Data Architect

Landmark Group; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 400,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Landmark Group in Dubai seeks an Azure Data Architect to lead scalable data solutions within Landmark Digital. You will design end-to-end Azure data architectures, oversee governance, and collaborate with engineering, analytics and DevOps teams.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years as a data architect in high-volume environments, experience with Spark/Hadoop, cloud security concepts, and retail domain insight; familiarity with Azure Purview, SQL/NoSQL and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven 10+ years experience as a Data Architect in a high data volume, multi cloud, complex environment.
• Experience with big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, or similar frameworks.
• Solid understanding of cloud computing concepts and cloud infrastructure management.
• Knowledge of network security concepts and data security and privacy considerations.
• Retail domain experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize end-to-end Azure data architectures.
• Establish data strategy, governance standards, and best practices across the Azure data ecosystem.
• Collaborate with engineering, analytics, DevOps, and business teams to deliver scalable data solutions.
• Guide data modelling and integration for structured and unstructured data.
• Monitor performance, optimize costs, and ensure data security and compliance.
• Mentor technical teams and drive capability building across groups.

Skills

Azure

Data modeling

Big data

SQL & NoSQL

Azure Purview

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Azure Data Lake Storage

Azure Synapse

Azure SQL Database

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

About Landmark Group:

The Landmark Group began its journey in 1973 with one store in Bahrain and has grown into one of the largest retail and hospitality conglomerates in the Middle East, Africa and India. Currently the Group operates over 2,200 outlets, encompassing over 30 million square feet across 21 countries.

Landmark Digital

Meet Landmark Digital – we’re part of the Landmark Group, one of the largest retail and hospitality organizations in the Middle East, North Africa, and India. We’re the guardians of the group’s digital arm which encompasses Enterprise & E-commerce Tech, Product Management, User Design, Omni Operations, Customer Experience, Loyalty, Content Production, Studio, Growth and MarTech, Finance and HR functions. With a futuristic outlook, we strive to make the digital experience of our customers seamless.

Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we’re currently driving the digital experience for 8 industry-leading brands in 8 geographies and rapidly expanding our footprint across new territories and functions. Join us, and you’ll be part of the Middle East’s biggest bricks-to-clicks success story, that registers over 100% growth year-on-year.

Agile work culture:

Within the digital function, you’ll be hands‑on from day one, working in squads to make independent decisions and game‑changing contributions that directly impact millions of customers. You’ll collaborate every day with teammates from 20+ nationalities, across Dubai, India, Europe and the US.

Space for excellence:

Landmark Digital has a dedicated and growing software development centre in Bangalore, India, where we incubate, design and optimize our products and experiences. We also offer the option to work remotely for certain key roles.

New technologies to play with:

You’ll work with the latest in Enterprise & E-commerce tech, headless commerce, open source, microservices, Java Spring Boot and Spring Cloud, React Native apps, React frontend and a host of the latest cloud‑native technologies hosted on Azure Cloud.

Focus on learning and growth:

Excellent remuneration and perks are part of the package, but we also budget ample time and resources for training and upskilling.

Fun at work:

You’ll enjoy our well‑equipped breakrooms (FIFA and pool are huge favorites), team events, celebrations and a host of other amenities.

Job Purpose:

Landmark Group is looking for a Azure Data Architect to join the Data Team in Landmark Digital.

As a Data Architect, you will

Architect Scalable Data Solutions: Design and lead the implementation of end‑to‑end Azure data architectures that are scalable, secure, and aligned with business goals.

Drive Data Strategy & Governance: Establish data architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across the Azure data ecosystem.

Collaborate Across Stakeholders: Act as a technical leader, working closely with engineering, analytics, DevOps, and business teams to ensure cohesive and future‑proof data solutions.

Job Description:

• Responsible for the design, implementation, and optimization of data solutions as an expert Azure Data architect with 8-10 years of experience.
• Continuously Evolve Data Architecture: Evaluate and enhance the existing Azure data platform architecture to ensure it remains scalable, secure, and aligned with evolving business and technology needs.
• Define Data Strategy & Best Practices: Develop and enforce best practices for data management, integration, and modelling across the Azure platform, ensuring consistency and quality in all data processes.
• Data Integration & Modelling: Guide data modelling practices (relational, dimensional, NoSQL) and optimize integration pipelines for structured and unstructured data sources across the platform.
• Ensure Security, Compliance & Governance: Maintain and improve data governance, access control, and security protocols using tools like Azure Purview, Azure AD, and key Vault.
• Optimize Performance & Cost: Monitor system performance and resource utilization; implement strategies to improve efficiency and reduce Azure consumption costs.
• Mentor & Guide Technical Teams: Serve as the architectural point of contact for technical teams, conducting reviews, resolving design conflicts, and enabling capability building across teams.
• Apply your deep understanding of the retail domain to enhance data strategies and solutions for retail‑specific challenges.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping our organization’s data‑driven journey, driving innovation through data analytics and insights.
• Optimize data storage, processing and retrieval mechanisms for performance, cost, and scalability using data storage services (such as Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure SQL Database, etc.), data processing services (such as Azure Data Bricks, Azure Synapse, etc.) and data visualization (PowerBI, Qlik, etc.) & integration services (Data API builder, logic apps, etc.)
• Monitor and troubleshoot data platform performance, identify and resolve issues, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate deployment, configuration, and monitoring processes using Azure DevOps, PowerShell, or other relevant tools.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and advancements in cloud data services and provide recommendations on adopting new technologies or features to enhance the data platform.
• Document technical designs, procedures, and guidelines for data platform engineering and operations

Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Proven 10+ years experience playing the role of a Data architect in a high data volume, multi cloud, complex integrated environment
• Experience with big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, or similar frameworks.
• Solid understanding of cloud computing concepts and experience with cloud infrastructure management and provisioning.
• Solid understanding of network security concepts and technologies (such as firewalls, VPNs, intrusion detection/prevention systems, etc.) and data security concepts and technologies (such as access controls, encryption, observability, privacy laws/regulations, etc.)
• Experience in a Retail setup is preferred