Job Purpose: At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers Fly Better. Join the Emirates Group IT Team in Dubai. Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we're always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the worlds largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology team as Senior Data Engineer.The Senior Data Engineer is a fully participating member of a cross-functional Enterprise Data & Analytics team working autonomously on technology development and problem resolution. The role involves the design, development, implementation and maintenance of analytical solutions and products that support the Emirates Group businesses, using Big Data technologies and cloud-based data lake and data warehouse solutions.In this role, you will be responsible for:
Lead technical design and build for small to medium-sized solutions in a team. Translate functional and non-functional data and analytics requirements into fit-for-purpose technical design. Ensure solution performance, business edge cases, and security-related issues are addressed while developing software.
Debug issues of complexity, resolve blockers, and follow design documents with minimal or no supervision.
Complete data engineering coding tasks on problems of moderate to high scope and complexity. Demonstrate good coding principles. Conduct code review for peers. Ensure solutions adhere to published data privacy and cybersecurity principles.
Operate with a data-driven mindset. Help translate data and analytics requirements into data solutions based on the approved technical designs. Assist with data analysis activities such as source system analysis, data modeling, data dictionary collection, data profiling, and source-to-target mapping to ensure solutions deliver on business needs.
Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
Work with senior and lead data engineers in the technical design process by contributing in the analysis of data application, data integration, large data storage, or data pipeline requirements.
Update data inventories and registries as required to keep metadata and data lineage up-to-date, following agreed Data Governance standards, guidelines, and principles.
Carry out unit testing independently Troubleshoot issues, and fix defects that are of moderate to high complexity.
Shadow senior and lead data engineers on design and architecture components, and collaborate with members of the cross-functional team to identify areas of inefficiency and propose solutions.
Adhere to published coding standards, guidelines, and best practices and contribute to Data Engineering Playbooks and other data technology blueprints.
Qualifications & Experience: Qualification:
Degree (12+3 or equivalent) in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Computational Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering. Specialization or electives in a Data & Analytics field (e.g. Data Warehousing, Data Science, Business Intelligence) are nice to have.
Minimum 2+ years of development, testing, and support experience in analytic applications such as Data Lake and Data Warehouse (preferably using the Big Data stack and Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure).
Experience:
2+ years of Data Engineering (Fewer years experience will be considered for Masters degree holders).
Experience with batch or real-time data ingestion; experience with coding pipelines that handle massive quantities of data (structured and unstructured), securely and in a timely fashion.
Understanding of data architecture concepts such as data modeling, Big Data storage, Lambda architecture, data vault, and dimensional modeling is nice to have.
Understanding of integration with source systems; able to load operational systems data into a single data platform using data integration tools.
Experience scheduling jobs that can be monitored efficiently and ensure data quality.
Ability to conduct unit testing.
Strong SQL querying skills are required.
Airline industry experience is nice to have.
Knowledge/Skills:
Strong ability to conduct data analysis (e.g. source system identification, data dictionary/metadata collection, data profiling, source-to-target mapping) is preferred.
Operates with a You Code It, You Own It mindset (i.e. supports the products they build).
Demonstrated problem-solver; able to design and document solutions independently.
Team player; able to collaborate with others to remove blockers, solve complex design problems, and debug/resolve issues.
Able to deliver solutions (and associated value) interactively.
Is accountable and displays a positive attitude.
Self-starter and has a passion for exploring and learning new technologies, especially those in the Enterprise Data & Analytics space.
Salary & Benefits: Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website confidential Further information on whats it like to live and work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle section.This job has been sourced from an external job board. More jobs on https://www.qureos.com/Take Your Hiring to the Next Level