Data Architect

Join the #1 bank in the UAE and be part of a dynamic team that is driven, skilled, and ready to take on new challenges. As a Data Architect, you will have the opportunity to significantly impact our company and the industry as a whole. \n\nJob Description \n- Expert in Dimensional Modeling – fact/dimension design, conformed dimensions, late-arriving facts \n- Proficient in building Gold layers in Lakehouse architectures \n- Understands business domain granularity – e.g. Account, Customer, Product, Transaction, Channel, Campaign, etc. \n- Unity Catalog admin-level experience including managing schemas, tables, access controls, and lineage \n- Proficient in Delta Lake, DBSQL, and Spark optimization techniques \n- Experience locking data definitions and enforcing semantic consistency \n- Builds and maintains a data dictionary and business glossary \n- Familiar with core banking products (cards, loans, deposits, etc.) and customer lifecycle metrics \n\nRequirements \n- 10+ years of work experience in Data Architect, Data Modeler, or Data Engineer \n- Advanced SQL knowledge and intermediate PySpark skills \n- Familiarity with Databricks (Delta Lake, DBSQL, Spark) \n- Experience with Unity Catalog, metadata tagging, and data governance tools