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Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development

Senior Data Engineer (Emiratized Role)

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development
United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Mid-Senior

Position is for Emirates only

Senior Data Engineer – Job Requirements

Experience

  • 3+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or analytics engineering
  • Proven experience building and operating scalable, production-grade data pipelines
  • Experience working in complex, multi-source enterprise environments

Core Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines
  • Develop and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and processing workflows
  • Ensure data reliability, performance, and scalability
  • Implement data quality, validation, and monitoring within pipelines
  • Support analytics, BI, and AI/ML use cases with trusted datasets

Technical Skills

  • Strong expertise in SQL and performance tuning
  • Proficiency in Python, Spark, or Scala
  • Hands-on experience with:
  • Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Lakehouse architectures
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Dragster)
  • Experience with streaming / real-time data (Kafka, event-driven pipelines)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, and DevOps practices

Data Architecture & Integration

  • Ability to work closely with Data Architects to implement target architectures
  • Experience integrating data from APIs, databases, files, and SaaS platforms
  • Understanding of data modeling and analytics-ready schemas

Data Governance & Security

  • Awareness of data governance, data quality, and metadata practices
  • Experience implementing data access controls and security
  • Understanding of privacy and compliance requirements

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Acts as a technical lead on data engineering initiatives
  • Mentors junior data engineers and reviews code
  • Strong collaboration with product, analytics, and business teams

Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field
  • Cloud or data engineering certifications are a plus

Key Skills

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Posted
May 01, 2026
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Abu Dhabi Emirate

Industries

Data Infrastructure Analytics Government Administration

Categories

Information Technology

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