Brainlake

Data Engineer

Brainlake  •  Riyadh, SA (Hybrid)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer at Manager level with 8 to 10 years of experience to join an advanced analytics engagement based in Riyadh. You will work as part of a small, senior delivery team, building and optimizing the data pipelines and analytics infrastructure that power a client's advanced analytics program, with a focus on procurement and cost-optimization use cases.

What You'll Do

❑ Design and build scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows on Snowflake, integrating with DataIQ and Sigma

❑ Develop and optimize Python-based data engineering workflows within the client's environment

❑ Translate procurement and cost-optimization analytics requirements into robust, production-grade data solutions

❑ Structure and model data to support advanced analytics and decision-intelligence use cases

❑ Embed data quality, governance, and lineage standards across all pipeline stages

❑ Engage directly with client stakeholders to clarify requirements and present technical approaches

❑ Own day-to-day delivery of the data workstream, including planning and quality of deliverables

❑ Collaborate with a small, senior project team — including a data architect and a junior data resource

Requirements

❑ 8–10 years of data engineering experience, ideally including time at a Big 4 firm or strategy / technology consulting firm

❑ Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake; familiarity with DataIQ and Sigma Computing is a strong plus

❑ Proficient in Python and SQL for data engineering and pipeline development

❑ Experience with procurement, sourcing, or cost-optimization analytics use cases

❑ Solid understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT design, and data quality practices

❑ Comfortable working directly within a client's technical environment under data sovereignty constraints

❑ Able to interface with client stakeholders and communicate clearly with non-technical audiences

❑ Willing and able to work on-site in Riyadh on a full time or hybrid basis (2–3 days per week)

You're Our Match If You Have

❑ A track record of delivering data engineering workstreams on client-facing consulting engagements

❑ Strong command of Snowflake-based architectures and modern analytics stacks

❑ Comfort operating in fast-paced, deadline-driven project environments

❑ The ability to own your workstream with minimal oversight while coordinating with a small delivery team

❑ Professional experience in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC

❑ Availability to start within the next month and commit to a 4–6 month contract

Bonus Points If You Have Experience With

❑ DataIQ or Sigma Computing specifically

❑ Procurement or sourcing analytics and cost-optimization use cases

❑ A Big 4 firm, global systems integrator, or strategy consulting firm

❑ Arabic data sets

❑ Working under data residency / sovereignty constraints in client environments

Brainlake

About Brainlake

We’re not a massive global agency. But we think like one. Only better.

You want your customers to have an easier life, right? So you need to give them solutions that make their every day simpler, more in control, a bit more fun even?

At Brainlake we spend our days doing just that. By ideating and crafting digital products and experiences that users can’t get enough of. Our CX, UX and UI teams are hot. And that’s not just because we’re based in sunny Dubai, UAE.

You’ll like working with us, we promise. So, if you dream of personalised service from a world-class boutique agency that has delivered complex projects for some of the biggest clients in the region, stop scrolling and say hello to your new digital partner.

Industry
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Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Dubai, AE
Year Founded
2019
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