Senior DataOps Engineer (Hybrid Data Platforms)

Salt Digital Recruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 367,242 - 477,414; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is looking for a Senior DataOps Engineer in Dubai. The role involves designing, automating, and operating reliable data pipelines across hybrid environments. Candidates should have 8+ years of engineering experience with strong knowledge in DataOps, CI/CD, and data platforms like Databricks and Spark.

Key responsibilities include managing CI/CD pipelines, enforcing governance policies, and collaborating with data teams. A Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in engineering, with 2+ years in DataOps/DevOps.
• Strong experience with data platforms like Databricks, Spark, ADF, and dbt.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD, IaC & observability.

Responsibilities

• Design, automate, and operate reliable, secure data pipelines.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for data workloads.
• Monitor pipeline health, performance & cost.

Skills

DataOps

DevOps principles

Automated testing

Data governance

CI/CD

Linux

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Spark

ADF

dbt

Airflow

Kafka

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

My client is hiring a Senior DataOps Engineer to design, automate, and operate reliable, secure data pipelines across hybrid environments. You'll apply DevOps principles to data engineering, ensuring high‑quality datasets power AI, BI, and operational use cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Build & manage CI/CD pipelines for data workloads
• Implement automated testing, schema validation & data contracts
• Enforce metadata, lineage & governance policies
• Monitor pipeline health, performance & cost (dashboards, alerts)
• Support incident response & SLA management
• Collaborate with Data, BI & AI teams to deliver production‑ready data
• Apply RBAC, masking, tokenisation for sensitive data (PII/PHI)
• Maintain lineage, cataloging & quality KPIs
• Optimize performance (partitioning, caching, cost efficiency)

Tech Stack

• Databricks
• Spark
• Delta Lake
• ADF
• Airflow
• dbt
• Kafka
• CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions)
• Terraform/Ansible

Requirements

• 8+ years in engineering, 2+ years in DataOps/DevOps
• Strong experience with data platforms (Databricks, Spark, ADF, dbt)
• Hands‑on CI/CD, IaC & observability
• Solid Linux & distributed systems knowledge
• Experience with CDC (SQL Server/Oracle, Debezium/GoldenGate)
• Understanding of data governance & privacy frameworks

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.