Data engineer

Mark⠀Williams⠀is working⠀with a⠀prestigious⠀investment⠀firm in⠀the UAE,⠀and they⠀are⠀looking to⠀bring in a⠀UAE⠀national⠀Candidate⠀to join⠀their data⠀engineering⠀team⠀focused on⠀the⠀finance⠀domains of⠀Private⠀Equity and⠀Venture⠀Capital

Role:
A data⠀engineer⠀working⠀with both⠀application⠀integration⠀(utilizing⠀APIs and⠀iPaaS) and⠀data⠀integrations⠀(ETL/ELT)⠀in an⠀environment⠀featuring⠀Master⠀Data⠀Management⠀(MDM) and⠀a data⠀warehouse,⠀primarily⠀employing⠀Microsoft⠀Azure and⠀similar⠀services

Responsibilities:

• Gather and⠀prioritize⠀integration⠀& data⠀engineering⠀requirements⠀with⠀business⠀goals
• Implement⠀DevOps/DataOps⠀pipelines⠀to create⠀clean,⠀business-ready⠀data⠀products⠀for⠀automation⠀and⠀analytics
• Maintain⠀relationships⠀with key⠀teams,⠀ensuring⠀best⠀practices⠀and data⠀governance
• Standardize⠀integration⠀and data⠀engineering⠀processes⠀for⠀efficiency⠀and cost⠀reduction
• Promote⠀CI/CD⠀practices⠀for⠀development,⠀testing,⠀and⠀deployment
• Facilitate⠀collaboration⠀between⠀data⠀engineers,⠀ensuring⠀common⠀standards
• Foster⠀teamwork⠀between⠀integrators⠀for⠀automation⠀across⠀various⠀platforms
• Drive⠀adoption⠀of DevOps⠀and⠀DataOps⠀best⠀practices,⠀including⠀version⠀control,⠀testing,⠀and⠀automation

Requirements:

• UAE⠀national⠀with⠀Family⠀book
• Bachelor's⠀degree in⠀an IT⠀related⠀field⠀(Masters⠀Degree⠀would be⠀beneficial)
• Minimum⠀of two⠀years of⠀professional⠀experience
• Strong⠀proficiency⠀in data⠀analytics⠀tools and⠀programming⠀languages⠀(e.g.,⠀Python, R,⠀SQL,⠀etc.)
• At⠀least one⠀year of⠀experience⠀as a⠀programmer,⠀with a⠀preference⠀for⠀experience⠀in data⠀engineering⠀or⠀application⠀integration
• A⠀minimum of⠀one year⠀of⠀hands-on⠀experience⠀with⠀hyperscale⠀cloud⠀providers⠀like Azure⠀or⠀AWS
• Hands-on⠀experience⠀or⠀industry⠀certification⠀in iPaaS,⠀such as⠀those⠀offered by⠀Azure or⠀AWS or⠀similar⠀providers