Data & ML Engineer

SUMMARY

Lexdan Select is assisting a company with their search for a Senior & Associate Data & ML Engineer. Based in Cape Town.

• Recruiter: Lexdan Select
• Job : CPT
  000263/HN
• Date posted: Thursday, March 5, 2026
• Location: Cape Town, South Africa
• Salary: R400 000 Annually

• Design, build and maintain automated end-to-end data pipelines integrating internal and external systems into a centralized data platform.
• Develop and manage a Single Source of Truth (SSOT) database, consolidating data from ERP, OT/IoT, SharePoint and other enterprise systems.
• Build scalable data ingestion frameworks, including API integrations, SQL procedures and ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Design and maintain scalable data models (staging, core, marts and feature sets) to support reporting, analytics and machine learning.
• Ensure data platforms and pipelines are AI/ML-ready, supporting predictive analytics, automation and advanced insights.
• Enforce data governance, security, documentation and change management standards, while collaborating with business units to improve data quality and integration.

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in data engineering or data platform development at a senior or lead level.
• Strong programming capability in Python and SQL, with experience designing scalable data architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with API integrations, ETL/ELT frameworks, automated workflows and production data environments.
• Solid understanding of data modelling, machine learning concepts and preparing data for ML-driven analytics.