Senior Data Architect: Scalable AI Data Platforms (UAE)

KS Talent Solutions; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy is seeking a Senior Data Architect to join their AI & Data team in Abu Dhabi or Dubai. The successful candidate will design and evolve modern data architectures to support analytics, AI, and Generative AI initiatives. With over 8 years of expertise, you will work closely with engineering and business stakeholders to build scalable data platforms ensuring compliance with data security standards. Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience with cloud platforms is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data architecture, design, or data engineering roles.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, and high‑performance data architectures to support analytics and AI workloads.
• Collaborate with data engineers, AI engineers, platform, and security teams.

Skills

Data architecture

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Real-time streaming (Kafka, Flink)

Open table formats (Parquet, Iceberg, Delta Lake)

Vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate)

Big data platforms (Spark, Hadoop, Snowflake, Redshift)

Kubernetes / OpenShift

Data privacy regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Data Science

Job description

A leading technology consultancy is seeking a Senior Data Architect to join their AI & Data team in Abu Dhabi or Dubai. The successful candidate will design and evolve modern data architectures to support analytics, AI, and Generative AI initiatives. With over 8 years of expertise, you will work closely with engineering and business stakeholders to build scalable data platforms ensuring compliance with data security standards. Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience with cloud platforms is required.