Senior Data Architect - Lakehouse & AI Strategy Lead

Deeplight; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gold health insurance

Visa sponsorship

Professional development

Expense reimbursement

Cutting-edge AI projects

Monthly incentive

Career advancement

Job summary

Deeplight is seeking an exceptional Lead Data Architect to serve as a technical authority, mentor, and client principal for fixed-scope enterprise projects in the UAE. You will lead cross-functional squads and translate executive visions into robust Lakehouse architectures while guiding teams with strong EQ and strategic communication.

You’ll design secure, scalable data platforms across AWS/Azure, govern Databricks/Delta Lake implementations, and collaborate with C-suite stakeholders to deliver

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field as listed.
• Significant enterprise data architecture experience leading teams in top-tier tech or consulting.
• Proven ability to build client trust and lead teams with empathy and clarity.
• Experience owning technical delivery on fixed-scope consultancy projects.
• Deep mastery of Lakehouse patterns and distributed processing (Spark, Kafka).
• Experience designing multi-cloud architectures in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, validate, and govern enterprise Lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Delta Lake) and modern cloud data stacks (AWS, Azure).
• Act as primary technical advisor to C-suite and IT leadership, translating challenges into fixed-scope architecture blueprints and roadmaps.
• Direct and mentor a cross-functional team of engineers and quantitative specialists focusing on learning and technical excellence.
• De-escalate project friction using high EQ and align business and IT agendas before ARBs and risk committees.
• Design zero-trust data security frameworks and audit trails compliant with regional regulatory frameworks.

Skills

Lakehouse patterns

Spark

Kafka

Databricks

Cloud data architecture

MLOps

Client leadership

Technical delivery

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s in Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Physics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Databricks

Job description

Deeplight is seeking an exceptional Lead Data Architect to serve as a technical authority, mentor, and client principal for fixed-scope enterprise projects in the UAE. You will lead cross-functional squads and translate executive visions into robust Lakehouse architectures while guiding teams with strong EQ and strategic communication.

You’ll design secure, scalable data platforms across AWS/Azure, govern Databricks/Delta Lake implementations, and collaborate with C-suite stakeholders to deliver