Cape Town: Data Integration Engineer (Azure | Event-Driven Architecture) posted by PBT Group

We are seeking a highly experienced Data Integration Engineer (67 years) to design and deliver enterprise-grade, event-driven integration solutions within a modern Azure ecosystem. This role is focused on building scalable, secure, and resilient real-time and API-driven architectures that enable seamless data exchange across enterprise systems.

You will play a key role in shaping integration standards, streaming platforms, and API strategies while collaborating closely with engineering, platform, and data teams.

Key Responsibilities

Event-Driven & Streaming Architecture

• Design and implement event-driven architectures using Azure Event Hubs and Kafka.
• Build and maintain scalable real-time streaming data pipelines.
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization of streaming platforms.
• Define messaging standards, schemas, and integration best practices.

API & Serverless Integration

• Develop and manage APIs using Azure API Management (APIM).
• Build serverless integration services using Azure Functions.
• Design RESTful APIs and microservices-based integration solutions.
• Manage API lifecycle, versioning, and security policies.

Data Platform Enablement

• Integrate data into downstream platforms such as Azure Databricks and SQL-based systems.
• Support real-time ingestion into analytics and operational reporting systems.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams on ingestion frameworks.

Governance, Security & Monitoring

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for integration services.
• Apply authentication and authorization standards (OAuth, managed identities, RBAC).
• Ensure secure and compliant data movement across environments.
• Maintain architecture documentation and integration blueprints.

Collaboration & Delivery

• Partner with enterprise architects and engineering teams to define integration strategy.
• Drive integration initiatives from design to production deployment.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 67 years of experience in integration engineering or middleware development.
• Strong hands-on expertise in:
  • Azure Event Hubs
  • Kafka
  • Azure API Management (APIM)
  • Azure Functions
  • SQL
  • Azure Databricks
• Experience designing event-driven and microservices architectures.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and messaging patterns.
• Experience working in cloud-native Azure environments.

Desired Skills

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform).
• Knowledge of DevOps and monitoring tools.
• Strong performance tuning and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to shape enterprise-wide event-driven architecture.
• Work within a modern Azure-first integration ecosystem.
• Influence technical standards and integration strategy at scale.

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