Job Description
- Develop and implement comprehensive data management strategies aligned with organisational goals.
- Define and maintain data policies, standards, and best practices for effective data governance.
- Establish frameworks for data quality, integrity, and compliance across the enterprise.
- Identify opportunities to improve data utilisation for analytics, AI, and business intelligence.
- Evaluate and select optimal data storage technologies, including relational databases, NoSQL databases, data lakes, and data warehouses.
- Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance data storage architectures.
- Ensure efficient data access, retrieval, and integration across platforms and environments.
- Optimise data infrastructure for advanced analytics, reporting, and AI workloads.
- Partner with business stakeholders, data analysts, and IT teams to understand organisational data needs and translate them into actionable solutions.
- Ensure alignment of data initiatives with business strategies and priorities.
- Communicate complex data concepts, architectures, and solutions clearly to non-technical audiences.
- Foster collaboration between data science, engineering, and governance teams to ensure seamless data operations.
Requirements
Education : NQF Level 6 or higher tertiary qualification in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or a related field (including Information Systems).Cloud certification (e.g., Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud).Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a Data Scientist role with strong focus on data strategy, architecture, and management.Expertise in data strategy, governance, and master data management.Strong understanding of database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, cloud-based data platforms).Experience designing and managing large-scale data storage and integration architectures.Proficiency in data modelling, ETL processes, and cloud data services (Azure Synapse, AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, etc.).Requirements
Architecture Implementation, Azure Data lakes, Data Warehouse, Data Policies, Solution Evaluation