Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer
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About Me

Data engineer with 12+ years in the IT industry integrating disparate enterprise systems into centralized lakes and warehouses for analytics and reporting. Strong across the end-to-end data lifecycle (dimensional modeling, governance, ETL/ELT, and BI enablement), with a preference for Google Cloud alongside Azure and AWS experience. Delivers standardized integration patterns and templates to accelerate future source onboarding.

Core Competencies
Cloud & Platforms
GCP, AWS, Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Azure Data Factory, SnapLogic, Apache Airflow.
Data & BI
Dimensional modeling, E2E data lifecycle, data governance, SSMS, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, Power BI, PySpark, ETL, data warehousing.
Languages & Tooling
Python, SQL, SAS, Git, Gitflow, GitHub, BitBucket, Azure DevOps, VS Code.
Delivery
Agile, Waterfall, Kanban, Jira, Confluence, Windows and macOS environments.
Certifications
2020 AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
Education
2011 BTech Information Technology, University of Technology
2009 National Diploma Information Technology, University of Technology
Professional Experience
Integration Lead @ Global Media & Marketing Group
Sep 2022 to Present
  • Integrate timesheet, finance (ERP), sales (CRM), and people (HR) systems into a central lake, stage, and warehouse for normalized Power BI reporting.
  • Standardize integration methods and API-pull templates to speed onboarding of new source systems.
  • Team member migrating integrations and warehouse workloads to Microsoft Fabric.
Technologies: SnapLogic, Azure, MS SQL, Synapse, Azure Data Factory, GitHub, Power BI, Fabric, PySpark, Python.
Data Engineer @ Cloud Consulting Firm
Sep 2019 to Aug 2022
  • Obtained, processed, and supplied data via Python, Airflow, SnapLogic, and Azure for enterprise ETL and analytics engagements.
SQL Developer @ Major South African Bank
Nov 2015 to Aug 2019
  • Brought new data into the premium warehouse; built and maintained SSIS ETL jobs loading customer, product, and transaction data into data marts for BI teams.
MI Developer @ Major South African Bank
Jul 2013 to Oct 2015
  • Built and maintained SAS-driven data marts combining customer, product, and transaction data for monthly BI reporting.
Statistical Programmer @ Clinical Research Organisation
Feb 2012 to Jun 2013
  • Developed SAS programs for clinical trial statistics, including demographics, efficacy, and safety outputs delivered to clients in structured reports.