Data Platform Engineer

About the role

We are partnering with a leading UAE institution that is building a digital‑first, AI‑enabled financial services organisation. As a Data Platform Engineer you will design, implement and operate the cloud data platform that underpins the bank’s data ecosystem.

Key responsibilities

• Provision and operate cloud‑based data platforms, lakehouse environments, catalogue services and supporting infrastructure.
• Build and maintain networking, storage, identity and access‑management capabilities across Azure and AWS.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code, DataOps CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Implement governance features such as lineage, metadata management, catalogue services and access controls.
• Support streaming and batch data ingestion, connectivity and data‑product publishing.
• Manage platform observability, disaster recovery, cost optimisation and operational performance.

Required profile

• 6+ years of experience in Data Platform Engineering, DevOps, DataOps, Infrastructure Engineering or SRE.
• Strong background operating cloud‑based data platforms on Azure and/or AWS.
• Hands‑on expertise with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks.
• Experience administering Databricks, Unity Catalog or similar lakehouse technologies.
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, metadata management, streaming technologies and observability tools.
• Experience in banking, fintech or other highly regulated environments is a plus.

Required skills

• Azure
• AWS
• Terraform
• CI/CD pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code
• Databricks
• Unity Catalog
• Streaming technologies
• Observability tools
• Data governance and metadata management