Data Engineer
Summary
Experienced data engineer (4+ years) to build and operate production-grade pipelines moving data into an Azure Lakehouse (Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Synapse) supporting analytics and AI workloads, with advanced SQL, Python, and PySpark skills in a UAE government/regulated-sector context.
Experience: 4+ Years in Data Engineering
Technology: Azure / Microsoft Fabric / Databricks / Synapse
Notice Period: Candidates who can join immediately or on/before 15 October 2026 are preferred.
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to build and operate production-grade data pipelines that move data from source systems into the Lakehouse and support analytics and AI workloads.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Data Engineering: 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering, preferably within UAE government or regulated-sector environments.
- Programming: Advanced SQL, Python and PySpark/Spark skills.
- Cloud Data Platforms: Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks or Synapse.
- Lakehouse: Strong understanding of Lakehouse/Medallion architecture, Delta/Parquet and dimensional modelling, including SCDs and surrogate keys.
- DevOps: Experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub, CI/CD, source control and DataOps practices.
- Data Governance: Familiarity with Microsoft Purview metadata and lineage and Data Quality tooling.
- Compliance: Awareness of UAE PDPL, Dubai Data Law and DESC ISR.
- Communication: Excellent English communication and documentation skills.
- Arabic: Arabic proficiency is an advantage.