[Hiring] Senior Data Solution Architect @Slash Digital

Role Description

This is a remote position.

Who You Are:

• You are a seasoned, forward-thinking Data Solution Architect who bridges the gap between big-picture system strategy and execution.
• You bring at least 5+ years of deep technical experience leading end-to-end data architectures, particularly across modern data lakehouses, large-scale distributed computing, and enterprise data governance frameworks.
• You thrive in client-facing environments, comfortably translating complex data challenges into clear, reliable technical architectures for senior government and enterprise stakeholders.
• You possess strong ownership, an agile delivery mindset, and the leadership chops to guide cross-functional data engineering teams toward clean, resilient implementations.

Our ideal candidate is:

• A Strategic Architecture Leader: someone who can design high-availability, compliant data platforms and articulate architectural trade-offs with conviction.
• Technically Grounded & Hands-On: deeply knowledgeable in enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines, distributed processing engines, and modern lakehouse storage formats.
• An Excellent Communicator: confident conducting discovery workshops, leading client architectural reviews, and presenting technical roadmaps in fluent English (B2+ level).
• Adaptable & Mobile: comfortable working in a distributed remote setup while ready for occasional travel to the UAE for key on-site client alignments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end architectural design, governance, and scaling of a modernized data lakehouse ecosystem for a strategic UAE-based government initiative.
• Establish architectural blueprints and design patterns for complex data ingestion pipelines utilizing Talend Studio.
• Architect enterprise data governance, cataloging, profiling, and metadata frameworks utilizing Talend Data Quality and Qlik Data Catalog.
• Design high-throughput, distributed transformation flows and low-latency analytical query layers using Apache Spark, Impala, and Apache Iceberg.
• Provide direct technical governance, architecture review standards, and mentoring for a team of middle-to-senior data engineers.
• Partner with delivery leads, client stakeholders, and solution partners to ensure pipeline designs strictly adhere to enterprise security, performance, and compliance benchmarks.
• Travel periodically to the UAE as needed to participate in milestone architecture sessions and executive stakeholder workshops.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of demonstrable experience in data engineering, data lakehouse/warehouse design, and enterprise data architecture (Middle+/Senior level).
• Proven architectural experience with Talend Studio and Talend Data Quality for large enterprise deployments.
• Practical experience with metadata management and data discovery tools, specifically Qlik Data Catalog.
• Strong hands-on architectural command of Apache Spark for distributed computation and Impala for interactive SQL query layers.
• Hands-on experience designing or implementing modern table formats, specifically Apache Iceberg.
• Fluent written and verbal English communication skills (B2+ level or higher); confidence presenting technical architectures to stakeholders is essential.
• Valid passport and willingness for occasional short-term travel to the United Arab Emirates.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

How do you apply?

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit your CV to [email protected]

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