Data Engineer – Cloud Data Platform

About the role

Samaha Consulting is looking for an experienced Data Engineer to design, build, and optimise enterprise‑scale data platforms. You will work in a modern cloud environment, delivering secure and high‑performance data solutions that power analytics, machine learning and real‑time business insights.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines for structured, semi‑structured and unstructured data.
• Build and optimise Data Warehouse and Data Lake solutions using Azure services.
• Create ETL/ELT workflows with Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Ab Initio, Apache Spark, Python and PySpark.
• Implement DataOps practices, including automation, orchestration, testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop batch and streaming pipelines using Kafka and Azure Event Hub.
• Ensure data quality through automated validation, profiling and monitoring.
• Implement metadata management, data lineage and governance standards.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Business Analysts, Software Engineers and architects.
• Provide Level 2/3 support for production incidents and optimise performance and cost.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or National Diploma in IT, Computer Science, Data Engineering or a related field.
• 2–5 years of hands‑on experience in data engineering or business intelligence.
• Strong understanding of cloud data platforms and data governance.

Required skills

• Azure Data Factory
• Microsoft Fabric
• Databricks
• Ab Initio
• Apache Spark
• Python & PySpark
• Kafka
• Azure Event Hub
• DataOps / CI‑CD
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)