Data Engineer

Speridian Technologies; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Data Engineer (RTS) with over 4 years of experience in Java/Scala development. The role involves designing and implementing event-driven and streaming architectures, optimizing performance, and ensuring security compliance. Ideal candidates will have a background in banking or fintech and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in development and design using Java/Scala.
• Expertise in Flink, Beam (or Spark Streaming), and Kafka.
• Experience in banking, financial, and fintech preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, testing, and implementing security systems.
• Ensuring quality in system architecture and design.
• Researching and benchmarking new technologies.

Skills

Event-driven architecture

Streaming architecture

JVM tuning

Containerization

Linux OS configuration

Design patterns

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Security compliance

Networking basics

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

Job Title: Data Engineer (RTS)

We are seeking a Data Engineer (RTS) with a minimum of 4+ years of experience in development and design using Java/Scala, with expertise in Flink, Beam (or Spark Streaming), and Kafka.

Technology:

Flink/Beam, Kafka, Java

Technical Skills:

• Extensive coding experience in event-driven and streaming architecture
• JVM tuning for performance optimization
• Containerization using Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of caching systems, preferably Redis (nice to have)
• Linux OS configuration, including shell scripting
• Design patterns and their implementation
• Experience with CI/CD tools like GitHub and Jenkins
• Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Distributed services resiliency and monitoring in production
• Designing, building, testing, and implementing security systems, identifying security gaps
• Adherence to policies, understanding exploits and vulnerabilities, and corrective actions
• Security controls for data transfers, including CRON, ETLs, JDBC-ODBC scripts
• Networking basics: DNS, Proxy, ACL, policies, troubleshooting
• Knowledge of data compliance and regulatory requirements, including encryption and data integrity
• Understanding data sensitivity, especially in logs and in-memory storage
• Implementing wrapper solutions to ensure security compliance

Functional Skills:

• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Ensuring quality in system architecture and design
• Researching and benchmarking new technologies
• Banking, Financial, and Fintech experience preferred
• Influencing multiple teams through knowledge sharing
• Self-motivated, proactive, and collaborative

Soft Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Active listening and clear speaking abilities
• Positive attitude, trust-building, and team motivation

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