Hands-on Cloud Architect & Technical Lead

Saal.ai; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Saal.ai is seeking a Technical Architect in Abu Dhabi to define the overall structure of programs and systems while providing hands-on technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams.

You will design secure, scalable cloud and data solutions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to align architecture with business needs. The role emphasizes security by design and adherence to industry standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering and architecture.
• 2-3 years with big data technologies (Spark, NiFi, Flink, Databricks, Snowflake).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Define the architecture of programs and systems: designs, interfaces, NFRs, and decision records.
• Act as technical authority with clients and departments; evaluate supplier proposals and recommend options.
• Identify options and trade-offs (cost, performance, security, scale) using an evolutionary architecture approach.
• Align solutions with enterprise, security, and data standards, and present designs at ADAC where applicable.
• Provide hands-on leadership in the development, operation, and improvement of services.
• Lead user-driven prototypes and proofs of concept with designers, writing tests, code, and documentation.
• Ensure high-quality, accessible code through Clean Code, TDD/BDD, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Mentor developers in a non-line capacity, including code reviews and optimization guidance.
• Embed security- and privacy-by-design, and comply with SAAL information security and HSE policies.

Skills

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Mockito

Spock

Jasmine

Mocha

SQL

NoSQL MongoDB

HTML/CSS/JS

Kubernetes

Docker

OAuth 2.0/OIDC

OWASP Top 10

TDD/BDD

CI/CD

XP

Agile (Scrum/Kanban/Lean)

Linux

Git

Spark

NiFi

Flink

Databricks

Snowflake

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/Google Cloud

Job description

Saal.ai is seeking a Technical Architect in Abu Dhabi to define the overall structure of programs and systems while providing hands-on technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams.

You will design secure, scalable cloud and data solutions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers to align architecture with business needs. The role emphasizes security by design and adherence to industry standards.