AI Summary
Design and deliver large-scale data platforms and migration solutions on AWS. Build modern lakehouse architectures and enable cloud data migrations. Implement business-ready data models for analytics and reporting.
Key Highlights
Design and build end-to-end data pipelines for on-prem to cloud data migration on AWS
Implement Lakehouse / Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers)
Design golden / modeled data layers for analytics and business consumption
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Full-time relocation onsite opportunity to the UAE office
Relocation is a MUST
Job Description
TITLE: AWS Data Architect (Data Migration & Lakehouse)
For our UAE based large organization client, we are seeking an experienced AWS Data Architect to design and deliver large-scale, end-to-end data platforms and migration solutions on AWS. The role involves building modern lakehouse architectures, enabling cloud data migrations, and designing business-ready data models for analytics and reporting.
IMPORANT: This is a fulltime relocation onsite opportunity to the UAE office (no remote/hybrid option).
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build end-to-end data pipelines for on-prem to cloud data migration on AWS
- Architect and implement Lakehouse / Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers)
- Design golden / modeled data layers for analytics and business consumption
- Implement CDC (Change Data Capture) mechanisms for near-real-time data processing
- Design and manage Iceberg tables on S3 with schema evolution and data versioning
- Define data models, schemas, and governance standards
- Ensure data handling aligns with regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR)
- Orchestrate batch and streaming workflows using modern AWS services
- Monitor, optimize, and secure data pipelines for performance, cost, and reliability
- AWS Services: AWS Glue, EMR, Lambda, EC2, CloudWatch, MWAA (Airflow), Redshift, DynamoDB, S3, DataZone
- Data Architecture: Lakehouse / Medallion Architecture, Data Modeling, Golden Layer Design
- Data Engineering: CDC implementation, Batch & Pipeline orchestration, Schema design & evolution
- Storage & Formats: Apache Iceberg, data versioning, partitioning strategies
- Governance & Compliance: GDPR-compliant data handling, access controls, data lineage
- Migration Experience: Large-scale data migration to cloud (on-prem / hybrid to AWS)
- Minimum 8 to 15+ years of overall experience in data engineering and architecture
- Strong background in enterprise-scale cloud data platforms on AWS
📍 UAE (Relocation is a MUST)
Skills: data migration,aws,data lakes,data architecture,data engineering