Data Architect – AWS, Data Migration & Lakehouse

NorthBay Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 440,000 - 551,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech solutions provider in Dubai is seeking a highly experienced Data Architect with 14–16 years expertise to design, build, and govern AWS data platforms. You will lead data architecture strategies, mentor engineering teams, and ensure scalable data solutions. Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, data pipelines, and governance is essential. This role requires full relocation to Dubai, UAE, for those currently stationed outside the region.

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).

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 NoSQL data solutions using Amazon DynamoDB.
• Implement data governance, metadata management, and access control using AWS DataZone.
• Ensure monitoring, logging, and observability using Amazon CloudWatch.
• 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.

Skills

AWS Glue (ETL, Data Catalog)

Amazon EMR (Batch Processing)

AWS Lambda (Serverless Data Processing)

Amazon MWAA (Apache Airflow)

Amazon EC2

Amazon CloudWatch

Amazon Redshift

Amazon DynamoDB

AWS DataZone

Amazon S3 (Data Lakes)

SQL (Advanced)

Data Modeling (Dimensional, Relational, Lakehouse)

AWS IAM, Security, Encryption, Networking

Distributed Data Processing

Job description

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 NoSQL data solutions using Amazon DynamoDB
• Implement data governance, metadata management, and access control using AWS DataZone
• Ensure monitoring, logging, and observability using Amazon CloudWatch
• 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 CloudWatch
• Amazon Redshift
• Amazon DynamoDB
• AWS DataZone
• 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