
Senior Data Engineer
Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development
Visa & sponsorship
- Employers in UAE sponsor the residence visa by default, and nothing in the posting says otherwise.
Job description
Core Responsibilities:
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Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines.
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Develop and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and processing workflows.
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Ensure data reliability, performance, and scalability.
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Implement data quality, validation, and monitoring within pipelines.
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Support analytics, BI, and AI/ML use cases with trusted datasets.
Technical Skills:
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Strong expertise in SQL and performance tuning.
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Proficiency in Python, Spark, or Scala.
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Hands-on experience with Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Lakehouse architectures.
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Hand-on experience with Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
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Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Dagster).
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Experience with streaming / real-time data (Kafka, event-driven pipelines).
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Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, and DevOps practices.
Data Architecture & Integration:
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Ability to work closely with Data Architects to implement target architectures.
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Experience integrating data from APIs, databases, files, and SaaS platforms.
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Understanding of data modeling and analytics-ready schemas.
Data Governance & Security:
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Awareness of data governance, data quality, and metadata practices.
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Experience implementing data access controls and security.
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Understanding of privacy and compliance requirements.
Leadership & Collaboration:
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Acts as a technical lead on data engineering initiatives.
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Mentors junior data engineers and reviews code.
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Strong collaboration with product, analytics, and business teams.
Experience:
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5+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or analytics engineering.
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Proven experience building and operating scalable, production-grade data pipelines.
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Experience working in complex, multi-source enterprise environments.
Education & Certifications:
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Bachelorโs degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
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Cloud or data engineering certifications are a plus.