Senior AWS Data Architect - Lakehouse & Migration Lead

NorthBay, LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 440,000 - 551,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Dubai is searching for a highly experienced Data Architect with 14–16+ years of expertise. The candidate will design and govern AWS data platforms, lead data architecture strategy, and mentor engineering teams. This is an onsite role requiring relocation for candidates outside the UAE. Strong experience with AWS services and data governance is essential. The position offers a full-time employment opportunity in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 14–16+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Data Architecture.
• Proven experience as a Data Architect on large-scale AWS platforms.
• Strong experience designing enterprise data lakes and data warehouses.
• Hands-on experience with batch data processing and orchestration frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end AWS data architecture for enterprise platforms.
• Define data architecture standards and best practices.
• Architect batch and event-driven data pipelines using AWS native services.
• Lead data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows.

Skills

AWS Glue

Amazon EMR

AWS Lambda

Amazon MWAA

Amazon CloudWatch

Amazon Redshift

Amazon DynamoDB

AWS DataZone

Amazon S3

SQL

Data Modeling

AWS IAM

Distributed Data Processing

Job description

A leading technology firm in Dubai is searching for a highly experienced Data Architect with 14–16+ years of expertise. The candidate will design and govern AWS data platforms, lead data architecture strategy, and mentor engineering teams. This is an onsite role requiring relocation for candidates outside the UAE. Strong experience with AWS services and data governance is essential. The position offers a full-time employment opportunity in a dynamic environment.