{"id":34460,"date":"2026-04-22T20:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/senior-data-engineer-lead-business-analyst\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T20:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T20:02:30","slug":"senior-data-engineer-lead-business-analyst","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/senior-data-engineer-lead-business-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Data Engineer \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Lead Business Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description<\/p>\n<p>\tMy client a leading payment aggregator and provider of secure payment solutions, is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join their growing team. 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