Director, Cloud-native Data & AI Architecture

FP&A; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Leadership growth

Diverse projects

Job summary

FP&A in Dubai seeks a Senior Director-level Data Architect to shape enterprise data architectures and drive AI-enabled transformations. Based in Dubai, you will work with C-suite and tech teams to architect scalable, secure data ecosystems across government, financial services, energy and retail sectors.

You will lead strategy for data platforms, oversee cloud migrations, and mentor a team of data engineers and architects while engaging with clients to shape solutions and proposals.

Qualifications

• 12 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering or information management.
• Proven expertise with cloud-native data platforms and data governance tools.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, security/privacy frameworks and API management.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in complex consulting or enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead data architecture strategy and define enterprise data platforms and architectures.
• Design modern data platforms (data lakes, warehouses, lakehouses) on cloud.
• Collaborate with business and tech stakeholders to translate data needs into solutions.
• Mentor data engineers and solution architects and guide project governance.

Skills

Data architecture

Leadership & stakeholder engagement

Cloud-based data platforms

Data governance

Big data & streaming

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS / IS / Engineering

Tools

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Snowflake

BigQuery

Informatica

Talend

dbt

Collibra

Alation

Purview

Kafka

Spark

Job description

FP&A in Dubai seeks a Senior Director-level Data Architect to shape enterprise data architectures and drive AI-enabled transformations. Based in Dubai, you will work with C-suite and tech teams to architect scalable, secure data ecosystems across government, financial services, energy and retail sectors.

You will lead strategy for data platforms, oversee cloud migrations, and mentor a team of data engineers and architects while engaging with clients to shape solutions and proposals.