Senior Data Platform Architect

Senior Data Platform Architect

Reports To: Nabil Ahmad

Experience Level: 15 years

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

We are seeking a strategic, results‑driven Senior Data Platform Architect and Enterprise Database Expert with 15 years of experience to lead and architect our mission‑critical data infrastructure. This hybrid role spans the entire data lifecycle across Big Data ecosystems, traditional relational databases, and No

SQL environments. The ideal candidate will design high‑availability environments, implement advanced security protocols—including encryption, masking, and access control—and spearhead zero‑downtime database migrations within highly regulated banking or government frameworks.

• Deploy, optimize, and maintain Cloudera CDH and CDP multi‑node production clusters.
• Manage and scale components such as Hive, Impala, HDFS, YARN, HBase, Hue, NiFi, and Spark
  3.
• Architect and deploy modern Cloudera ECS Data Services, including Cloudera Data Warehouse and Cloudera Machine Learning.
• Lead major platform upgrades from legacy environments to modern Cloudera platforms with minimal risk.
• Build data integration pipelines connecting Microsoft SQL Server via Poly Base to Hive and Impala.
• Lead full‑lifecycle administration of Oracle databases from version
  11g through
  23c.
• Design and manage Oracle RAC and Extended RAC environments for maximum performance and fault tolerance.
• Configure and support complex Oracle Golden Gate topologies, including uni‑directional, bi‑directional, and hub‑and‑spoke architectures with table schema mapping and data transformations.
• Execute seamless migrations of high‑volume government and banking workloads from legacy hardware to modern Oracle Exadata platforms.
• Ensure high availability for SQL Server, Postgre
  
  SQL, and MySQL databases.
• Scale No
  
  SQL environments using Mongo
  
  DB administration techniques such as sharding and replica sets.
• Implement, configure, and secure high‑availability Kafka clusters.
• Enforce platform hardening and technical controls aligned with CIS benchmarks.
• Secure Big Data platforms using HDFS encryption at rest, TLS/SSL certificates, and Kerberos integration with Active Directory.
• Protect sensitive data—including PII and PCI—using Apache Ranger for dynamic masking and row/column‑level filtering.
• Deploy advanced Oracle security tools, including Transparent Data Encryption, Database Vault, Audit Vault, and Database Firewall.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Experience: Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in database administration, big data infrastructure, and enterprise data architecture.

Key skills include:

• Cloudera CDH and CDP, Hive, Impala, Spark, NiFi, and Ranger.
• Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, and Mongo
  
  DB.
• Oracle Golden Gate, Kafka, and Oracle Data Guard.
• Operating Linux, Unix, and Windows Server environments.
• Mission‑critical 24/7 production systems within government, telecom, banking, or large enterprise sectors.

• Data Platforms: Cloudera, Databricks, Snowflake
• Databases: Oracle
  12c/19c/21c, Mongo
  
  DB, MySQL
  8.0, Postgre
  
  SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Redis
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Oracle RAC, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Golden Gate, ASM, MySQL InnoDB Cluster, Mongo
  
  DB Replica Sets and Sharding
• Tools: Oracle Enterprise Manager, TOAD, SQL Developer, RMAN, Data Pump, Mongo
  
  DB Compass, Mongo
  
  DB Atlas
• Operating Systems: Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows Server
• Scripting: Shell/Bash, PL/SQL, Python, Power Shell
• Backup & Recovery: RMAN, Data Pump, mongodump, mysqldump, , third‑party backup solutions
• Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, Open Shift

• Big Data Certification or Training
• Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional
  19c or higher
• Oracle Web Logic Server Administrator Certified Associate or Professional
• Oracle MySQL Database Administrator Certified Professional
• Mongo
  
  DB Certified DBA Associate
• Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Specialist
• Professional Scrum Master PSMI or equivalent Agile certification

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English;
  Arabic is an advantage.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross‑functional teams.
• Strong ownership mindset with a proactive attitude and ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• Customer‑focused approach with experience working directly with internal and external stakeholders.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with emerging database and middleware technologies.