Job Openings at Praesignis

Job Description

• We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Microsoft Fabric, data engineering and software development. The successful candidate must be comfortable writing code and have practical programming experience using C# and Python.
• The candidate must have a strong understanding of modern data engineering principles and be able to design, develop, optimise and support scalable data solutions using Microsoft Fabric.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain modern data engineering solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
• Develop and maintain data ingestion, transformation and integration pipelines.
• Work with OneLake, Lakehouse and Fabric Warehouse.
• Develop and optimise Data Pipelines and Dataflows Gen2.
• Write and maintain production-quality code using Python and C#.
• Develop and maintain Shell scripts to automate data processing, file transfers, job scheduling and operational tasks.
• Use SQL and, where applicable, PySpark/Spark for data processing and transformation.
• Develop data models and support Power BI and semantic models.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and optimise data pipelines and data workloads.
• Investigate and resolve data quality, performance and integration issues.
• Ensure data solutions are reliable, scalable, secure and fit for purpose.
• Translate business requirements into technical data solutions.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, BI Developers, Architects and business stakeholders.
• Support the implementation of best practices across data engineering, development and deployment.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in Data Engineering or a related technical data role.
• 3+ years' strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric.
• Valid Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700) certification – Essential.
• Strong programming and software development experience.
• Proven hands-on experience writing code using C# and Python.
• Hands-on experience with Shell Scripting.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Experience with OneLake, Lakehouse and Fabric Warehouse.
• Experience developing Fabric Data Pipelines and Dataflows Gen2.
• Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, data modelling and data warehousing.
• Experience with Power BI and semantic models.
• Experience with Azure/cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and engage effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

Certification – Essential

• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700) – Valid certification required.

Advantageous

• Azure Data Engineering experience.
• PySpark/Spark.
• Azure Data Factory, ADLS or Synapse.
• CI/CD and DevOps experience.
• Data governance, security and data quality.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
   

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Job Description

• Our client, a leading South African banking group, is seeking an experienced Enterprise Change & Agile Transformation Lead to lead enterprise transformation, organisational change and Agile/business agility initiatives across a complex environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise transformation strategy, roadmap, priorities and interventions aligned to business and Compliance IT objectives.
• Assess current-state maturity, organisational readiness, systemic constraints and change impacts.
• Lead change, adoption and sustainment, including stakeholder engagement, communication, learning, coaching, resistance management and benefits realisation.
• Coach executives, leaders, product, delivery and technology teams on Agile, Lean-Agile and business agility.
• Improve value flow, prioritisation, planning, dependency management, delivery predictability, feedback and continuous improvement.
• Provide executive coaching and strategic advisory, challenging systemic issues and strengthening leadership accountability and decision-making.
• Improve operating models, governance, roles, decision rights, prioritisation and collaboration without unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Facilitate complex stakeholder discussions, workshops, prioritisation, conflict resolution and cross-functional decisions.
• Build internal capability through coaching, mentoring, role-based learning, communities of practice, playbooks and reusable standards.
• Establish and maintain transformation scorecards and metrics covering maturity, adoption, flow, delivery effectiveness, leadership alignment, risks, dependencies, impediments, stakeholder confidence and business benefits.
• Use qualitative and quantitative evidence to adapt transformation interventions and support continuous improvement.
• Support responsible digital and AI-enabled transformation, including changes to workflows, roles, skills, governance, controls and human oversight.
• Ensure effective knowledge transfer and capability uplift, reducing dependency on external support.

Minimum Requirements

• 8+ years’ experience in enterprise transformation, organisational change, Agile transformation, business agility or a related field.
• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong experience working with and coaching senior executives and leadership teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Lean-Agile, organisational change and business agility.
• Experience in operating model, governance and ways-of-working transformation.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, influencing and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience with transformation metrics, maturity assessments, scorecards and benefits tracking.
• Proven ability to identify systemic issues and implement practical, measurable improvements.
• Experience developing internal transformation and Agile capability.
• Strong communication, strategic thinking and decision-making skills.
• Banking, financial services or other regulated enterprise experience is highly advantageous.
• Exposure to digital transformation and responsible AI adoption is advantageous.

Key Deliverables/Success Measures

The successful candidate will be measured against:

• Approved current-state assessment, target outcomes and transformation roadmap.
• Measurable improvements in Agile maturity, flow, predictability, cycle/lead time and time-to-value.
• Effective change adoption, readiness, stakeholder alignment and sustainment.
• Improved leadership alignment, empowerment and decision-making.
• Implemented improvements to roles, governance, decision rights and collaboration.
• Increased internal capability through coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer.
• A maintained transformation scorecard showing progress, risks, dependencies, impediments, adoption and benefits.
• Monthly reporting covering activities, outcomes, decisions, risks, dependencies, capability transfer and benefits.
• Evidence that interventions are adapted where required based on results and feedback.
• Deliverables must be complete, accurate, fit for purpose, submitted within agreed timelines and accepted by the authorised client representative.
   

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Job Description

• Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the implementation and adoption of a new Grant Management System (GMS).
• The ideal candidate will have strong experience in project management, system implementation, business analysis, SharePoint and change management, with the ability to bridge business requirements and technical delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of the new GMS, including weekly reporting, dashboards, issue tracking, bottlenecks and action plans.
• Support data and document migration to the new system.
• Drive change management and user adoption.
• Co-create, document and obtain sign-off on Functional System Specifications (FSS) aligned to BRDs and the target design.
• Document key functional and non-functional requirements, including data, interfaces, system behaviour, security, testing and validation.
• Ensure requirements relating to technology and corporate costing, pricing and recoveries (TM1 and PCM) are addressed.
• Align requirements to the Finance Modernisation Programme, including digitisation, automation, integration and costing/pricing models using SAP PaPM and potentially other SAP technologies.
• Support technical teams with the interpretation and translation of FSS into TSS. TSS drafting is out of scope.
• Provide clear recommendations and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Project Management and Business Analysis.
• Strong system implementation and change management experience.
• Experience with SharePoint.
• Strong requirements gathering, analysis and functional specification documentation skills.
• Understanding of data, process, application and technology architectures.
• Experience with SAP PaPM, TM1, PCM or similar costing/pricing environments will be advantageous.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and documentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to simplify complex information.
• Detail-oriented, collaborative and able to manage multiple activities and follow-ups.

Key Deliverables

• Approved FSS documentation aligned to BRDs and target design.
• Actionable recommendations and requirements analysis.
• Regular status, issue tracking and follow-up reporting.
• Support for technical teams and successful system adoption.