Senior Data Platform Lead - Databricks, Real-Time Pipelines

RAKBANK; Dubai; On-site; AED 390,600 - 558,000; Full time

Job summary

RAKBANK in Dubai is looking for a Lead Data Engineer to spearhead the engineering and operations of their enterprise data platform. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in managing high-performance data platforms using technologies like Databricks, Azure Data Factory, and Kafka.

The role involves collaboration with multiple teams to drive digital transformation and support regulatory reporting needs. Strong leadership and technical skills in a data engineering capacity are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or analytics engineering.
• Proven leadership experience managing data engineering teams and platform operations.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Kafka, Confluent, and dbt.

Responsibilities

• Own the engineering and operation of RAKBANK’s enterprise data platform.
• Design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Kafka.
• Collaborate with AI and analytics teams to enable advanced data products.

Skills

Data engineering

Platform operations

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Kafka

Confluent

DataOps

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or related field

Tools

Databricks lakehouse

Unity Catalog

dbt

Job description

RAKBANK in Dubai is looking for a Lead Data Engineer to spearhead the engineering and operations of their enterprise data platform. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in managing high-performance data platforms using technologies like Databricks, Azure Data Factory, and Kafka.

The role involves collaboration with multiple teams to drive digital transformation and support regulatory reporting needs. Strong leadership and technical skills in a data engineering capacity are essential for this position.