Senior Data Architect - AWS Data Platforms (Dubai Onsite)

NorthBay Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay Solutions in Dubai is seeking a 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 hands-on architectural expertise across AWS data services, batch processing, orchestration and data governance.

You will lead data architecture strategy, mentor teams and ensure scalable, secure, high-performing data solutions.

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.

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.
• Architect data lakes and data warehouses using S3 and Redshift.
• Design NoSQL data solutions using DynamoDB.
• Implement data governance metadata management and access control using AWS DataZone.
• Ensure monitoring, logging and observability using 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.

Job description

NorthBay Solutions in Dubai is seeking a 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 hands-on architectural expertise across AWS data services, batch processing, orchestration and data governance.

You will lead data architecture strategy, mentor teams and ensure scalable, secure, high-performing data solutions.