Job Title:
Data Architect – AWS, Data Migration & Lakehouse
Location:
Dubai, UAE (100% Onsite)
Experience Required:
14–16+ Years
Employment Type:
Full-Time
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Data Architect with
14–16+ years of expertise
to design, build, and govern enterprise-scale AWS data platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on architectural experience across AWS data services, batch and event‑driven processing frameworks, orchestration, and data governance. You will lead data architecture strategy, mentor engineering teams, and ensure scalable, secure, and high‑performing data solutions.
Note:
This role is
onsite in Dubai, UAE , and candidates currently outside the UAE must be willing to
relocate.
Key Responsibilities
Design and own end‑to‑end AWS data architecture for enterprise platforms
Define data architecture standards, best practices, and reference models
Architect batch and event‑driven data pipelines using AWS native services
Lead data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows
Design and implement solutions using AWS Glue, EMR, Lambda, and MWAA (Airflow)
Architect data lakes and data warehouses using Amazon S3 and Amazon Redshift
Design No SQL data solutions using Amazon Dynamo DB
Implement data governance, metadata management, and access control using AWS Data Zone
Ensure monitoring, logging, and observability using Amazon Cloud Watch
Partner with engineering, analytics, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable data solutions
Lead cloud migration and data modernization initiatives
Ensure security, compliance, performance optimization, and cost efficiency
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architecture reviews
Required Skills and Technologies
AWS Glue (ETL, Data Catalog)
Amazon EMR (Batch Processing)
AWS Lambda (Serverless Data Processing)
Amazon MWAA (Apache Airflow)
Amazon EC2
Amazon Cloud Watch
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Dynamo DB
AWS Data Zone
Amazon S3 (Data Lakes)
SQL (Advanced)
Data Modeling (Dimensional, Relational, Lakehouse)
AWS IAM, Security, Encryption, Networking
Distributed Data Processing
Experience and Qualifications
14–16+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Data Architecture
Proven experience working as a Data Architect on large‑scale AWS platforms
Strong experience designing enterprise data lakes and data warehouses
Hands‑on experience with batch data processing and orchestration frameworks
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability and willingness to work
onsite in Dubai, UAE
(relocation required if outside UAE)
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty
Experience with enterprise data governance frameworks
