Senior Data Engineer

Salt Digital Recruitment; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and build scalable data pipelines and data products that empower analytics, AI and self-service insights. You will collaborate across cloud platforms, operational systems and integration services to create a trusted, secure, and high-quality enterprise data environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on development with modern data capabilities, batch and streaming pipelines, data lakes, and strong data quality practices to support

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Software Engineering.
• Strong Python and SQL, with solid ETL/ELT and data modelling experience.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS or GCP.
• Experience building batch and streaming pipelines, data lakes/lakehouses, APIs and event-driven integrations.
• Strong understanding of data quality, observability, lineage and CI/CD.
• Experience supporting AI/ML data workloads is a strong plus.
• Aviation, cargo, logistics, ground handling or asset-intensive industry experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable, reliable data pipelines and data products supporting analytics, AI and business self-service.
• Work across cloud data platforms, operational systems and integration services to create a trusted, secure data environment.
• Collaborate with analytics and AI teams to enable high-impact insights and data-driven decisions.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

Data modelling

CI/CD

Data quality

Observability

Data pipelines

Batch processing

Streaming

Tools

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Snowflake

AWS

GCP

Job description

My client is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to build scalable, reliable data pipelines and data products supporting analytics, AI and business self-service. You'll work across cloud data platforms, operational systems and integration services, helping create a trusted, secure and high-quality enterprise data environment.

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Software Engineering
• Strong Python and SQL, with solid ETL/ELT and data modelling experience
• Hands-on experience with Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS or GCP
• Experience building batch and streaming pipelines, data lakes/lakehouses, APIs and event-driven integrations
• Strong understanding of data quality, observability, lineage and CI/CD
• Experience supporting AI/ML data workloads is a strong plus
• Aviation, cargo, logistics, ground handling or asset-intensive industry experience is highly desirable

This is a hands-on role with the opportunity to build modern data capabilities and contribute to high-impact analytics and AI initiatives.