Enterprise AI & Lakehouse Architect Lead

Deeplight; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 520,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive 'Gold Level' personal健康?

Individual Visa Sponsorship

Professional development and certficat

Job summary

DeepLight AI in the UAE seeks a Lead Data Architect to serve as the technical authority across fixed-scope enterprise projects. You will shape data platforms and guide clients through complex digital transformations.

You’ll mentor engineers, design secure, scalable Lakehouse architectures on Databricks with AWS/Azure, and present clear roadmaps to C-suite stakeholders. This role rewards strategic thinking, collaboration, and excellence in data governance, security, and regulatory compliance

Qualifications

• Significant demonstrable experience in enterprise data architecture and leading teams in top-tier technology or management consultancies.
• Ability to build authentic client trust and read organizational dynamics with empathy.

Responsibilities

• Design, validate, and govern enterprise Lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Delta Lake) and modern cloud data stacks (AWS, Azure).
• Act as primary technical advisor to client C-suite and IT leadership; translate challenges into fixed-scope blueprints and roadmaps.
• Direct and nurture a team of engineers and quantitative specialists, fostering learning and technical excellence.
• Use high EQ to de-escalate project friction and defend technical choices before ARBs and risk committees.
• Design zero-trust data security frameworks, fine-grained access controls, and audit trails compliant with regional regulatory frameworks.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Physics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field

Job description

DeepLight AI in the UAE seeks a Lead Data Architect to serve as the technical authority across fixed-scope enterprise projects. You will shape data platforms and guide clients through complex digital transformations.

You’ll mentor engineers, design secure, scalable Lakehouse architectures on Databricks with AWS/Azure, and present clear roadmaps to C-suite stakeholders. This role rewards strategic thinking, collaboration, and excellence in data governance, security, and regulatory compliance