Cape Town: Platform Data Engineer posted by PBT Group

PBT Group is looking for a Platform Data Engineer to join a growing Platform Engineering team within a large financial services environment. The focus of this role is on building and enabling the data platform, rather than traditional reporting or analytics delivery.

These engineers will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the Microsoft Fabric platform, with a strong emphasis on data pipelines, platform enablement, and CI/CD automation.

Please note: this role does not involve building Power BI reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines within Microsoft Fabric
• Implement and manage end-to-end data platform capabilities (ingestion, transformation, orchestration)
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Fabric and related Azure components
• Work closely with data engineers, analytics teams, and platform stakeholders to enable scalable data solutions
• Ensure platform reliability, performance, security, and governance best practices
• Support the ongoing evolution and optimisation of the Fabric data platform

Skills & Experience Required

Essential:

• Strong experience with Azure data services
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (platform build, pipelines, orchestration)
• Solid understanding of Power BI from a platform enablement perspective (datasets, workspaces, integration not report building)
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for data platforms
• Proven experience building and supporting data pipelines

Nice to Have:

• Experience in large enterprise or financial services environments
• Exposure to platform engineering or data enablement teams
• Familiarity with data governance and security best practices

Seniority Level

• Mid to Senior level candidates will be considered
• Candidates should be comfortable working independently and contributing to platform design decisions

Additional Information

• Location flexibility: Cape Town or Gauteng
• Opportunity to convert from contract to permanent
• Ideal for candidates interested in data platform engineering rather than reporting

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