Data Lead South Africa
Core
Define and execute overall data strategy, lead design and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and warehouses on Google Cloud, and oversee deployment of ML/analytical models.
Role type
Senior Data Lead / Data Architect
Builds
Scalable data pipelines, data warehouse solutions, and ML/analytical models on GCP
Domain
Technology / System Integration / Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Data strategy definition, GCP data services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub), data pipeline design, team mentorship, data governance, GCP AI Platform, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines
Preferred skills
Business intelligence tools (Looker, Tableau), complex query optimization, performance tuning
Technologies
Google Cloud Platform (GCP), BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, AI Platform, Terraform, Looker, Tableau
Responsibilities
Define and execute data strategy, lead design and maintenance of data pipelines, manage and mentor data engineering teams, establish data governance best practices, collaborate with stakeholders on technical requirements, evaluate new GCP technologies, oversee ML model deployment
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership
