Senior Data Architect (AWS Data Platforms)

NorthBay Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Data Architect with over 12 years of experience to design and build enterprise-scale AWS data platforms. This onsite position in Dubai involves leading data architecture strategy and mentoring teams, focusing on batch processing and data governance. The ideal candidate will leverage extensive AWS skills and ensure high-performing data solutions. Strong architectural expertise with AWS services and excellent communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Data Architecture.
• Proven experience working as a Data Architect on large-scale AWS platforms.
• Strong experience designing enterprise data lakes and data warehouses.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end AWS data architecture for enterprise platforms.
• Lead data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows.
• Implement data governance and metadata management using AWS DataZone.
• Partner with engineering, analytics, and business teams.

Skills

AWS Glue (ETL, Data Catalog)

Amazon EMR (Batch Processing)

AWS Lambda (Serverless Data Processing)

Amazon MWAA (Apache Airflow)

Amazon Redshift

Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon S3 (Data Lakes)

Amazon CloudWatch

SQL (Advanced)

AWS IAM, Security, Encryption, Networking

Data Modeling (Dimensional, Relational, Lakehouse)

Distributed Data Processing

Job description

Job Title: Senior Data Architect – AWS
Location: Dubai, UAE (Onsite)
Experience Required: 12+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Onsite

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Architect with 12+ years of experience to design, build, and govern enterprise-scale AWS data platforms. The role is fully onsite in Dubai and requires strong hands‑on architectural expertise across AWS data services, batch processing frameworks, orchestration, and data governance. The ideal candidate will lead data architecture strategy, mentor engineering teams, and ensure scalable, secure, and high‑performing data solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and own end‑to‑end AWS data architecture for enterprise platforms

• Define data architecture standards, best practices, and reference models

• Architect batch and event‑driven data pipelines using AWS native services

• Lead data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows

• Design and implement solutions using AWS Glue, EMR, Lambda, and MWAA (Airflow)

• Architect data lakes and data warehouses using Amazon S3 and Amazon Redshift

• Design NoSQL data solutions using Amazon DynamoDB

• Implement data governance, metadata management, and access control using AWS DataZone

• Ensure monitoring, logging, and observability using Amazon CloudWatch

• Partner with engineering, analytics, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable data solutions

• Lead cloud migration and data modernization initiatives

• Ensure security, compliance, performance optimization, and cost efficiency

• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architecture reviews

Required Skills and Technologies

• AWS Glue (ETL, Data Catalog)

• Amazon EMR (Batch Processing)

• AWS Lambda (Serverless Data Processing)

• Amazon MWAA (Apache Airflow)

• Amazon EC2

• Amazon CloudWatch

• Amazon Redshift

• Amazon DynamoDB

• AWS DataZone

• Amazon S3 (Data Lakes)

• SQL (Advanced)

• Data Modeling (Dimensional, Relational, Lakehouse)

• AWS IAM, Security, Encryption, Networking

• Distributed Data Processing

Experience and Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Data Architecture

• Proven experience working 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

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to work onsite in Dubai, UAE

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

• AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty

• Experience with enterprise data governance frameworks