Senior Data Integration Engineer Job Johannesburg area,South Africa,Software Development

About the Role

We are seeking a highly specialized Senior Data Integration Engineer to design, build, and maintain robust, scalable integrations across a complex enterprise ecosystem. This role focuses on enabling seamless system-to-system data flows, ensuring high availability, and providing real-time access to data across legacy, cloud, and SaaS platforms.

You will act as a subject matter expert in enterprise data movement and virtualization, bridging the gap between disparate technologies while ensuring integration reliability, governance, and performance at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Integration Architecture & Design

Design and implement complex enterprise integration patterns, including API-led connectivity, event-driven architectures, and batch ETL
Architect scalable, secure, and resilient system-to-system data flows across heterogeneous environments
Develop reusable integration frameworks and enforce enterprise integration standards
Collaborate with enterprise architects and business stakeholders to align integrations with strategic objectives

Pipeline Development & Real-Time Data Movement

Build and maintain high-throughput ETL/ELT pipelines using Qlik Talend (Cloud or On-Premise)
Implement and optimize log-based Change Data Capture (CDC) and low-latency replication using Qlik Replicate
Support zero-downtime migrations and real-time streaming integrations
Perform complex data mapping, transformation, validation, and reconciliation across source and target systems
Optimize performance and ensure scalability of integration pipelines

Data Virtualization & System Connectivity

Leverage Denodo (or similar platforms) to create enterprise data virtualization layers for real-time data access without physical movement
Design and implement semantic layers and virtual data services
Integrate diverse platforms including on-premise databases, legacy mainframes, cloud data warehouses, and SaaS applications (e.g., Salesforce, Workday, SAP)
Design and consume REST and SOAP APIs and manage integrations across multiple protocols (SFTP, JDBC, messaging queues)

Reliability, Governance & Leadership

Implement robust error handling, monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms
Ensure data integrity, security, and high availability of integration services
Enforce governance standards including data lineage, metadata management, and compliance controls
Provide technical leadership, define coding standards, and promote best practices in integration design
Mentor junior engineers and support continuous improvement within integration teams

Requirements & Qualifications

Must-Have

Skills & Experience:

• 6+ years of professional experience in data integration, ETL development, middleware administration, or enterprise application integration

• Deep, hands-on expertise with Qlik Talend (Cloud or On-Premise) for designing complex workflows and transformations

• Proven experience configuring and tuning Qlik Replicate for log-based CDC and real-time replication across heterogeneous systems

• Strong experience with Denodo (or similar enterprise data virtualization platforms)

• Expert-level SQL skills with advanced data mapping, transformation, and validation capabilities

• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns including batch processing, messaging, and API-led connectivity

• Experience ensuring high availability, monitoring, and operational stability of integration services

Highly Desirable

Skills:

• Experience with cloud integration services such as AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, or Google Cloud Dataflow

• Experience designing RESTful APIs and working with API gateways (Apigee, Mule Soft, Kong)

• Familiarity with messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or IBM MQ

• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Shell) for automation and enhancement of integrations

• Understanding of data governance principles, data lineage, and metadata management

• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for integration deployments using Git, Jenkins, or Azure Dev Ops

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field

Additional Information

Employment Type:

Full-time
Salary:
Market Related/Negotiable
Location Options:
Johannesburg / Cape Town / Remote
Must be located in South Africa or have a valid work permit for South Africa

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