Senior Data Engineer – Databricks

Senior Data Engineer Databricks

Location: Parktown Johannesburg
Working Model: Hybrid 23 days per week in the Parktown office (non-negotiable)
Rate: Maximum R700/hour
Level: Senior
Industry: Insurance / Financial Services

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Engineer to join a well-established organisation within the insurance sector.

The successful candidate must have strong proven hands-on Databricks experience. This is an absolute non-negotiable requirement and candidates with only limited exposure to Databricks will not be considered.

Key Requirements

• Strong recent and hands-on Databricks experience essential
• Senior-level Data Engineering experience
• Strong Python / PySpark and SQL
• Extensive ETL/ELT and data pipeline development experience
• Experience building and maintaining scalable data platforms
• Strong cloud data engineering exposure
• Data modelling transformation and optimisation experience
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting of production data solutions
• Ability to operate effectively within complex enterprise environments
• Insurance experience advantageous
• Must be able to work 23 days per week onsite in Parktown
• Rate must fall within the stipulated budget

Please note: Databricks expertise and the Parktown hybrid requirement are both non-negotiable.