Lead Data Engineer & Platform Architect

ALEC Holdings; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for professional growth

Collaborative environment

Career progression

Job summary

ALEC Holdings invites an experienced Lead Data Engineer to shape and govern the data platform across the enterprise. You will own the data warehouse, lake layers, medallion architecture, and enterprise data model, driving standards, quality, and scalability for analytics.

You will build pipelines from ERP and operational sources, lead tool evaluations, and oversee BI reporting with Power BI. Collaboration with business and technology teams will ensure trusted, governed data and strategic

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Python and PySpark for data engineering.
• Extensive use of SQL and relational databases with NoSQL experience (MongoDB, Cosmos DB).
• Expertise in designing and building ETL/ELT pipelines and integrating data from multiple sources/APIs.
• Experience with large-scale distributed data processing frameworks.
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Airflow).
• Deep data modelling/architecture knowledge (dimensional, enterprise models, medallion).
• Cloud data platforms (AWS or Azure).
• Data quality, cataloguing, governance with Microsoft Purview.
• Building data warehouses and BI solutions (Power BI).
• Setting technical standards and leading architecture decisions.
• Leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Managing multiple priorities across data functions.
• Experience with Databricks or Microsoft Fabric.
• Developing data platforms or data functions.
• ERP/construction data.

Responsibilities

• Own the data platform architecture including data warehouse, lake, medallion layers, and enterprise data model.
• Define and enforce data engineering standards, patterns, and code quality.
• Lead data modelling, data cataloguing, and governance (tools like Purview).
• Design, build, and optimize core ETL/ELT pipelines from ERP, operations, files and APIs.
• Guide platform direction; evaluate and select tools on cost and capability.
• Build and maintain BI reports/dashboards (Power BI or equivalent).
• Deliver trusted analytics-ready data to the business.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and advise stakeholders.
• Monitor and manage technical debt and platform health.
• Provide technical leadership, code/design reviews, and mentorship.
• Align data roadmap with business goals and enable access to governed data.

Skills

Python

PySpark

SQL

Relational DBs

NoSQL

MongoDB

Cosmos DB

ETL

ELT

Distributed processing

Airflow

Data modelling

Data architecture

Dimensional modelling

Data marts

Medallion architecture

AWS

Azure

Data quality

Data cataloguing

Data governance

Microsoft Purview

Power BI

Technical leadership

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Prioritization

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

ERP data

Construction data

Education

Degree in appropriate discipline

Job description

ALEC Holdings invites an experienced Lead Data Engineer to shape and govern the data platform across the enterprise. You will own the data warehouse, lake layers, medallion architecture, and enterprise data model, driving standards, quality, and scalability for analytics.

You will build pipelines from ERP and operational sources, lead tool evaluations, and oversee BI reporting with Power BI. Collaboration with business and technology teams will ensure trusted, governed data and strategic