AI Data Engineer
Summary
On-site, 12-month contract in Dubai: build ingestion pipelines, model and quality-check data, set up governance per UAE data-protection rules, and deliver API integrations feeding client AI solutions. Core stack is SQL, Python, Azure data services (Data Factory, Synapse/Fabric, Azure SQL, Data Lake) and Microsoft Purview.
Full time · on site in Dubai · 12-month contract · immediate start
The data engineer connects the client's systems and documents to the AI solutions: reliable pipelines, clean and governed data, and the integrations that feed reporting and other platforms.
What you will do
- Build ingestion pipelines from the client's systems, document stores and forms into a governed data platform.
- Model, clean and quality-check data (customer records, applications, requests, invoices, operational statistics).
- Set up data governance: classification, lineage, access control and retention, in line with UAE data-protection rules.
- Build integrations and data feeds to other platforms through APIs, including third-party platforms where required.
- Document pipelines and train the client's staff to run them.
Must have
- Strong SQL and Python; hands-on with Azure data services (Data Factory, Synapse or Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL, Data Lake).
- Data quality and governance practice (Microsoft Purview or similar).
- Must already be present in the UAE and available to start immediately (with 5 days notice).
Nice to have
- Microsoft certification DP-203 or DP-600 (Fabric).
- Experience with large-scale enterprise or energy-sector data.