Engineering lead -MENA

Careers at UAE; Maine; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital transformation partner is looking for an Engineering Lead to manage technology programmes and teams across industries like Travel & Hospitality. Responsibilities include leading technical design, business development, and managing client relationships. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in engineering with executive level experience, and be fluent in both English and Arabic. The role may require travel to KSA.

Qualifications

• Senior technology leader with history in engineering and consulting roles.
• Experience managing large, globally distributed engineering teams.
• Track record of working at the executive level (CTO, CIO).
• Fluency in English and Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, technical design, and development of technology programmes.
• Develop client relationships and deliver presentations to stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and direction for international teams.

Skills

Leadership experience in technology projects

Client pitching and presentation skills

Agile delivery experience

Education

Strong academic background in relevant discipline

Tools

Java

JavaScript

DevOps/Automation tools

Cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS, OCI)

Job description

Engineering lead -MENA

Job Description

Engineering Lead – MENA

The Engineering Lead will lead shaping, consulting and delivery of our transformation technology programmes across a varied set of Industries (Travel & Hospitality, Government Sector primarily). This role is responsible for framing geographically distributed technology groups internally and the technical management of on-site project teams. This individual will

• Guide architecture, technical design & development while providing best practice points of view within their area of expertise and be an authority for the latest engineering methods and processes.
• Lead business development and proposal work, developing client relationships at all levels and deliver compelling presentations to C-level internal and client stakeholders.
• Provide leadership and technical direction for multidisciplinary, international teams and play a key role in driving Publicis Sapient core organizational beliefs.

Qualifications

Your Skills and Experience

Core Skills & Experience

• Seasoned technology leader with a strong background in engineering and consulting roles

• Hands on technical delivery and leadership experience of globally distributed engineering teams of 100+ in size
• AI, Cloud Native Architectures for Digital Applications and Modern, scalable data implementations
• Track record of operating at exec board or senior leadership level – e.g. CTO, CIO
• Excellent client pitching and presentation skills
• Agile delivery experience
• Strong academic background in a relevant discipline
• Fluent English and Arabic speaker

Industry and Engineering Skills & Knowledge

• Industry knowledge of key T&H and Saudi Government sectors such as Smart Cities, Aviation & Hospitality
• A proven track record of delivering enterprise scale engineering transformation projects using contemporary technologies and methodologies such as:
  • AI and Data Implementations
  • Online booking platforms (Off-the-shelf products and Custom implementations)
  • Digital experience platforms (CMS, Search etc)
  • Java, JavaScript
  • DevOps/Automation (CI, CD) for large scale delivery
  • Architecture and design knowledge of Headless approaches, API gateways, Microservices, iPaaS / ETL / ESB, Databases, and Big Data platforms
  • Cloud platform architectures (one or more of Azure, GCP, AWS, OCI)
  • Big Data / Machine learning platforms
  • Quality Engineering

Additional Information

Openness to travel to KSA as part of the role.

Company Description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organisations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.