City of Cape Town·Western Cape, south-africa·Full Time·Onsite
TechnologyFull TimeOnsite
-Closes Oct 30, 2026
Requirements
A relevant tertiary qualification (honours or 4-year degree), preferably in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field
At least 8 years' relevant experience
Solid hands-on experience working with open-source technologies and software across the data engineering lifecycle
Deep technical grounding in modern data engineering (infrastructure-as-code, containerisation, observability, APIs) paired with proven leadership
Strong communication skills and the ability to tailor your message to technical, operational and executive audiences
Key Performance Areas
Lead the architecture and delivery of scalable, reliable, cost- effective data platforms (ingestion, transformation, storage and serving) across cloud and on-premise environments
Drive the development, deployment and monitoring of data products and APIs that answer the City's most important questions
Establish governance, standards and best practice for the City's data analytics and AI community, including the City Data Product Catalogue
Lead, mentor and grow a team of data engineers, DevOps and front-end specialists
Own people, financial, project, risk and change management for the section
Engage senior stakeholders, up to City Manager, Executive Management and Mayoral Committee level, to translate business needs into data solutions