Location
johannesburg
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
June 14, 2026
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Data Architect
Make sure candidate has both Technical in Depth as well as leadership exp to handle teams. Role Summary
Senior Data Architect is responsible for defining the overall data strategy, architecture, governance, and standards across the organization. The role ensures scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms supporting analytics, AI/ML, and business intelligence initiatives.
Key Responsibilitie s Data Architecture & Strateg y Define enterprise data architecture (logical & physical models )Design scalable data platforms (Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Lakehouse )Establish data standards, frameworks, and best practice s Solution Desig n Architect end-to-end data pipelines (batch & real-time )Select appropriate technologies (Cloud: Azure/AWS/GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Fabric )Ensure optimal data modeling (dimensional, normalized, vault )Data Governance & Qualit y Define data governance policies, metadata management, lineag e ...