Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United A"rab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world\'s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group\'s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.Overview of the roleAs an Azure Data Engineer in our team, you will be responsible for governing and solution and assessing complex new data sources with a variety of SAP and non-SAP source system and quickly turning these into business insights ready data sets. You will participate in new scope & requirements, break-fix work, testing, and support activities to meet the business needs. Implementing appropriate processes to drive high quality and sustainable solutions will be critical.What you will do- Partners with the product owner, scrum master and solution architect to deliver solution.
- Understanding the business requirements.
- Responsible to review and analysis of business requirements and design technical solutions
- Responsible for governance of the technology implementation of the solution designs
- Work with internal and external implementation team members and partners to contribute to the development, testing and deployment of solutions.
- Adheres to software development and maintenance standards by maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of internal and external development best practices.
- Estimate and deliver multiple projects assignments and system change requests as per agreed resourcing and timelines with required quality.
- You are required to do detailed analysis of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data sources for quality, completeness, and business value.
- Responsible for governance and implementing robust data pipeline using Microsoft toolset and Databricks
- Responsible for creating reusable and scalable data pipelinesRequirements: Required skills to be successful- Expertise in Azure Stream Analytics is desirable
- Knowledge on Scala is desirable
- Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets
What equips you for the role
- Expertise in data ingestion, data processing and analytical pipelines for big data, relational / non-relational databases, and data warehouse solutions
- Experience in designing and hands-on development in cloud-based analytics solutions.
- Designing and develop warehouse solutions using Azure Synapse Analytics, ADLS, ADF, Databricks, Power BI, Azure Analysis Services.
- Build workflows using data from a wide variety of sources, including on premise databases and external data sources with rest APIs and harvesting tools.
- Knowledge of Dev-Ops processes (including CI/CD) and Infrastructure as code is essential.
- Hands-on experience with Agile software development
- Thorough understanding of Azure / AWS Cloud Infrastructure offerings.
- 8+ years of experience in Azure and Databricks.
- Minimum 5+ implementation experience from conceptualization to delivery of analytics capabilities on Azure platform.
- Bachelor\'s degree in Computers or allied field of study.
- Knowledge of SAP IS-Auto, SAP FICO, SAP BW/BO, Tableau, Power BI, Scala will be considered as added advantage.
- Certification on Azure platform toolsets will be considered as added advantageWe\'re here to provide excellent service but a little help from you can ensure a five-star candidate experience from start to finish.Before you click "apply": Please read the job description carefully to ensure you can confidently demonstrate why this opportunity is right for you and take the time to put together a well-crafted and personalised CV to further boost your visibility. Our global Talent Acquisition team members are all assigned to specific businesses to ensure that we make the best matches between talent and opportunities. We not only consider the requisite compatibility of skills and behaviours, but also how candidates align with our Values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence.As part of our candidate experience promise, we also want to make ourselves available to you throughout the application process. We make every effort to review and respond to every application.ABOUT THE COMPANYEstablished in the 1930\'s, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940\'s and 50\'s saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.

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