Senior Data Architect

About the role

Searce is looking for a Senior Data Architect who will act as a forward‑deployed solver, designing and delivering AI‑powered data engineering solutions for clients across the United Arab Emirates. You will own the end‑to‑end data product lifecycle, from ingestion concepts to high‑velocity production pipelines, ensuring real business impact.

Key responsibilities

• Own technical delivery of data solutions that directly drive client revenue and success.
• Architect and implement scalable, cloud‑native data products on platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, GCP, AWS, and Azure.
• Lead discovery workshops, translate ambiguous business problems into elegant data architectures, and drive AI‑native solutions.
• Collaborate with hyperscaler partners and modern data‑stack ISVs to unlock advanced pipeline and storage capabilities.
• Champion DataOps practices, infrastructure‑as‑code, and automated quality frameworks across cross‑functional teams.

Required profile

• Exceptional listener who asks incisive questions to uncover core business challenges.
• Strong communicator able to distill complex data architectures into compelling CXO‑level storytelling.
• Collaborative mindset with a track record of influencing technical decisions and negotiating optimal solutions.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• Spark
• dbt
• Snowflake
• Databricks
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Microsoft Azure