Data / Cloud Solution Architect, United Arab Emirates
- We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Solution Architect (Data and AI) to lead the architecture, design, and delivery of advanced Data and AI solutions for enterprise clients across industries.
- The role combines technical leadership, strategic consulting, and solution design, ensuring our clients derive measurable business value from their data investments.
- You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, guide technical teams, and architect best-in-class solutions that leverage the latest in cloud, data, and AI innovation.
Responsibilities:
- Design end-to-end data and AI architectures across ingestion, transformation, storage, analytics, and ML layers.
- Build scalable, cloud-native ecosystems using Azure, Snowflake, and open-source frameworks (Spark, Airflow, Kafka).
- Define architecture blueprints, data models, and governance-aligned integration patterns.
- Develop AI/ML platforms with MLOps, monitoring, and responsible AI principles.
- Lead architecture discussions, design reviews, and guide data/ML teams through delivery.
- Drive modern data engineering practices (CI/CD, IaC, DevOps).
- Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies for enterprise solutions.
- Translate business needs into scalable data-driven solutions.
- Support pre-sales, RFPs, and executive-level presentations.
- Advise on data strategy, architecture roadmaps, and AI adoption frameworks.
- Ensure architectural integrity, scalability, and compliance with data privacy standards.
- Define best practices, reusable assets, and mentoring frameworks for internal teams.
Skills & Experience Required:
- Proficient in end-to-end AI architecture (data prep to deployment) with MLOps, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, Hadoop, dbt, and Delta Lake.
- Expertise in LLMs, GenAI models, and AI agents using Azure OpenAI, LangChain, and Semantic Kernel.
- Experience with RAG pipelines, vector databases, and governance frameworks.
- Hands-on expertise in Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks, Purview, and Machine Learning.
- Experience with Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, and Microsoft Fabric.
- Efficiency in data lakehouse design, Snowpark, Streamlit, optimization for large-scale analytics, automation using dbt, Airflow, and Terraform.
- Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, and Scala, and experience with API/microservice-based data integration.
- Expertise in CI/CD with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Proven client-facing and advisory consulting experience with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or other related fields.
- Minimum 8 years of total experience, with at least 2 years in Data/AI solution architecture roles.
- Preferred certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Data Engineer Associate, SnowPro Core, Advanced Architect, and TOGAF (optional).
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