Senior Data Engineer

A Data Engineer works closely with different teams to build high-quality data pipelines driving analytic solutions. These solutions will generate insights that advance data-driven decision-making capabilities. This role requires a deep understanding of data architecture, data engineering, data analysis, reporting, and a basic understanding of data science techniques and workflows. The ideal candidate is a skilled data/software engineer with experience creating data products supporting analytic solutions. They will work as part of a technical, cross-functional analytics team.

Key Accountabilities:

• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain data architecture and pipelines that adhere to Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) principles and business goals.
• Solve complex data problems to deliver insights that help our business achieve their goals efficiently in terms of cost and performance.
• Create data products for analytics and data scientist team members to improve productivity.
• Advise, consult, mentor, and coach other data and analytic professionals on data standards and practices.
• Foster a culture of sharing, re-use, design for scale stability, and operational efficiency of data and analytical solutions.
• Lead the evaluation, implementation, and deployment of emerging tools and processes for analytic data engineering to improve team productivity.
• Develop and deliver communication and education plans on analytic data engineering capabilities, standards, and processes.
• Partner with business analysts and solutions architects to develop technical architectures for strategic enterprise projects and initiatives.
• Develop and deliver some data science courses as part of advanced analytics and digital academy.
• Flexible and performs other duties as assigned.

Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time
Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About the GAC Group: Since our beginnings in 1956, the GAC Group has been helping our customers’ businesses by providing the best shipping, logistics, and marine services around the world. We have the reach, resources, expertise, and experience to deliver on that promise.