Senior Data Engineer (Emiratized Role)

Position is for Emirates only

Senior Data Engineer Job Requirements

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or analytics engineering
• Proven experience building and operating scalable, production-grade data pipelines
• Experience working in complex, multi-source enterprise environments

Core Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines
• Develop and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and processing workflows
• Ensure data reliability, performance, and scalability
• Implement data quality, validation, and monitoring within pipelines
• Support analytics, BI, and AI/ML use cases with trusted datasets

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in SQL and performance tuning
• Proficiency in Python, Spark, or Scala
• Hands-on experience with:
• Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Lakehouse architectures
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Dagster)
• Experience with streaming / real-time data (Kafka, event-driven pipelines)
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, and DevOps practices

Data Architecture & Integration

• Ability to work closely with Data Architects to implement target architectures
• Experience integrating data from APIs, databases, files, and SaaS platforms
• Understanding of data modeling and analytics-ready schemas

Data Governance & Security

• Awareness of data governance, data quality, and metadata practices
• Experience implementing data access controls and security
• Understanding of privacy and compliance requirements

Leadership & Collaboration

• Acts as a technical lead on data engineering initiatives
• Mentors junior data engineers and reviews code
• Strong collaboration with product, analytics, and business teams

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Cloud or data engineering certifications are a plus

Business Data Analyst Job Requirements

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, or analytics
• Proven experience translating business needs into data-driven insights
• Experience working with enterprise data platforms and stakeholders

Core Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business and data requirements
• Translate business questions into data, reporting, and analytics requirements
• Define KPIs, metrics, and success measures aligned with business objectives