Senior Data Engineer – Azure Data & AI Pipelines

HireHouse; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 480,000; Full time

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Health insurance

Annual discretionary bonus pool

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Job summary

Hantec Markets in Dubai seeks a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data platforms using the Microsoft data ecosystem. You will develop modern data pipelines, automate workflows, and support AI initiatives across the organization.

Join a team delivering clean datasets, governance, and reliable BI-ready data while collaborating with analysts and cross-functional partners. A strong emphasis on performance, security, and scalable solutions is evident throughout the role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or Senior Data Engineer.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric.
• Hands-on Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and Data Lake Storage.
• Extensive SQL Server development with performance tuning.
• Experience designing enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Knowledge of data warehouse, lakehouse, and dimensional modeling.
• Experience with workflow automation using Power Automate.
• Exposure to AI/Copilot or ML data integration is desirable.
• Experience with Git, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Power BI semantic models is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Redesign and refactor existing SQL code, data models, and data structures.
• Build, maintain, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake.
• Design and implement scalable data warehouse and lakehouse architectures.
• Develop automated data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration pipelines.
• Implement data validation, quality checks, monitoring, and automated workflows.
• Collaborate with Data Analysts to deliver clean, reliable datasets and semantic models for reporting and analytics.
• Optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database performance.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD deployment processes for data solutions.
• Drive automation initiatives using Power Automate and other Microsoft automation tools.
• Support AI and Copilot initiatives by preparing and governing high-quality data for AI-powered solutions.
• Ensure performance, security, governance, and reliability across all data platforms.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and business-focused data solutions.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Data Lake Storage

SQL Server

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data warehouse

Lakehouse

Dimensional modeling

Power Automate

AI/Copilot data integration

Git/DevOps/CI-CD

Power BI semantic models

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Hantec Markets in Dubai seeks a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data platforms using the Microsoft data ecosystem. You will develop modern data pipelines, automate workflows, and support AI initiatives across the organization.

Join a team delivering clean datasets, governance, and reliable BI-ready data while collaborating with analysts and cross-functional partners. A strong emphasis on performance, security, and scalable solutions is evident throughout the role.