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This opportunity combines hands-on engineering with data architecture, technical leadership and client-facing delivery.\nYou will contribute to a variety of projects, including cloud data migrations, existing platform optimisation and new data platform implementations.\nStrong, practical experience with Microsoft Fabric is essential. Candidates must have demonstrable experience delivering Fabric solutions in a professional environment.\nThe role involves working with both technical teams and business stakeholders, so the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and make sound architectural decisions is important.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign and implement scalable data architectures, incorporating medallion architecture, domain-driven design and data governance principles.\n\nDevelop and orchestrate robust data ingestion and transformation pipelines, using metadata-driven engineering approaches where appropriate.\n\nLead data migration and platform modernisation initiatives, moving legacy and on-premises data environments to Microsoft Fabric and Azure.\n\nDeliver end-to-end solutions across Fabric Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory, OneLake and real-time data capabilities.\n\nDevelop and optimise Power BI semantic models, including DAX, security configurations and deployment processes.\n\nImplement CI/CD practices, source control, branching strategies and automated deployment processes across data environments.\n\nApply AI-assisted engineering techniques and emerging tools to improve development efficiency.\n\nEstablish engineering standards, conduct code and solution reviews, and promote best practices.\n\nAt Lead level, take ownership of technical delivery, architectural decisions and the development of other engineers.\n\nSupport knowledge transfer and enable client teams to maintain and operate delivered solutions independently.\n\nEssential Skills and Experience\nMicrosoft Fabric\nStrong hands-on experience delivering end-to-end Microsoft Fabric solutions.\n\nPractical knowledge of Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, Data Factory and real-time data capabilities.\n\nData Engineering\nExperience developing scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and orchestration frameworks.\n\nKnowledge of metadata-driven ingestion and transformation patterns.\n\nExperience implementing CI/CD for data platforms.\n\nData Architecture\nUnderstanding of medallion architecture, domain-driven design and governance principles.\n\nAbility to design secure, scalable and maintainable enterprise data solutions.\n\nPower BI\nExperience developing and optimising semantic models.\n\nStrong DAX knowledge, including row-level and object-level security.\n\nExperience with deployment pipelines and performance optimisation.\n\nMigration and Modernisation\nExperience migrating legacy data platforms, including Teradata and on-premises SQL Server, to modern cloud data environments.\n\nAbility to contribute to migration assessments, planning, data reconciliation, testing and cutover activities.\n\nDevelopment and Tooling\nT-SQL and Spark.\n\nAzure DevOps and Git.\n\nFamiliarity with AI-assisted development tools, agentic workflows and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).\n\nDesirable Experience\nMicrosoft certifications in Fabric, Azure Data or Power BI.\n\nExperience delivering technical training, client workshops or structured knowledge-transfer sessions.\n\nBackground in consulting, professional services or other client-facing delivery environments.\n\nFamiliarity with data governance and catalogue tools such as Microsoft Purview.\n\nExperience mentoring engineers and establishing technical delivery standards.\n\nWhat We're Looking For\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\n\nThe ability to work independently in a remote environment.\n\nA structured approach to solving complex technical problems.\n\nConfidence working with ambiguity and translating requirements into practical solutions.\n\nThe ability to explain and justify architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n\nA collaborative mindset and willingness to challenge existing approaches constructively.\n\nLocation and Working Arrangements\nThis is a fully remote position open to candidates across South Africa. 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