Services

Data Engineering & Platforms

Build the rock-solid, scalable data foundations that power every insight, analytics and AI initiative.

What We Do

We design and deliver enterprise-grade data platforms — on-premise, cloud (Azure, AWS), or hybrid — that are secure, governed, and future-proof. Whether you need a modern data lake, real-time pipelines, or regulatory-compliant architecture, we turn raw data into a trusted strategic asset.
Focus Areas

Capabilities

Data Strategy & Architecture
Define a modern, scalable data blueprint aligned to your business and regulatory needs.

We conduct data maturity assessments and design end-to-end data architectures (Data Lakehouse, Warehouse, ODS, Data Marts) that meet POPIA, financial, and industry standards. Drawing on our SARB Tier-1 and Eskom experience, we ensure your foundation supports both current BI and future AI workloads.

Data Pipelines & ETL/ELT
Automate reliable, high-volume data ingestion and transformation at scale.

Build robust, monitored ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, Databricks, or custom .NET/PL-SQL solutions. We specialise in complex source integration (SAP, Oracle, SQL Server, billing systems) and real-time streaming — exactly as delivered for SARB’s automated financial forms processing.

Data Warehousing & Lakehouse
Ensure trust, compliance, and high-quality data across the enterprise.

Design and implement Azure Synapse, Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks Lakehouse, or on-prem Oracle/SQL Server warehouses with star schemas, slowly changing dimensions, and advanced partitioning.

Data Governance & Quality
Seamlessly move or modernise legacy data platforms to Azure, AWS, or hybrid.

Implement full data governance frameworks: lineage, quality rules, master/reference data, security, and audit trails. POPIA-compliant by design - proven in high-stakes regulatory environments like the South African Reserve Bank.

Cloud Migration & Modernisation
Seamlessly move or modernise legacy data platforms to Azure, AWS, or hybrid.

End-to-end migration services with zero-downtime strategies, cost optimisation, and performance tuning. We have successfully modernised on-prem BI platforms for utilities and financial institutions.

Real-Time & Streaming Data
Enable instant insights with live data pipelines and event-driven architectures.

Design Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, or Spark Streaming solutions for near real-time analytics - the same capability that delivered daily inflation-index data to SARB.

Why Choose Digital Knowledge - Data Engineering & Platforms

Unlike traditional recruiters, we are practising data and analytics specialists. Our Managing Director, Robert Dobson, has personally led major implementations at the South African Reserve Bank, Eskom, Deloitte, Sasol, Barclays and more. This means we speak the language of the roles we recruit for, assess candidates with real technical depth, and only put forward professionals who can deliver the same calibre of work we deliver for our consulting clients.
Next Steps

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