big data engineer

Cognizant

Role Overview
 As a Senior Data Engineer / Tech Lead, you will design, develop, and optimize scalable, enterprise-grade cloud-native data platforms and pipelines on the Microsoft Azure ecosystem . You will possess deep technical ownership and be responsible for implementing modern data architectures (such as Lakehouse and Medallion architecture) . This role requires close collaboration with architects, business analysts, and downstream data consumers to translate complex business requirements into high-performing and secure data solutions.
 
Key Responsibilities
 1.Data Pipeline Design & Orchestration (ADF)
 <ul>
<li>Design, build, and maintain complex, scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF) to ingest heterogeneous data from diverse sources (APIs, SFTP, Oracle Fusion, SQL Server, Event Hubs, etc.)</li>
<li>Implement parameter-driven dynamic pipelines, custom activities, and robust scheduling triggers</li>
<li>Configure and manage Integration Runtimes (Self-Hosted and Azure IR) for secure and efficient on-premise to cloud data movement</li>
</ul>
2.Advanced Big Data Processing (Azure Databricks)
 <ul>
<li>Develop high-performance batch and real-time streaming data pipelines using Azure Databricks, PySpark, Spark SQL, or Scala</li>
<li>Implement Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers) and maintain modern Lakehouse architectures utilizing Delta Lake</li>
<li>Optimize Spark compute usage through parameter-driven jobs, proper cluster scaling, and Databricks serverless compute configurations</li>
<li>Perform deep performance tuning, query optimization, and memory management of heavy Spark workloads</li>
</ul>
3.Data Warehousing & Modeling
 <ul>
<li>Design and refine data models including dimensional modeling, star schemas, and Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs)</li>
<li>Optimize databases by writing complex, performant T-SQL queries, stored procedures, and schemas on Azure SQL Database or Azure Synapse Analytics</li>
</ul>
4.Data Governance, Security & DevOps
 <ul>
<li>Enforce data governance, lineage, and access controls across the platform utilizing Unity Catalog .</li>
<li>Secure data architectures utilizing Azure Key Vault, Managed Identities, Service Principals, and VNET-integrated environments</li>
<li>Implement CI/CD pipelines using Git and Azure DevOps to automate database and pipeline deployments</li>
</ul>
5.Leadership & Collaboration
 <ul>
<li>Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior developers and QA teams</li>
<li>Enforce engineering discipline through standard code reviews, structured pre/post-deployment validations, and thorough documentation</li>
</ul>
Required Skills & Qualifications
 <ul>
<li>Overall Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of professional experience in Data Engineering or Data Warehousing</li>
<li>Azure Experience: 4+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience designing and operating modern data platforms on Microsoft Azure</li>
<li>Programming Languages: Proficient in Python/PySpark, SQL (advanced query optimization, indexing, stored procedures), and optionally Scala</li>
<li>Core Azure Stack: Extensive knowledge of Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Azure Databricks (Delta Lake), Azure SQL Database, and Azure Synapse Analytics</li>
<li>Big Data Concepts: Robust understanding of Apache Spark architecture, distributed computing, and the Hadoop ecosystem</li>
<li>Data Integration: Strong background in CDC (Change Data Capture) mechanisms, API integrations, and event-driven data streaming (e.g., Event Hubs/Kafka)</li>
<li>Soft Skills: Excellent analytical capabilities, strong documentation skills, and the ability to articulate technical strategies to non-technical business partners</li>
</ul>
Preferred / "Good-to-Have" Qualifications
 <ul>
<li>Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203), Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Databricks Certified Associate/Professional</li>
<li>Cloud Platforms: Exposure to multi-cloud environments (e.g., Google Cloud Platform or AWS)</li>
<li>IaC: Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or ARM Templates to deploy Azure resources</li>
</ul>

Architect

MENA Consultant

<div>Location: Riyadh, KSA. 
Working Arrangement: on-site. 
Language Requirements: Fluency in Arabic &amp; English (written and spoken). 
Nationalities: Saudi nationals. 
We are seeking a Saudi National Data Engineer &ndash; Cloudera to support the ongoing operations, monitoring, and maintenance of an existing Cloudera data platform and its associated data pipelines. The role will focus on ensuring platform stability, resolving operational issues, supporting data quality and security, and implementing enhancements to maintain reliable, secure, and efficient data platform operations.<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Key Requirements</h2><ul><li>
Saudi National.</li><li>
Proven experience supporting Cloudera Data Platform (CDP).</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Other Qualifications</h2><ul><li>
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.</li><li>
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.</li><li>
Excellent documentation and reporting capabilities.</li><li>
Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>
Monitor and support the day-to-day operations of the Cloudera data platform and associated data pipelines.</li><li>
Track batch and real-time job executions and ensure successful processing.</li><li>
Investigate operational issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.</li><li>
Maintain platform availability and ensure compliance with defined SLAs.</li><li>
Implement minor enhancements, fixes, and operational improvements to existing data pipelines.</li><li>
Monitor data quality and support data validation activities.</li><li>
Manage user access requests and support data security and governance controls.</li><li>
Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and support procedures.</li><li>
Collaborate with infrastructure, governance, and data engineering teams to ensure reliable platform operations.</li><li>
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance platform stability, performance, and operational efficiency.</li></ul></div>

Data Engineer – Cloudera

<div>Location: Riyadh, KSA. 
Working Arrangement: on-site. 
Language Requirements: Fluency in Arabic &amp; English (written and spoken). 
Nationalities: Saudi nationals. 
We are seeking a Saudi National Data Engineer &ndash; Talend to support the ongoing operations, maintenance, and optimization of existing Talend ETL/ELT pipelines. The role will focus on ensuring reliable data integration, troubleshooting pipeline issues, maintaining data quality, and supporting deployment and operational activities to ensure the stability and performance of enterprise data integration platforms.<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Key Requirements</h2><ul><li>
Saudi National.</li><li>
Proven experience working with Talend ETL/ELT tools and data integration solutions.</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Other Qualifications</h2><ul><li>
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.</li><li>
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.</li><li>
Excellent documentation and reporting capabilities.</li><li>
Ability to manage multiple operational activities in a production support environment.</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>
Monitor, maintain, and support Talend ETL/ELT pipelines to ensure reliable and timely data integration.</li><li>
Track job executions and resolve ETL failures, operational incidents, and performance issues.</li><li>
Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to improve platform reliability.</li><li>
Resolve data quality, reconciliation, and integration issues while ensuring compliance with service level agreements.</li><li>
Develop and implement minor enhancements, workflow improvements, and performance optimizations for existing ETL processes.</li><li>
Support deployment activities and production releases for Talend jobs and workflows.</li><li>
Manage operational incidents through ticketing systems and ensure timely issue resolution.</li><li>
Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and operational standards.</li><li>
Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and support runbooks.</li><li>
Collaborate with data engineering, infrastructure, and governance teams to ensure stable, secure, and efficient data integration operations.</li></ul></div>

Data Engineer – Talend

Devoteam

<div>
 
 Tech for People Unlocks the Future
 
 
 
 At Devoteam, we believe that technology, combined with strong human values, can actively drive change for the better. Discover how Tech for People is shaping the future, creating a positive impact on individuals and the world around us.
 
 
 With over 25 years of passion for technology and a presence in 18+ countries across EMEA and beyond, we are committed to leveraging innovation, expertise, and human-centric values to make a difference.
 
 
 
 Devoteam Culture &amp; Values:
 
 
 
 True innovation is born from a powerful culture, fused with meaningful values.
 
 
 
 Culture:
 
 
 
 
 Fair and courageous
 
 
 
 Everyone is treated fairly &ndash; this fuels bravery. At Devoteam, we always make fair decisions. We listen and are willing to be challenged, taking courageous decisions as a result. We help our employees to progress at every step and congratulate those who deserve it.
 
 
 
 Ambition and results
 
 
 
 Ambition is nurtured at every step &ndash; this drives results. We are ambitious entrepreneurs with a taste for performance, growth and celebrating success. Commitments are always kept as we seek to achieve profitable growth to create value and employment. We aim to bring as much value as possible to our clients, at every touchpoint.
 
 
 
 Learning and innovating
 
 
 
 Curiosity and learning are at our core &ndash; this stimulates innovation. At Devoteam, we are curious. We learn and embrace innovation constantly to meet challenges and build partnerships of excellence.
 
 
 
 Caring and sharing
 
 
 
 A caring attitude is infused into our culture &ndash; this encourages sharing. We believe in the power of teams, we promote support and collaboration.
 
 
 At Devoteam, we care about our teams and want to work in a positive, productive environment. We support the development of talent and careers,
 
 
 
 Values:
 
 
 
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 Respect
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 Frankness
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 Passion
 
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Job Description
 
 
 
 A Data Engineer is expected to develop, monitor, and optimize data quality rules and processes to ensure reliable and accurate enterprise data.
 
 
 They identify and resolve data anomalies through profiling, cleansing, and validation workflows.
 
 
 The role ensures that business decisions are driven by complete, consistent, and high-integrity data across systems.
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities:
 
 
 
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 <li>
 Design, implement, and maintain data quality frameworks, rules, and processes to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of enterprise data.
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 Collaborate with data governance, MDM, and data integration teams to enforce consistent data quality standards across systems.
 </li>
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 Conduct data profiling, anomaly detection, and validation to identify quality gaps and root causes.
 </li>
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 Develop automated data quality checks and workflows for continuous monitoring and remediation.
 </li>
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 Define and manage key data quality metrics (DQ KPIs) and build dashboards to visualize performance trends.
 </li>
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 Document data quality rules, issue logs, and remediation actions as part of the data governance framework.
 </li>
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 Work closely with business data stewards and domain owners to define data quality expectations and acceptance thresholds.
 </li>
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 Support audits, compliance reviews, and data management maturity assessments by providing DQ evidence and reports.
 </li>
 <li>
 Lead the design and deployment of scalable data quality solutions across multiple data domains and systems.
 </li>
 <li>
 Define enterprise data quality standards, policies, and rule frameworks aligned with governance strategy.
 </li>
 <li>
 Establish data quality scorecards, thresholds, and escalation workflows for high-impact issues.
 </li>
 <li>
 Conduct root cause analysis and lead remediation programs for chronic data issues.
 </li>
 <li>
 Mentor junior engineers and promote data quality best practices across teams.
 </li>
 <li>
 Participate in compliance with the local data management regulations (e.g. NDMO, NDI).
 </li>
 <li>
 Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and robust data pipelines for efficient data ingestion and transformation, with a strong focus on building quality checks into the infrastructure itself.
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate with cross-functional and leadership teams (Data Scientists, Analysts, and Business Leaders) to translate complex business requirements into technical data quality solutions.
 </li>
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 Research, evaluate, and recommend new data quality tools, technologies, and practices to enhance the reliability, security, and scalability of the data infrastructure.
 
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Qualifications
 
 
 
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 <li>
 Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, or related discipline.
 </li>
 <li>
 5+ years of experience in Data Quality, Data Governance, or Data Engineering roles.
 </li>
 <li>
 Proven hands-on experience with enterprise DQ tools (e.g., Informatica DQ/IDMC, Ataccama, Talend DQ, SAS DQ).
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong expertise in data profiling, rule design, standardization, and exception management.
 </li>
 <li>
 Proficiency in SQL and scripting (Python, Shell, or Scala) for advanced data validation.
 </li>
 <li>
 Deep understanding of data governance frameworks and collaboration with data stewards.
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to design DQ dashboards, scorecards, and KPIs to monitor performance.
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong communication skills for presenting findings and recommendations to business stakeholders.
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience mentoring junior engineers or managing small DQ workstreams.
 </li>
 <li>
 CDMP Associate Certificate and/or Informatica IDQ Certificate and/or IDMC DQ Certificate
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 <li>
 Experience defining data quality strategy and embedding DQ into enterprise data platforms (MDM, DWH, Data Lake).
 </li>
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 Understanding of data lineage, root cause analysis, and impact assessment.
 </li>
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 Knowledge of metadata management and integration with data catalogs.
 </li>
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 Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., NDMO, NDI).
 </li>
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 Ability to automate DQ workflows through orchestration or CI/CD pipelines.
 
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Additional Information
 
 
 
 
 Business Unit: Data &amp; Intelligence
 
 
 
 
 Level: Mid - Senior Level
 
</div>

Data Engineer

Agoda

<div>
 
 About Agoda
 
 
 
 At Agoda, we bridge the world through travel. Our story began in 2005, when two lifelong friends and entrepreneurs, driven by their passion for travel, launched Agoda to make it easier for everyone to explore the world.
 
 
 Today, we are part of Booking Holdings [NASDAQ: BKNG], with a diverse team of over 7,000 people from 90 countries, working together in offices around the globe. Every day, we connect people to destinations and experiences, with our great deals across our millions of hotels and holiday properties, flights, and experiences worldwide.
 
 
 No two days are the same at Agoda. Data and technology are at the heart of our culture, fueling our curiosity and innovation. If you&rsquo;re ready to begin your best journey and help build travel for the world, join us.
 
 
 
 Get to Know Our Team
 
 
 
 The Engineering department oversees all Agoda&rsquo;s ML and software related requirements. Our goal is to enable and increase Agoda&rsquo;s business through creative approaches and the implementation of powerful resources such as operational and analytical databases, ML driven solutions, queue systems and data monitoring tools. We hire the brightest minds from around the world to take on this challenge and equip them with the knowledge and tools that contribute to their personal growth and success while supporting our company&rsquo;s culture of diversity and experimentation. The role the engineering team plays at Agoda is critical as business users, product managers, and many others rely on us to empower their decision making. We are equally dedicated to our customers by improving their search experience with faster results and protecting them from any fraudulent activities. Data is interesting only when you have enough of it, and we have plenty. This is what drives up the challenge as part of the ML engineering squad, but also the reward. We work across structured and non-structured data at scale. For example, our current ML models process millions of images every day to try and enhance the experience that our users get from our app.
 
 
 
 Why Agoda Engineering Team (ML role)?
 
 
 
 Our engineering teams are at the intersection of business analytics, ml engineering, data warehousing and software engineering. Our job involves dealing with distributed systems, stream processing, ml modeling and computation at tens of PB Scale. We focus on software engineering related to data replication, storage, centralized computation, and Data API&rsquo;s. By providing our users with ML products/tools, shared frameworks, and ML services, we enable our company to validate strategic decisions, make smarter choices, and react to the fast-changing world. We are a small but passionate team with people from different nationalities working together on a single goal.
 
 
 
 In this Role, you will get to:
 
 
 
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 Lead the team technically in improving scalability, stability, accuracy, speed and efficiency of our existing ML systems and processes. Build, administer and scale ML processing pipelines.
 </li>
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 Be comfortable navigating the following technology stack: Python3, Scala Spark, scripting (Bash/Python), Hadoop, SQL, S3 etc.
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 Should be able to understand internals of ML models such as LightGBM, Random Forest, CNN, Regression models, etc
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 Design, build, test and deploy new libraries, frameworks or full systems for our core systems while keeping to the highest standards of testing and code quality.
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 Work with experienced engineers and product owners to identify and build tools to automate many large-scale data management / analysis tasks.
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 We believe in end-to-end ownership; this role will involve taking and building systems that enable us to deliver ML models to production at a scale.
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 What You&rsquo;ll need to Succeed:
 
 
 
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 <li>
 Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in computer science /information systems/engineering/related field 6+ years of experience in software engineering with a minimum of 4+ years in ML
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 Expert in SQL, Python3, and JVM based programming language &ndash; ie, Java or Scala
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 Expert in software design/design patterns, functional programming and object-oriented programming.
 </li>
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 Analytical problem-solving capabilities &amp; experience. A strong engineering driven mindset will be required to succeed in this role.
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 It&rsquo;s great if you have:
 
 
 
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 Good understanding of Hadoop ecosystems and Big Data architecture and techologies
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 Experience working with Open-source products
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 Experience with Scala development
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 Working in an agile environment using test driven methodologies
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 Systems administration skills in Linux
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Benefits
 
 
 
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 <li>
 Hybrid Working Model
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 WFH Set Up Allowance
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 30 Days of Remote Working from anywhere globally every year
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 Employee discount for accommodation globally
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 Global team of 90+ nationalities
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 40+ offices and 25+ countries
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 Annual CSR / Volunteer Time off
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 Benevity Subscription for employee donations
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 Volunteering opportunities globally
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 Free Headspace subscription
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 Free Odilo &amp; Udemy subscriptions
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 Access to Employee Assistance Program (third party for personal and workplace support)
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 Enhanced Parental Leave
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 Life, TPD &amp; Accident Insurance
 
 
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 Equal Opportunity Employer
 
 
 
 At Agoda, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds and orientations. We prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. Employment at Agoda is based solely on a person&rsquo;s merit and qualifications. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other legally protected characteristics.
 
 
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 Disclaimer
 
 
 
 We do not accept any terms or conditions, nor do we recognize any agency&rsquo;s representation of a candidate, from unsolicited third-party or agency submissions. If we receive unsolicited or speculative CVs, we reserve the right to contact and hire the candidate directly without any obligation to pay a recruitment fee.
 
 
</div>

Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Bidding (Bangkok based, relocation provided)

Mirai, a Scopely company

<div>
 Our Generative AI products are only as good as the data behind them. This role owns that data layer from end to end: the pipelines that bring data in, the transformations that shape it, and the way it reaches retrieval systems, agents, and analytics. The work runs on AWS, and the aim is a single governed source that every consumer can rely on.
 
 
 We want someone who has already built data pipelines for AI systems, not only for reporting. Preparing data for an LLM or an agent brings its own work around chunking, embeddings, indexing, and keeping content current, and you have done it before. The team is small and spans several languages, so you will own your pipelines and help set the standards the rest of us follow.
 
 
 
 What You Will Do
 
 
 
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 Build and run the batch and streaming pipelines that move data from source systems into the lake and through to the warehouse, owning the layers in between from raw to curated, along with their schema, quality, and lineage
 </li>
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 Build the data layer behind retrieval: source connectors, document parsing, chunking, embedding generation, and vector indexing, including re-embedding when content changes
 </li>
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 Model curated, query-ready datasets and metrics so AI and analytics consumers work from one definition instead of each rebuilding the logic
 </li>
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 Add quality checks, validation, and monitoring so problems surface before they reach a model or a user
 </li>
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 Apply access control where it belongs: row and column level rules, PII handling, and entitlement-aware datasets, enforced as close to query time as the stack allows
 </li>
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 Work with the platform and DevOps engineers to expose data and retrieval as documented, dependable services
 </li>
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 Keep storage, compute, and query costs in check, with particular attention to the cost of embedding and vector workloads
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 Review code, write the documentation, and help shape how the team builds its data layer
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Requirements
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Eight or more years in data engineering overall. That includes hands-on work building data for AI or ML systems such as retrieval, embeddings, or feature data, which can be a more recent part of your background
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 Strong SQL and strong Python, including PySpark or similar distributed processing
 </li>
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 Production experience across the AWS data stack: S3 for the lake, Glue for ETL and the Data Catalog, Athena for serverless query, and Redshift as the warehouse
 </li>
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 Hands-on experience with a layered data architecture, whether you call it medallion (bronze, silver, gold), a data lake feeding a warehouse, or a lakehouse, including building the transformation stages that move data from raw to curated
 </li>
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 Experience with an ELT or integration tool such as Airbyte, Fivetran, or Meltano, including building or maintaining connectors
 </li>
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 Experience with event-driven pipelines using SQS and SNS, and with at least one streaming or change-data-capture technology such as Kinesis, Amazon MSK, or Debezium
 </li>
 <li>
 Hands-on experience with a semantic or metrics layer over the warehouse, such as Cube or the dbt Semantic Layer
 </li>
 <li>
 Hands-on experience with at least one vector store and embedding workflow: pgvector, Amazon OpenSearch, Pinecone, Weaviate, or Milvus
 </li>
 <li>
 Comfort with columnar and open table formats: Parquet together with Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi
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 Working knowledge of an orchestrator such as Amazon MWAA, Step Functions, Dagster, or Prefect, and enough infrastructure as code to work closely with DevOps
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 </ul>
</div>

Senior Data Engineer

Decima International

<div><div>Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International's founders established a simple yet powerful formula:

Approach each client engagement as a partnership, create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.</div>
If you are interested in a long and rewarding career working with high-profile clients on some of the most challenging projects in the world, then Decima is where you belong. At Decima, you will be able to explore incredible growth and professional development opportunities.

We are looking for a driven and capable Mechanical Engineer / Mechanical Operations Subject Matter Expert to support mission-critical data center projects in KSA. This role will provide technical expertise across mechanical design review, commissioning, operational readiness, facility operations, and procedure development for complex data center environments.

The ideal candidate has strong direct data center experience and a deep understanding of mechanical infrastructure supporting Tier III and Tier IV facilities. The candidate should be capable of reviewing mechanical systems for operability, maintainability, reliability, operational risk, and alignment with client standards and industry best practices.

This is a hands-on, client-facing technical role focused on mechanical system performance, operational readiness, maintenance practices, procedure development, commissioning support, and technical documentation.

We are looking to bring in dedicated individuals with a passion for innovation and talent for multitasking in a fast-paced environment. We will help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what inspires you so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

RESPONSIBILITIES
<ul>
<li>Provide technical expertise for critical mechanical systems, including chilled water plants, CRAH/CRAC systems, cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, direct and indirect evaporative cooling systems, HVAC equipment, fuel systems, and fire protection systems.</li>
<li>Review mechanical designs, commissioning reports, test scripts, maintenance procedures, operating practices, and technical documentation for operability, maintainability, reliability, and alignment with client standards.</li>
<li>Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, commissioning reviews, operational readiness assessments, project meetings, technical workshops, procedure validation exercises, and tabletop reviews.</li>
<li>Evaluate mechanical system performance, operational risks, preventive maintenance strategies, operating practices, and critical environment requirements.</li>
<li>Develop, review, edit, and validate Standard Operating Procedures, Emergency Operating Procedures, and Methods of Procedure in alignment with client standards, regulatory requirements, and international best practices.</li>
<li>Conduct technical procedure reviews to confirm operational accuracy, risk mitigation, safe execution, and alignment with current facility requirements.</li>
<li>Support commissioning and operational acceptance by verifying that mechanical systems and procedures support design intent, facility readiness, and client reliability objectives.</li>
<li>Prepare clear and technically accurate documentation, including engineering reports, risk assessments, operating procedures, technical evaluations, and operational readiness documentation.</li>
<li>Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients and coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering, commissioning, construction, operations, contractor, and stakeholder teams.</li>
<li>Support business development activities by providing technical expertise during client engagements, as required.</li>
</ul>
QUALIFICATIONS

Required qualifications:
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.</li>
<li>Minimum 5 years of direct experience in mission-critical or data center environments.</li>
<li>Experience in one or more of the following areas: data center design, commissioning, facility operations, or mission-critical engineering.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of mechanical infrastructure supporting critical facilities, including cooling systems, HVAC equipment, pumps, heat exchangers, fuel systems, and fire protection systems.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, editing, or validating SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs.</li>
<li>Working familiarity with mission-critical and data center standards, codes, and operational practices, including ASHRAE, NFPA, ISO, IEC, Uptime Institute Tier Standards, TIA-942, BICSI, applicable local authority requirements, and international building, mechanical, electrical, and fire codes.</li>
<li>Ability to interpret standards and apply them to real-world data center design, commissioning, operations, maintenance, operational readiness, and emergency response procedures.</li>
<li>Understanding of critical environment operational practices, including change management, permit-to-work, risk assessments, lockout/tagout, incident response, root cause analysis, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Experience aligning SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs with client standards, regulatory requirements, and international best practices.</li>
<li>Excellent technical writing, documentation, reporting, verbal communication, and presentation skills.</li>
<li>Ability to work effectively with clients, contractors, consultants, commissioning teams, operations teams, and multidisciplinary project stakeholders.</li>
<li>Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, mechanical troubleshooting, organization, time management, technical leadership, and stakeholder management skills.</li>
<li>Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.</li>
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Preferred qualifications:
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<li>Direct experience supporting hyperscale data centers such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, or similar environments.</li>
<li>Experience supporting colocation providers such as QTS, Equinix, Digital Realty, Compass Datacenters, Vantage, Aligned, or similar operators.</li>
<li>Direct experience supporting mission-critical facilities in Saudi Arabia or the broader GCC region.</li>
<li>Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier Standards, ASHRAE guidance, and applicable NFPA standards.</li>
<li>Professional Engineer license, Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent professional registration.</li>
<li>Experience working with commissioning authorities, owner's engineering teams, or owner's representative teams.</li>
<li>Experience supporting commissioning, quality assurance, operational readiness, facility operations, technical consulting, or client advisory programs in mission-critical environments.</li>
</ul>
POSITION DETAILS
<ul>
<li>Location (On-site): Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</li>
<li>Position: Mechanical Engineer / Mechanical Operations Subject Matter Expert</li>
<li>Position Classification: Project-Based</li>
</ul>
<div>Please note: This position is part of our anticipated expansion in KSA. While we are excited about the opportunities this role will offer, the position is not currently active and is associated with the planned launch of our operations in the region. By applying, you acknowledge that this is a future opportunity and not an offer of immediate employment. We appreciate your interest and encourage you to express your intent to be considered once the role becomes available.
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Decima International is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to the safety and well-being of all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.</div></div>

Mechanical Engineer / Mechanical Operations SME

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