Senior Data Engineer — AI Lakehouse & SAP Integrations

cander; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Cander in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Data Engineer to architect data lakehouse environments powering AI‑driven transformation. You will design secure, high‑performance pipelines and integrate ERP systems like SAP S/4HANA and Ariba for near real‑time analytics to support AI applications and procurement workflows.

You'll ensure data lineage, RBAC, and compliance under defense‑grade standards, build vector databases for AI drafting tools, and enable scalable data architectures across the Digital

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Data Engineering with ML/AI pipeline focus.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL and modern data frameworks.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy defense-grade Data Lakehouse architectures.
• Lead Workstream 1: Data & Platform Foundations with ERP integrations.
• Ingest from SAP S/4HANA, Ariba, and PLM for real-time forecasting.

Skills

Python

SQL

Apache Spark

Kafka

Airflow

RAG solutions

ETL pipelines

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Weaviate

Milvus

Docker

Kubernetes

dbt

Dagster

Prefect

SAP S/4HANA

Ariba

Job description

Cander in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Data Engineer to architect data lakehouse environments powering AI‑driven transformation. You will design secure, high‑performance pipelines and integrate ERP systems like SAP S/4HANA and Ariba for near real‑time analytics to support AI applications and procurement workflows.

You'll ensure data lineage, RBAC, and compliance under defense‑grade standards, build vector databases for AI drafting tools, and enable scalable data architectures across the Digital