Data Engineer - AWS and Snowflake (Contract), Johannesburg

Senior Data Engineer - Snowflake + AWS Remote (Contract)

This project involves building the data foundation for a generative AI platform that automates and optimises global advertising messaging. Working within a specialist consultancy, you will be responsible for the infrastructure that allows high-volume data to be translated into machine‑learned campaign insights.

The Project Scope

AI Infrastructure: Develop and maintain the scalable data architectures required to support business‑critical AI and machine‑learning applications.

Architectural Leadership: Propose and implement architectural decisions that ensure long‑term scalability and high availability.

System Observability: Build and manage tools for monitoring and quick resolution of operational bottlenecks within the pipeline.

Collaborative Engineering: Translate complex business needs into technical solutions while mentoring junior engineers on best practices.

Technical Environment

Data Stack: Heavy utilisation of Snowflake, specifically leveraging Iceberg Tables, data shares, and materialised views.

Core Language: Professional‑grade development in Python.

Cloud Operations: Full‑cycle management of AWS services including IAM, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager.

Tooling: Daily use of Airflow, Lambda, S3, and Spark for orchestration and storage.

Documentation: Clear communication of system designs using UML or C4 Architecture Diagrams.

Why this role? This is an opportunity to work on a 24x7 high‑availability production environment where technical innovation is a requirement, not an afterthought. The culture is built on agile delivery and continuous learning, providing a space for engineers to evaluate and incorporate state‑of‑the‑art tooling into a global product.

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