Senior Data Engineer

About Deimos

At Deimos, we’re on a mission to become Africa’s number one multi-cloud partner — leading the way in implementation, migration, and modernisation across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Huawei, et al. We combine this with bespoke software engineering services and our own homegrown products (Salus, Patrol, and others in incubation) to help businesses transform, scale, and thrive.

We’re a African-based team passionate about implementing engineering best practices. We leverage the latest technologies, and build globally competitive solutions for our clients. With Deimos being one of the two moons of Mars, we like to refer to ourselves as “Martians”, who are on a mission to Mars, together.

Our teams value the ability to learn and adapt to technology changes while appreciating solid foundational design and the craft of software engineering. As such our teams enjoy working with various clients who have different problems to solve. If this sounds like you then you would be an ideal fit for our environment. Note: You must be based in one of the countries we currently hire in — in Africa or the UK.

About the Role

As a Senior Data Engineer (Azure), you will design, build, and optimize data pipelines, models, and integration workflows within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. Your work will underpin our data-driven decision-making — ensuring scalable, reliable, and secure solutions that support business intelligence, analytics, and operational efficiency across the organisation.

You will collaborate closely with our data, product, and engineering teams to design architectures that bring clarity, structure, and speed to how we use data at scale.

What You’ll Do

Data Architecture & Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Azure Databricks.
• Develop and optimize ETL/ELT processes for ingesting both structured and unstructured data from multiple sources.
• Architect and implement data lakehouses and data warehouses leveraging Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS).
• Implement robust data validation, cleansing, and transformation processes to ensure data accuracy and integrity.

Governance, Security & Performance

• Partner with Governance teams to ensure compliance with data lineage, cataloging, and security policies (e.g., Azure Purview).
• Establish proactive monitoring and alerting mechanisms to identify and resolve pipeline or infrastructure issues.
• Continuously tune and optimize pipelines and queries for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Leverage Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights to track, troubleshoot, and enhance system performance.

What You’ll Bring

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering, with at least 3 years in Azure-based environments.
• Proven experience designing and managing large-scale data architectures and cloud-based pipelines.
• Strong understanding of distributed data processing, data lifecycle management, and cloud cost optimization.
• Experience integrating real-time streaming data (e.g., Kafka, Azure Event Hubs).
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect (advantageous).

Who You Are

• A strategic problem-solver who sees both the details and the bigger picture.
• Passionate about data quality, scalability, and automation.
• Curious and proactive in exploring emerging data technologies.
• A clear communicator — able to translate complex technical ideas into business language.

What We Offer:

A flexible hybrid work model designed for balance and connection. While we embrace remote work and flexibility, we also value the energy that comes from being together in person.

• Cape Town–based Martians spend at least two days a week in the office, collaborating and connecting with the team.
• For team members based outside Cape Town, we’ll fly you in at least once a quarter (three days minimum, fully paid) to spend time with the team, share ideas, and strengthen our culture.We believe this blend of flexibility and face time helps us do our best work — together

• A collaborative and supportive team culture that celebrates wins
• Exposure to diverse clients and cloud-based finance technologies
• Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
• A monthly work-from-home allowance to make your workspace comfortable
• A MacBook or Windows laptop to do your best work
• Connection with a team of talented, clever colleagues who love to share knowledge
• Competitive salary and benefits package