana
This is a remote position. Location: South Africa | Work Type: Remote | Job ID: J107154 About our client: Over the past 20 years, our client has built a stellar reputation in the development and system integration space. Through their extremely ethical values, they have earned the trust and respect of their clients. They prioritise finding effective solutions over being proficient in any particular technology making each project unique and challenging. Our client is continuously growing and looking for adaptable individuals who are interested in the latest tech, who enjoy problem solving and enjoy adapting to optimise continuous improvement for their clients. This requires a candidate who enjoys staying up-to-date with the latest technology trends and who is adaptable. Our client boasts an impressively low staff turnover rate and has a cosmopolitan culture that values building long-term relationships. They prefer to hire permanent employees and offer flexible working hours, work-from-home options, and the most generous bonuses in the industry. What you will be doing: - Define and execute the overall data strategy, leveraging Google Cloud services such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, and Pub/Sub. - Lead the design, development, and maintenance of scalable and robust data pipelines and data warehouse solutions on GCP. - Manage and mentor a team of data engineers and analysts, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. - Establish and enforce best practices for data governance, quality, security, and compliance within the GCP environment. - Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into technical requirements. - Evaluate and recommend new GCP data technologies and tools to optimize performance and efficiency. - Oversee the deployment of machine learning and analytical models built on GCP's AI Platform. What our client is looking for: - A relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial (Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) - Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer or Cloud Architect certification. - 3+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or a related field. - 2+ years of experience specifically with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data services. - Extensive experience with BigQuery, including complex query optimization and performance tuning. - Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines on GCP. - Familiarity with business intelligence tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau). - Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - https://www.parvana.co.uk/careers Requirements Data Lead, GCP, BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, data pipelines, data warehouse, data strategy, data governance, security, compliance, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD, Looker, Tableau, machine learning, AI Platform, data engineering, Cloud Architect
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