Retail Data Engineer - Snowflake & Cortex AI

Black & Grey HR Consultancy FZE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Hands-on Snowflake exposure

Mentorship from senior data engineers

Career progression

Job summary

Black & Grey HR is recruiting for a leading investment group in the UAE to hire a Data Engineering Consultant with strong Snowflake expertise. The role focuses on enabling advanced analytics across retail data, including sales, inventory, and supply chain, while leveraging Cortex AI insights for forecasting and personalisation.

You will collaborate with senior data engineers and analysts, develop robust data pipelines, and ensure data quality.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Data Engineering experience, ideally within retail or e-commerce environments.
• Solid, practical experience with the Snowflake Data Cloud.
• Strong command of SQL and Python.
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools (e.g., dbt, Airflow, or similar).
• Experience working with BI platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker.
• Snowflake or cloud-related certifications are considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and upkeep of data pipelines within Snowflake.
• Provide support for ETL/ELT processes involving retail datasets (POS, e-commerce, inventory, CRM).
• Work alongside senior data engineers and analysts to maintain data quality and reliability.
• Gain practical experience in applying Cortex AI capabilities to retail use cases such as recommendations and forecasting.
• Document data processes, pipelines, and model designs.
• Monitor pipeline performance and assist with troubleshooting when issues arise.
• Respond to ad-hoc data requests originating from business stakeholders.

Skills

Data engineering

Snowflake

SQL

Python

BI platforms

Tools

dbt

Airflow

Job description

Black & Grey HR is recruiting for a leading investment group in the UAE to hire a Data Engineering Consultant with strong Snowflake expertise. The role focuses on enabling advanced analytics across retail data, including sales, inventory, and supply chain, while leveraging Cortex AI insights for forecasting and personalisation.

You will collaborate with senior data engineers and analysts, develop robust data pipelines, and ensure data quality.