Senior Remote Data Lakehouse Architect

Slash; Pakistan; Remote; PKR 33,204,000 - 49,806,000; Full time

Job summary

Slash is seeking a seasoned Data Solution Architect to bridge strategic data initiatives and practical delivery. You will lead end-to-end lakehouse design, governance, and scalable pipelines for a high-profile UAE government initiative, working with global stakeholders.

You'll design blueprints using Talend Studio, drive metadata and data cataloging with Qlik, and implement high-performance Spark/Impala/Iceberg architectures, while mentoring engineers and ensuring security and compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years shaping data architectures in enterprise settings.
• Proven experience with Talend Studio and Talend Data Quality at scale.
• Experience with metadata management and data cataloging tools like Qlik Data Catalog.
• Strong command of Spark and Impala for large-scale analytics.
• Hands-on with Apache Iceberg table formats.
• Excellent written and spoken English; able to present to stakeholders.
• Willingness for occasional travel to UAE; travel passport ready.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/IS/SE or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and governance of a modern data lakehouse for a UAE-based government initiative.
• Create architecture blueprints and patterns for data ingestion pipelines using Talend Studio.
• Define data governance, cataloging, profiling, and metadata strategies with Talend Data Quality and Qlik Data Catalog.
• Design high-throughput transformation and low-latency query layers with Spark, Impala, Iceberg.
• Provide technical governance and mentoring to data engineers.
• Collaborate with delivery leads and stakeholders to ensure security, performance, and compliance.
• Travel periodically to UAE for on-site architecture sessions.

Skills

Data architecture

Data lakehouse

Stakeholder communication

Cloud data platforms

Governance & compliance

Architectural leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IS/SE

Tools

Talend Studio

Talend Data Quality

Qlik Data Catalog

Apache Spark

Impala

Apache Iceberg

Job description

Slash is seeking a seasoned Data Solution Architect to bridge strategic data initiatives and practical delivery. You will lead end-to-end lakehouse design, governance, and scalable pipelines for a high-profile UAE government initiative, working with global stakeholders.

You'll design blueprints using Talend Studio, drive metadata and data cataloging with Qlik, and implement high-performance Spark/Impala/Iceberg architectures, while mentoring engineers and ensuring security and compliance.