Data Architect

CEO Club Afghanistan; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

CEO Club Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Data Architect to design and optimize enterprise data architecture, platforms, models, and integrations across cloud environments.

You will collaborate with technology, analytics, engineering and business teams to ensure data is secure, scalable, reliable and accessible, driving governance and transformational data initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Data Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in data architecture or enterprise data roles.
• Strong SQL and experience with data warehouses and data lakes.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise data architecture and standards.
• Develop scalable data models, warehouses, lakes, and data platforms.
• Define data integration strategies across apps, databases, APIs, and cloud.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, developers, IT, and stakeholders.
• Establish governance, quality, security, privacy, and lifecycle practices.
• Define data flows, architecture diagrams, specs, and documentation.
• Ensure scalability, performance, availability, and security.
• Support analytics, BI, reporting, and advanced data initiatives.
• Evaluate data technologies and third-party solutions.
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Architectural thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Data Engineering

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

BigQuery

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Data Architect

United Arab Emirates Opportunity

DESIGN DATA STRATEGY BUILD SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE POWER SMARTER DECISIONS

We’re looking for a strategic and experienced Data Architect to design and optimize enterprise data architecture, platforms, models, and integration solutions. This role works closely with technology, analytics, engineering, and business teams to ensure data is secure, scalable, reliable, and accessible.

Position: Data Architect

Location: United Arab Emirates

Department: Data / Technology / Analytics

Career Level: Senior

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Environment: On-Site / Hybrid

Role Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise data architecture and technical standards.
• Develop scalable data models, schemas, warehouses, lakes, and data platforms.
• Define data integration strategies across applications, databases, APIs, and cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Analysts, Developers, IT, and business stakeholders.
• Establish data governance, quality, security, privacy, and lifecycle-management practices.
• Evaluate existing data environments and recommend architecture improvements.
• Design solutions for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Support cloud data architecture and migration initiatives.
• Define data flows, architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and documentation.
• Ensure data solutions meet scalability, performance, availability, and security requirements.
• Support analytics, business intelligence, reporting, and advanced-data initiatives.
• Evaluate data technologies, platforms, tools, and third-party solutions.
• Identify technical risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Establish best practices for data modeling, integration, storage, and accessibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
• 3+ years of relevant data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise data experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, databases, data warehouses, and data lakes.
• Advanced SQL and strong understanding of relational and non-relational databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud is advantageous.
• Understanding of ETL/ELT, APIs, data integration, and distributed data systems.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, privacy, and data-quality principles.
• Familiarity with technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, or similar platforms is a plus.
• Strong analytical, architectural, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical data solutions.

Why Join Us?

• Lead strategic enterprise data architecture initiatives.
• Work with modern cloud, analytics, and data-platform technologies.
• Collaborate with senior technology and business stakeholders.
• Influence how data is managed, integrated, secured, and utilized.
• Gain exposure to large-scale digital transformation projects.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.

Ready to architect the future of data?

Join us as a Data Architect and help build secure, scalable, and intelligent data foundations that support business growth across the UAE.