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NorthBay, LLC

Job Details

Job Title: Senior Data Architect – AWS
Location: Dubai, UAE (Onsite)
Experience Required: 12+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Onsite


Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Architect with 12+ years of experience to design, build, and govern enterprise-scale AWS data platforms. The role is fully onsite in Dubai and requires strong hands-on architectural expertise across AWS data services, batch processing frameworks, orchestration, and data governance. The ideal candidate will lead data architecture strategy, mentor engineering teams, and ensure scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions.


Key Responsibilities
  • Design and own end-to-end AWS data architecture for enterprise platforms


  • Define data architecture standards, best practices, and reference models


  • Architect batch and event-driven data pipelines using AWS native services


  • Lead data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows


  • Design and implement solutions using AWS Glue, EMR, Lambda, and MWAA (Airflow)


  • Architect data lakes and data warehouses using Amazon S3 and Amazon Redshift


  • Design NoSQL data solutions using Amazon DynamoDB


  • Implement data governance, metadata management, and access control using AWS DataZone


  • Ensure monitoring, logging, and observability using Amazon CloudWatch


  • Partner with engineering, analytics, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable data solutions


  • Lead cloud migration and data modernization initiatives


  • Ensure security, compliance, performance optimization, and cost efficiency


  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architecture reviews


Required Skills and Technologies
  • AWS Glue (ETL, Data Catalog)


  • Amazon EMR (Batch Processing)


  • AWS Lambda (Serverless Data Processing)


  • Amazon MWAA (Apache Airflow)


  • Amazon EC2


  • Amazon CloudWatch


  • Amazon Redshift


  • Amazon DynamoDB


  • AWS DataZone


  • Amazon S3 (Data Lakes)


  • SQL (Advanced)


  • Data Modeling (Dimensional, Relational, Lakehouse)


  • AWS IAM, Security, Encryption, Networking


  • Distributed Data Processing


Experience and Qualifications
  • 12+ years of experience in Data Engineering and Data Architecture


  • Proven experience working as a Data Architect on large-scale AWS platforms


  • Strong experience designing enterprise data lakes and data warehouses


  • Hands-on experience with batch data processing and orchestration frameworks


  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills


  • Ability to work onsite in Dubai, UAE


Preferred Qualifications
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional


  • AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty


  • Experience with enterprise data governance frameworks



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