Lead Data Architect — Lakehouse & AI Strategy

Deeplight AI; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 780,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Visa sponsorship

Professional development support

Subscription reimbursement

Job summary

DeepLight AI seeks a Lead Data Architect to act as a technical authority and client principal across UAE fixed-scope projects. You will guide cross-functional teams of engineers, data scientists, and MLOps specialists, translating executive visions into robust Lakehouse architectures while maintaining client trust and strategic delivery.

You will drive steering decisions, architect secure data platforms, and champion a culture of learning and excellence.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• Significant demonstrable experience in enterprise data architecture and leading teams in top-tier tech firms or consultancies.
• Proven ability to build client trust, navigate organizational dynamics, and lead with empathy and clarity.
• Experience owning technical delivery on fixed-scope consultancy projects with milestone and risk management.
• Deep mastery of Lakehouse patterns, distributed processing, cloud storage topologies, and AI feature pipelines.
• Background in financial services, banking, or capital markets is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and govern enterprise Lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Delta Lake) and cloud stacks (AWS, Azure) for analytics and production AI.
• Serve as primary technical advisor to C-suite and IT leadership, translating challenges into fixed-scope blueprints and roadmaps.
• Lead and coach a team of engineers and specialists, fostering psychological safety and technical excellence.
• Use high EQ to align business and IT agendas and defend technical choices before ARBs and risk committees.
• Design zero-trust data security frameworks and audit trails compliant with regulatory data sovereignty laws.

Skills

Leadership

Data architecture

Lakehouse design

Databricks

Delta Lake

Spark

Kafka

AWS

Azure

Governance & security

MLOps

Executive communication

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s in Mathematics/Physics/CS or related quantitative field

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Spark

Kafka

AWS

Azure

Job description

DeepLight AI seeks a Lead Data Architect to act as a technical authority and client principal across UAE fixed-scope projects. You will guide cross-functional teams of engineers, data scientists, and MLOps specialists, translating executive visions into robust Lakehouse architectures while maintaining client trust and strategic delivery.

You will drive steering decisions, architect secure data platforms, and champion a culture of learning and excellence.