Senior Data Solution Architect

About the role

SlashSlash is a venture-building consultancy with in-house product and technology staff, and is looking for a Senior Data Solution Architect. The role leads the end-to-end architectural design, governance and scaling of a modernized data lakehouse ecosystem for a strategic UAE-based government initiative. It suits a candidate who can turn complex data challenges into clear technical architectures for senior government and enterprise stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Design high-availability, compliant data platforms and explain architectural trade-offs.
• Establish blueprints and design patterns for complex data ingestion pipelines using Talend Studio.
• Architect enterprise data governance, cataloging, profiling and metadata frameworks using Talend Data Quality and Qlik Data Catalog.
• Design high-throughput distributed transformation flows and low-latency analytical query layers with Apache Spark, Impala and Apache Iceberg.
• Mentor a team of middle-to-senior data engineers and set architecture review standards.
• Work with delivery leads, client stakeholders and solution partners so pipeline designs meet security, performance and compliance benchmarks.
• Travel occasionally to the UAE for milestone architecture sessions and executive stakeholder workshops.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of 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.
• Experience with metadata management and data discovery tools, specifically Qlik Data Catalog.
• Fluent written and spoken English (B2+ level or higher) and confidence presenting technical architectures.
• 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 field.

Required skills

• Talend Studio and Talend Data Quality
• Apache Spark and Impala
• Apache Iceberg
• Data governance, metadata management and data discovery

To apply, send your CV by email to the company.