Senior Data Engineer, Data Lead
AmaliTech Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
IT Services and IT Consulting · 201-500 employees
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About the role
You will lead end-to-end data workstreams for US enterprise clients, managing everything from business rule gathering to production pipeline deployment. Additionally, you will mentor junior engineers and graduate-programme shadows while ensuring high-quality code and documentation standards.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in data engineering or BI, with a minimum of 2 years in a leadership role. Proficiency in Microsoft Fabric, SQL, Python, and Power BI is required, along with experience working with finance or ERP datasets.
Benefits
Full description
Company Description
AmaliTech is a global consulting and technology services provider, enabling businesses to scale their digital capabilities, accelerate innovation, and bridge critical tech talent gaps.
With a team of over 500 professionals operating across Germany, the US, Ghana, and Rwanda, we blend the strategic insight of tier-one consulting expertise with the technical excellence of certified software engineers and data scientists to deliver digital solutions at globally competitive rates.
Our services-spanning consulting, AI, data analytics, cloud transformation, cybersecurity, web & app development, and managed services-are tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients while ensuring smooth, real-time collaboration across global teams.
As a social business, we reinvest our surplus into initiatives that advance skill-building and inclusion in the tech space in sub-Saharan Africa.
Job Description
As a senior Data Engineer, 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.
What You Will Own / Key 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.
Team
- 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.
Qualifications
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.
- Has delivered on Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse/Data Factory or Databricks, plus Power BI (DAX, semantic models, Row-Level Security).
- Strong SQL and Python/PySpark. Solid dimensional modelling.
- Has worked with finance or ERP data (GL, job cost, AP/AR, inventory) and reconciled 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).
- Has worked with US clients across time zones.
- Exposure to AI applications on enterprise data (LLM assistants, document capture).
- Azure DevOps or GitHub CI/CD for data.
- Knows construction, industrial services, manufacturing or mining operations.
Core stack: Microsoft Fabric · Power BI · PySpark · SQL · Azure DevOps · ERP data (SAP, Infor, CMiC)
Additional Information
What Success Looks Like
- 90 days: Owns a client workstream day-to-day. Has delivered at least one validated dataset or report to production. Juniors on the workstream have clear tasks and get regular code review.
- 6 months: Client stakeholders go to them directly for their workstream. Delivery is on time with few rework cycles. At least one junior has stepped up to own a component.
- 12 months: Ready to lead a larger workstream or a smaller account. Has contributed reusable playbooks used by other teams.
What 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
- Application
- Assessment
- Online Interview(s)
- 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
- Department: Service Centre
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