Johannesburg: Senior Data Integration Engineer

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, MuleSoft, 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 DevOps 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