Principal Database Engineer & Architect

Job Description

We are partnering with a global leader in the digital infrastructure and real estate sector. This is a mission-driven organization that powers communication and connectivity across the African continent. This role sits within a high-impact IT Development team dedicated to delivering software solutions that provide measurable, region-wide business value.

Performance Objectives for Year One

• Architect & Deliver Scalable Solutions: Lead technical teams in the design, development, and delivery of logical and physical data models (Kimball methodology, star/snowflake schemas) and advanced ETL pipelines that effectively utilize complex telecommunications and real estate data.
• Optimize & Ensure System Health: Audit and dramatically tune existing relational databases (Oracle Exadata 19c+) and complex data integration solutions to guarantee strict adherence to SLA performance metrics.
• Modernize & Incubate: Champion the transition toward next-generation technologies by testing, incubating, and implementing modern cloud architectures (Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks) and Python/Spark scripting to future-proof the business.
• Establish Engineering Excellence: Create, document, and evangelize company-wide development standards and industry best practices across all BI and data warehousing solutions.
• Lead Complex Data Integrations: Architect and maintain advanced ETL processes (utilizing Oracle Data Integrator and Oracle Golden Gate), including topology administration, job tuning, and error handling.

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