Senior Data Architect - Enterprise Data Strategy

Sundus; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Sundus is seeking an experienced Data Architect in Abu Dhabi to design enterprise data architecture, modeling, integration, and governance initiatives. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders to build scalable, secure, high‑performing data solutions.

Key responsibilities include creating conceptual, logical and physical data models, establishing data standards, overseeing ETL/ELT pipelines, and guiding data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in data architecture and enterprise data management.
• Proven experience designing data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and enterprise data frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT, data integration, metadata management, MDM, and data governance.
• Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with data modeling/architecture tools (Erwin, ArchiMate).
• Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and data security/regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise data architecture aligned with business objectives.
• Create conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support analytics.
• Establish data architecture roadmaps for scalability, security, and performance.
• Design architectures for data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, and platforms.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

SQL

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related

Tools

Erwin

ArchiMate

Azure

AWS

GCP

MDM tools

Job description

Sundus is seeking an experienced Data Architect in Abu Dhabi to design enterprise data architecture, modeling, integration, and governance initiatives. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders to build scalable, secure, high‑performing data solutions.

Key responsibilities include creating conceptual, logical and physical data models, establishing data standards, overseeing ETL/ELT pipelines, and guiding data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance across the organization.