Fortune Mogoeng
@fortunemogoeng
I’m a Senior Data Architect delivering governed, scalable enterprise data platforms and AI-ready architectures in regulated finance.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Data Architect with 8+ years of hands-on experience designing, governing, and evolving enterprise data architectures across tier-one banking and fintech environments. I translate organisational data strategy into scalable, interoperable data platforms and governance frameworks.
I specialize in enterprise data modelling, data quality and integrity frameworks, and embedding data governance standards—covering master data principles, metadata management, and SOC2/PCI-DSS compliance in complex, regulated environments. I also influence and educate executive stakeholders to drive adoption of data-driven decision-making.
Across Azure and AWS, I build secure, cost-optimized cloud data platforms (including governance standards, zero-trust networking, and operational runbooks). I’ve supported AI and ML architecture patterns by integrating AI-driven capabilities into enterprise data platforms and mentoring engineering teams toward capability maturity.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Data Architect
Embelo
Nov 2025 - Present (7 months)
Led the design of an enterprise data and AI architecture strategy, migrating legacy on-prem core banking databases to an Azure cloud landing zone with an organisation-wide reference architecture. Built a cost-optimised modern data platform (Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse) and established governance, master data, and metadata standards to maintain SOC2/PCI-DSS audit readiness.
Business Intelligence Engineer
WesBank
Feb 2025 - Nov 2025 (9 months)
Designed and governed multi-source ETL/ELT data architectures across AWS and Azure, ensuring strict enterprise SLAs and data quality standards for high-volume transaction log environments. Orchestrated production workloads using EKS and Docker, and applied Terraform-based Infrastructure-as-Code to enable reproducible deployments.
Data Engineer & Cloud Infra
Absa Bank
Feb 2024 - Jan 2025 (11 months)
Modernised legacy SQL Server systems by migrating them into production-ready automated AWS cloud data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and Terraform IaC. Implemented enterprise governance controls, data integrity validation frameworks, and security/regulatory audit support while improving downstream analytics pipeline throughput.
Data Engineer / Cloud Analyst
Absa Bank
Feb 2024 - Jan 2025 (11 months)
Spearheaded AWS infrastructure modernisation by migrating legacy high-latency SQL Server systems into automated cloud data pipelines using Python and PySpark. Implemented governance controls and data integrity validation frameworks, authored enterprise architecture and integration documentation, and improved pipeline throughput for downstream analytics.
Data Analyst & Data Engineer
ExploreAI Academy
Jul 2023 - Feb 2024 (7 months)
Coordinated with distributed agile teams on automated pipeline execution and continuous integration testing, supporting reproducible cloud architecture documentation on AWS. Contributed to data quality frameworks and translated technical findings into stakeholder-ready insights.
Delivered automated data infrastructure and ELT ingestion architectures for international clients, including relational schema design for large-scale data warehousing environments. Documented integration patterns to support downstream consumption and reuse.
Data Analytics Engineer
Upwork
May 2022 - Mar 2023 (10 months)
Delivered automated data infrastructure and ELT ingestion architectures for international clients, including relational schema design to optimise large-scale data warehousing environments. Documented integration patterns to enable downstream reuse and operational clarity.
Business Data Architect Analyst
Xpert Decision Systems
Mar 2018 - Apr 2022 (4 years 1 month)
Partnered with tier-one banking and wealth-management clients to scope, architect, and deliver custom data reporting configurations and warehouse solutions across AWS and Azure. Performed data validation testing and post-deployment troubleshooting to resolve data quality anomalies before major production rollouts.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Independent Institute of Education
Bachelor of Information Systems, Information Technology
Earned a Bachelor of Information Systems (Information Technology). Coursework covered database architecture, business systems analysis, Python programming, and data visualisation.
Udemy
SQL Certificate, SQL
Completed an SQL certification course covering SQL fundamentals and related querying concepts.
Udemy
Advanced Excel Certificate, Advanced Excel
Completed an Advanced Excel certification course focused on advanced spreadsheet skills.
Sand Technologies
Data Engineering Certificate (NQF 5), Data Engineering
Completed a Data Engineering Certificate (NQF 5) with Sand Technologies.
Udemy
Power BI Certificate, Business Intelligence
Completed a Power BI certification course focused on building dashboards and enterprise semantic layer design.
Independent Institute of Education (IIE)
Bachelor of Information Systems, Information Technology
Activities and societies: Core focus included Database Architecture, Business Systems Analysis, Python Programming, and Data Visualisation.
Earned a Bachelor of Information Systems (Information Technology). Focused on database architecture, business systems analysis, Python programming, and data visualisation.
Udemy
SQL & Advanced Excel Certificates, SQL & Advanced Excel
Completed Udemy certifications in SQL and Advanced Excel.
Skilljar
Claude AI Verification Certificate, AI Tooling
Earned a Claude AI Verification certification focused on AI tooling for scripting, documentation, and architecture optimisation.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
Interested in hiring Fortune?
You can contact Fortune and 90k+ other talented remote workers on Himalayas.
Message FortuneFind your dream job
Sign up now and join over 250,000+ remote workers who receive personalized job alerts, curated job matches, and more for free!
