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Azure Data Engineer (Data Lake Ownership)

Dubai Permanent AED20,000 - AED25,000 per month (AED240,000 - AED300,000 per year) View Job Description
This role requires a hands-on Data Engineer who has personally delivered and operated a full data lake on Azure. You will initially partner on build, then take full ownership of platform performance, scalability, and evolution.
  • Own end-to-end Azure data lake build and operations
  • Hands-on Spark + Azure expert with production-scale delivery

About Our Client

A multi-regional organisation undergoing a large-scale digital transformation focused on modern data platforms. The business is investing heavily in enterprise-grade cloud, data, and analytics capabilities

Job Description

  • Design and build Azure-based data lake (ADLS, ADF, Synapse/Fabric)
  • Develop production-grade Spark pipelines (batch & near real-time)
  • Own data modelling for Power BI (star schema, semantic layers)
  • Implement data governance, lineage, and quality controls (e.g. Purview)
  • Take full ownership of platform BAU: monitoring, performance, cost

The Successful Applicant

  • 5-7 years' Data Engineering experience with at least 1 full data lake delivery
  • Expert in Azure stack (ADF, ADLS, Synapse/Fabric) + strong PySpark
  • Proven ownership of production pipelines (design, deploy, operate)
  • Strong SQL & Python; experience with APIs, ERP integrations (e.g. D365)
  • Demonstrated experience structuring data specifically for Power BI

What's on Offer

  • End-to-end ownership of a business-critical data platform
  • Exposure to large-scale transformation and senior stakeholders
Contact
James Jefferson
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7047587

Job summary

Sector
Technology
Subsector
Senior Technical
Industry
Energy & Natural Resources
Location
Dubai
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
James Jefferson
Job reference
JN-062026-7047587

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