Data Architect

Location: Centurion Gauteng (to be confirmed)
Positions Available: 5
Salary: Market-related
Employment Type: To be confirmed

SASSO Consulting is recruiting experienced Data Architects to design develop and maintain enterprise data architectures within complex IT environments.

The successful candidates will be responsible for developing scalable data solutions designing enterprise data models defining data integration standards and ensuring data platforms support business objectives security and governance requirements.

• Design and maintain enterprise data architectures frameworks and roadmaps.
• Develop conceptual logical and physical data models.
• Design database structures data warehouses data lakes and lakehouse solutions.
• Define ETL/ELT architecture data pipelines and integration standards.
• Design scalable cloud and hybrid data solutions.
• Establish data architecture principles standards and governance.
• Support data quality metadata lineage and master data management.
• Ensure data security privacy and regulatory compliance.
• Lead data migration modernisation and integration architecture initiatives.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects data engineers and technical teams.
• Review solution designs and provide architectural guidance.

• Relevant degree in IT Computer Science Data Engineering or related field.
• 7 years experience in technical data environments.
• 3 years hands-on Data Architect or equivalent architecture experience.
• Proven enterprise data architecture and solution design expertise.
• Strong SQL database design and data modelling skills.
• Experience with ETL/ELT data warehousing and enterprise integration.
• Knowledge of Azure AWS or equivalent cloud data platforms.
• Understanding of data governance security and architecture standards.
• Experience with TOGAF DAMA-DMBOK or similar frameworks advantageous.

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