Senior Data Engineer, Data Lead

About the Position

As a Senior Data Engineer, Data Lead, you will lead a data workstream for one of our US enterprise clients end-to-end, from gathering business rules to production pipelines and executive reporting. You will be hands-on every day, and the person junior engineers turn to first.

Why This Role Exists

Our data teams on large US accounts are growing faster than our senior bench. Each account now runs several workstreams at once: ERP data integration, enterprise data lakes on Microsoft Fabric, finance and operations reporting, and AI applications on top of that data.

We are hiring 1–2 experienced data leads who can each own a workstream with light oversight, keep quality high, and grow the junior engineers and graduate-programme shadows working alongside them.

Responsibilities

Workstream Delivery

• Own one or more client workstreams end to end: scope, plan, build, validation, and handover.
• Build and maintain pipelines and lakehouse layers in Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouses, Notebooks, Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2) following our Medallion standards.
• Integrate ERP and operational sources such as SAP ECC, Infor, CMiC, Sage 300, and Salesforce, and document the business rules behind each dataset.
• Design Power BI semantic models and reports for finance and operations users.

Quality and Client Communication

• Validate data with client finance and BI teams, and own the fixes until the numbers reconcile.
• Run regular working sessions with client counterparts and send clear written status updates, flagging risks early.
• Review code from junior engineers and enforce testing, documentation, and version-control standards.
• Mentor junior associates and graduate-programme shadows, and give them real ownership as they grow.
• Contribute to reusable playbooks and templates so each new workstream starts faster.

Requirements

Must Have

• 5+ years in data engineering or BI, with at least 2 years leading a workstream or small team for a client or business unit.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse/Data Factory, or Databricks, plus Power BI (DAX, semantic models, Row-Level Security).
• Strong SQL and Python/PySpark skills. Solid dimensional modeling.
• Experience working with finance or ERP data (GL, job cost, AP/AR, inventory) and reconciling it with business users.
• Comfortable in front of client stakeholders. Writes clear, concise English.
• Owns outcomes; follows issues through to resolution without waiting to be asked.

Strong Plus

• Microsoft Fabric or Azure data certifications (e.g., DP-600, DP-700).
• Experience working with US clients across time zones.
• Exposure to AI applications on enterprise data (LLM assistants, document capture).
• Experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub CI/CD for data.
• Knowledge of construction, industrial services, manufacturing, or mining operations.

We Offer

• Senior ownership in a young, fast-growing consulting practice, working directly with the Global Director of Data, VP North America, and COO.
• Large, varied enterprise data problems with real business impact and executive visibility.
• Partnerships with Microsoft, AWS, and Anthropic, with certification support.
• A mission-driven company building world-class tech careers in Africa.

How To Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should complete the application process via AmaliTech Careers. The application deadline is October 26, 2026.

Documents required for applying:

• Latest copy of CV (mandatory, PDF format)
• Other certificates (optional, PDF format)

Recruitment Process

1. Application
2. Assessment
3. Online Interview(s)
4. Job offer

Perks

• Pension benefits (Tier 1, 2, Provident fund)
• Bonuses and end-of-year package
• Internet data allocation for remote work
• Medical insurance
• Lunch Allowance
• Employee welfare benefits (for weddings, funerals)
• Employee bonding activities (bi-monthly happy hour, sporting activities)

What To Expect

Working with AmaliTech provides an excellent opportunity for career growth and development in a healthy and diverse work environment. Our talented and welcoming team will ensure you feel part of our family to get you engaged on the job. You have the opportunity to build an international IT career and work with global IT companies.

For any enquiries, call us, Mon - Fri, 8 am to 4 pm, at M +233 59 400 3097 E [email protected]