Technical Lead / Data Architect – GCP, BigQuery & Customer 360
Role Overview
Technical Lead / Data Architect for a 13-week client project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Contract project with hourly compensation in SAR, based on experience and technical expertise.
Work model is hybrid: the first three weeks are fully on-site in Riyadh, followed by a hybrid arrangement agreed with the client.
Immediate or short-notice availability is preferred.
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Project overview
Technical Lead / Data Architect for a 13-week client project in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Contract project with hourly compensation in SAR, based on experience and technical expertise.
Work model is hybrid: the first three weeks are fully on-site in Riyadh, followed by a hybrid arrangement agreed with the client.
Immediate or short-notice availability is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and technical design for data engineering, analytics, and Customer 360 initiatives.
- Design and implement scalable GCP data platforms and pipelines; develop solutions using BigQuery, Dataflow, Airflow, dbt, Python, and SQL.
- Define architecture, integrations, transformations, and data quality standards; support Customer 360, unified customer data, and lakehouse solutions.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, engineers, analytics teams, and project leadership; provide technical direction and review code and designs.
- Ensure data solutions meet performance, reliability, scalability, security, and governance needs.
- Support data validation, testing, UAT, production readiness, and go-live; apply governance and security practices, particularly in regulated environments.
Mandatory requirements
- At least 10 years of professional experience in data engineering, data architecture, or related technical roles, including at least three years of hands-on GCP experience.
- Strong practical experience with Google BigQuery, Google Cloud Dataflow, Apache Airflow, dbt, Python, and SQL.
- Experience designing and implementing data pipelines and enterprise data architectures.
- Experience with Customer 360, unified customer data platforms, or lakehouse solutions.
- Able to lead technical discussions, make architecture decisions, and guide engineering teams.
- Available for the initial three-week on-site period in Riyadh and the subsequent hybrid arrangement.
Preferred experience
- Power BI and Dynamics 365 experience is preferred.
- Experience in banking, financial services, insurance, or other regulated industries is preferred.
- Knowledge of data governance, data quality, privacy, security, and compliance is preferred.
- Enterprise data integration and large-scale transformation or modernization experience is preferred.
Location and deployment
- The posting requires the selected resource to work physically in Riyadh for the first three weeks and follow the client's hybrid arrangement afterward.
- Candidates must be based in Saudi Arabia or legally eligible and able to travel to and work in Riyadh, with appropriate authorization for the assignment.
- The engagement requires full-time project availability for 13 weeks.
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