Data Architect - Design Office | Jobs in Cairo, Egypt by Giza Systems | Apply Now

JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

Employment: Full Time

Job Description

As a Data Architect, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing data solutions across various lines of business. You will play a critical role in developing robust and scalable data architectures that meet the evolving needs of different data projects. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in big data technologies, data engineering, and architecture design.

Job Description:
- Proven experience as architect and engineering lead in Data & Analytics stream
- In-depth understanding of data structure principles and data platforms
- Problem-solving attitude, solution mindset with implementation expertise
- Working experience on Modern data platforms which involves big data technologies, data management solutions, and data virtualization
- Well-versed with the end2end data management philosophies and governance processes
- Has pre-sales experience and have involved in RFP/RFI/RFQ processes
- Creative problem-solver with strong communication skills
- Excellent understanding of traditional and distributed computing paradigm
- Should have excellent knowledge of data warehouse / data lake technology and business intelligence concepts.
- Should have good knowledge in Relational, No-SQL, Big Data Databases and should be able to write complex SQL queries.

Requirements:

Personal Skills
- Good command of the English language.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
- Preferred to be TOGAF certified.

Technical Skills
- Data integration - ETL tools like Talend and Informatica. Ingestion mechanisms like Flume & Kafka.
- Data modeling - Dimensional & transactional modeling using RDBMS, NO-SQL and Big Data technologies.
- Experience in Snowflake modeling would be an advantage.
- Data visualization - Tools like Tableau, Power BI, and Kibana.
- Master data management (MDM) - Concepts and expertise in tools like Informatica & Talend MDM. Big data - Hadoop eco-system, Distributions like Cloudera / Hortonworks, Pig, and HIVE.
- Data processing frameworks - Spark & Spark streaming.
- Hands-on experience with multiple databases like PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Oracle, MS SQL Server, NOSQL (HBase / Cassandra, MongoDB), is required.
- Knowledge of various data modelling techniques and should be hands-on with data modeling tools like ERWin, TOAD, PowerDesigner, etc.
- Experience in cloud data eco-system - AWS, Azure or GCP.
- Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Good understanding of the data eco-system, both current and future data trends.

Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Giza Systems, a leading systems integrator in the MEA region, designs and deploys industry-specific technology solutions for asset-intensive industries such as the telecoms, utilities, oil and gas, hospitality and real estate among other market sectors. We help our clients streamline their operations and businesses through our portfolio of solutions, managed services, and consultancy practice. Our team of 1000 professionals are spread throughout the region with anchor offices in Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Abuja, Kampala and New Jersey, allowing us to service an ever-increasing client base in over 40 countries.

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