Senior AWS Data Engineer: Redshift, Lakehouse & Pipelines

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian Group is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize enterprise-scale AWS-based data platforms supporting Corporate & Investment Banking operations in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The role focuses on data ingestion, transformation, storage, and analytics with emphasis on scalable, secure, and high-performance architectures using Redshift, Athena, and Iceberg. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering.
• Strong SQL development and query optimization skills.
• Experience building cloud-native data lakes and data warehouse platforms.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-based data platforms using AWS services.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines supporting enterprise analytics and reporting requirements.
• Implement and manage data lake and data warehouse solutions using Amazon Redshift, Athena, and Apache Iceberg.
• Build ETL/ELT processes for structured and unstructured datasets.
• Ensure data quality, reliability, governance, and performance across data platforms.
• Collaborate with business, analytics, and engineering teams to support data-driven initiatives.
• Optimize query performance, storage efficiency, and platform scalability.
• Implement data security and access controls aligned with enterprise standards.
• Support data modelling, metadata management, and data architecture initiatives.
• Contribute to automation, monitoring, and operational excellence across the data ecosystem.
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform and pipeline issues while maintaining high availability.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL development

ETL/ELT frameworks

AWS cloud environments

Data governance

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Data Engineering / IT

Tools

Amazon Redshift

Amazon Athena

Apache Iceberg

AWS Glue

AWS EMR

Job description

Halian Group is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize enterprise-scale AWS-based data platforms supporting Corporate & Investment Banking operations in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The role focuses on data ingestion, transformation, storage, and analytics with emphasis on scalable, secure, and high-performance architectures using Redshift, Athena, and Iceberg. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven initiatives.