Associate Staff Engineer (Graph Data Engineer)

Posted 15 Days Ago
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Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
Hybrid
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Software • Virtual Reality • Analytics
The Role
Design, deploy, and operate enterprise-scale TigerGraph platforms on AKS; build graph data models, GSQL queries, graph ML (GNNs), ingestion pipelines (ADLS/Databricks), CI/CD, and solutions for fraud detection and customer intelligence while mentoring teams and ensuring production robustness.
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Company Description

In a changing and evolving world, challenges are ever more unique and complex. Nagarro helps to transform, adapt, and build new ways into the future through a forward-thinking, agile, and caring mindset. Today, we are 18,000+ experts across 37+ countries, forming a Nation of Nagarrians, ready to help our customers succeed.

The nature of IT & digital product engineering has reached an incredible state of velocity and transition. We must adapt and meet it with an agile mindset that isn't afraid to iterate towards the perfect solution. If we only solve today's problems, it's not enough. We must do more. We must courageously embrace the future, with vision and clarity about where technology & business are heading. Thinking breakthroughs gets us there.

Nagarro - https://www.nagarro.com/en

Job Description

Job Purpose

Apply deep expertise in Tiger Graph, graph analytics, and graph-based machine learning to architect and implement enterprise-scale graph platforms and advanced analytic engines on AKS Kubernetes, enabling high-performance, relationship-driven intelligence and providing expert guidance on graph-driven AI solutions.

Job Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of advanced graph data models, graph algorithms, and graph-based machine learning solutions to unlock complex relationship insights and enterprise value.
  • Translate highly connected and complex data into actionable business solutions using TigerGraph and graph analytics techniques within financial services contexts.
  • Architect, deploy, and operate scalable Tiger Graph clusters on AKS Kubernetes, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and optimal resource utilisation.
  • Drive the operationalisation of graph-based analytics and machine learning use cases, ensuring production robustness, scalability, and alignment with business objectives.
  • Design, build, and manage distributed graph infrastructure on Kubernetes, including containerisation, orchestration, autoscaling, and cluster management.
  • Implement secure and performant data ingestion pipelines into TigerGraph from enterprise data platforms (e.g. ADLS, Databricks), supporting batch and real-time processing.
  • Configure and manage networking, storage, and security for graph workloads on AKS, including integration with enterprise identity, access control, and secrets management.
  • Optimise graph query performance (GSQL), workload isolation, and system throughput across large-scale distributed environments.
  • Apply advanced graph techniques such as graph neural networks, link prediction, community detection, and path analysis to solve high-impact use cases.
  • Build and manage enterprise knowledge graphs, enabling advanced analytics, GenAI, and RAG capabilities grounded in relationship-centric data.
  • Enable feature engineering and reuse through graph-derived features, enhancing downstream machine learning models and decisioning systems.
  • Deliver high-impact graph analytics solutions across fraud detection, financial crime, customer intelligence, and network risk management.
  • Oversee end-to-end graph solution architecture, ensuring seamless integration with data platforms, APIs, and enterprise systems.
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines for graph applications and infrastructure using Kubernetes-native and DevOps tooling, enabling automated deployment and monitoring.
  • Provide thought leadership on graph and Kubernetes strategy, embedding scalable graph capabilities into enterprise AI platforms.
  • Mentor teams on graph modelling, GSQL development, Kubernetes operations, and graph-based ML techniques.
  • Continuously monitor and optimise system health, cluster performance, cost efficiency, and model accuracy in dynamic environments.
  • Evaluate emerging tools across graph, Kubernetes, and cloud ecosystems to inform platform evolution and roadmap development.
  • Communicate complex graph and infrastructure concepts clearly to business and technical stakeholders.
  • Champion experimentation and innovation in graph analytics and distributed systems engineering.
  • Support strategic initiatives, embedding graph platforms into enterprise digital and AI transformation programmes.

People Specification

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

BSc Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related STEM field.

Preferred Qualification

Master Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related STEM field.

 

Preferred Certifications

  • TigerGraph certification, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), and cloud platform certifications (Azure preferred).
  • Type of Exposure
  • Graph engineering and large-scale graph platform deployment
  • AKS Kubernetes cluster design and operations
  • Distributed systems and cloud-native architecture
  • Financial crime and fraud analytics using

Real-time and streaming data processing

  • Enterprise integration and API-driven architectures
  • DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation
  • Strategy formulation and stakeholder engagement
  • Minimum Experience Level
  • 7+ year’s experience for Senior

Skills Required

  • BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related STEM field
  • 7+ years experience (senior-level experience expected)
  • Hands-on TigerGraph platform experience
  • Proficiency with GSQL and graph query performance optimization
  • Designing, deploying, and operating clusters on AKS / Kubernetes
  • Experience with Azure cloud and ADLS
  • Experience ingesting data from Databricks and enterprise data platforms
  • Experience with graph-based machine learning techniques (graph neural networks, link prediction, community detection)
  • Build and operate CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for graph applications
  • Containerisation, orchestration, autoscaling, and cluster management experience
  • Experience with real-time and streaming data processing and enterprise integrations/APIs
  • Experience delivering graph analytics solutions in financial services (fraud/financial crime) or similar domains
  • Ability to design secure networking, storage, identity/access integration, and secrets management for cloud workloads
  • Mentoring and thought leadership in graph modelling, GSQL development, Kubernetes operations, and graph ML
  • Master's degree in related STEM field
  • TigerGraph certification
  • Kubernetes certification (CKA/CKAD)
  • Cloud platform certifications (Azure preferred)

Nagarro Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nagarro and has not been reviewed or approved by Nagarro.

  • Pay Growth & Progression Compensation is at times described as competitive, with salary hikes and perks occurring on certain occasions. Better growth opportunities and compensation are also positioned as an advantage versus other service-based companies.
  • Flexible Benefits Work arrangements are framed around a “work-from-anywhere” mindset with flexitime and family-friendly working models. This flexibility appears to add meaningful value to the overall rewards package for many roles.
  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as available for employees and dependents, alongside life insurance. Mental-health support is also included via an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

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The Company
HQ: Munich
19,994 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Nagarro helps future-proof your business through a forward-thinking, fluidic, and CARING mindset. We excel at digital engineering and help our clients become human-centric, digital-first organizations, augmenting their ability to be responsive, efficient, intimate, creative, and sustainable. Today, we are 19,000 experts across 36 countries, forming a Nation of Nagarrians, ready to help our customers succeed.

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