Senior Data Engineering Expert

About the Role

Amadeus is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Expert to lead the design, development, modernization, and governance of enterprise-scale data platforms and data integration ecosystems. This full-time position is based in Makkah, with locations in Jeddah and Makkah, and requires 5-10 years of experience. The role focuses on the Airline IT domain, supporting airline operations, customer experience, revenue management, commercial analytics, and regulatory reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement enterprise-wide data architecture strategies supporting commercial, digital, customer, and operational business functions.
• Design scalable, resilient, and secure data platforms for analytics, reporting, machine learning, and operational decision-making.
• Lead the modernization of legacy data environments towards cloud-native Lakehouse architectures and enterprise data ecosystems.
• Establish data engineering standards, architectural principles, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Design and implement scalable enterprise data architectures supporting Airline Commercial and Digital functions, including Reservations, Revenue Management, Loyalty Programs, CRM, CDP, Digital Engagement, Customer Analytics, and Commercial Performance.
• Architect and develop scalable data ingestion, transformation, and serving layers for batch and real-time processing.
• Design reusable and metadata-driven ETL/ELT frameworks for large volumes of transactional, operational, and customer data.
• Establish enterprise integration patterns using APIs, event-driven architectures, messaging technologies, and hybrid connectivity models.
• Implement data quality controls, reconciliation mechanisms, lineage tracking, metadata management, and observability capabilities.
• Drive automation of deployment, orchestration, monitoring, recovery, and operational support processes.
• Design and implement streaming architectures for near real-time operational visibility and business insights.
• Enable event-driven data processing capabilities supporting customer engagement, disruption management, and operational performance monitoring.
• Establish enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) strategies and governance frameworks.
• Define and govern master data domains including customers, flights, airports, aircraft, crew, and enterprise reference data.
• Drive data stewardship, golden record management, metadata governance, and enterprise data quality initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and direction across data engineering and architecture teams.
• Mentor engineers, architects, and technical leads, fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, enterprise architects, airline operations teams, and executive leadership.
• Lead strategic modernization, cloud transformation, and enterprise data platform initiatives.

Required Technical Expertise

Candidates should possess technical leadership in modern data engineering technologies, including:

• Databricks
• Apache Spark (Scala)
• Delta Lake
• Data Warehousing
• Database Management Systems
• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Enterprise data integration platforms

What Amadeus Offers

• A critical mission and purpose in the future of travel.
• A global DNA, reflected in people, business, footprint, processes, and culture.
• Opportunities for continuous learning through on-the-job training, formal activities, and daily interactions.
• A caring environment that supports professional growth and personal well-being.
• Attractive compensation packages, including salary, bonus, caregiving, and health benefits.
• A flexible working model.
• A diverse and inclusive community committed to enabling each employee's full potential.
• A reliable company that values trust and reliability in relationships with customers, partners, and employees.

Diversity and Inclusion

Amadeus aims to be a leader in Diversity and Inclusion within the tech industry. The company fosters a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting talent from all backgrounds and serving as a role model for an inclusive employee experience. Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an accessible recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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