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Tech Lead, UAE

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Hybrid)

Tech Lead, UAE

3 Months ago • All levels • Data Analyst • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Lab49 seeks a Tech Lead with expertise in data architecture, analytics, and software development (Java, Spring) to lead the design and build of innovative banking solutions. Strong communication, stakeholder management, and a passion for solving business problems with data are essential.

Must have:

Data Architecture
Analytics Platforms
Software Development
Stakeholder Management

Good to have:

Apache Kafka
Redis
Power BI
Cloud Solutions

Perks:

Dynamic Environment
Innovation Focus

Lab49 is hiring a Tech Lead for an exciting opportunity in one of the world's most dynamic business hubs. Advance your career with a unique opportunity and become part of our pioneering team, setting new benchmarks for innovation and growth. Seize the moment to fuel your career and apply today.

Lab49 is looking for a Technical Lead to work with our clients to guide the analysis, design and build of the new banking solutions applied to their business.

This person will work with clients and teams of architects, data scientists, engineers, and visualization experts to discover and understand opportunities with clients’ data, and to present learnings back to stakeholders to create actionable insights.

The role will require a strong combination of experience successfully delivering data and analytics initiatives, financial domain expertise, and stakeholder management skills to lead engagements that create substantial value for our clients while also being commercially successful.

What we are looking for: 

You are an experienced professional who has delivered numerous successful initiatives to business stakeholders in a variety of contexts. You have a technical background, but with a demonstrated ability to bring all of the components together necessary to the success of an initiative.
You have a passion for solving diverse business problems using the emerging techniques in the data and analytics field and a strong delivery and commercial maturity to work with multi-disciplinary teams and create high quality solutions for clients.
You contribute to practice development by sharing expertise with your colleagues, improving internal processes and contributing to client outreach, meetups, etc.

Responsibilities:

Technical Vision and Strategy: Develop and communicate a clear technical vision and strategy for data management and processing within the organization. Lead the architectural design and evolution of data systems to support our growth and innovation goals.
Advanced Data Architecture Design: Design and implement sophisticated data architectures that support analytics at scale, utilizing platforms like Snowflake for data warehousing and Alation for data cataloguing to facilitate data governance and metadata management.
Development and Optimization: Lead the development and continuous refinement of data processing pipelines, employing tools like Apache Kafka for messaging and event streaming to enable real-time data ingestion and processing.
Real-Time Data Solutions: Architect and implement real-time caching and in-memory data solutions using technologies like Redis to enhance application performance and user experience through faster data access and processing.
Analytics Platform Management: Oversee the integration and effective use of data analytics platforms such as Power BI, ensuring that data insights are accessible and actionable across the organization.
Software Development Leadership: Maintain hands-on involvement in software developmentincluding Java, Spring, setting best practices, and ensuring high standards of quality. Mentor and guide the development team in implementing complex data processing logic, algorithms, and efficient coding techniques.
Architecture and System Design: Craft robust, scalable, and flexible data architectures that support the needs of the business while accommodating future growth and technologies. This includes designing data models, databases, and data integration processes.
Technical Innovation: Identify and evaluate new technologies, tools, and practices that can enhance the organization's data capabilities. Lead the adoption of cutting-edge data technologies, such as big data processing frameworks, machine learning platforms, and cloud-based data solutions.
Collaboration and Influence: Work closely with product owners, data specialists, and cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business needs. Influence decision-making at the highest levels of the company with your technical expertise and vision.
Performance and Scalability Optimization: Ensure data systems are optimized for performance and scalability. Conduct code reviews, system simulations, and performance testing to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
Data Governance and Compliance: Collaborate with data governance teams to ensure data architecture complies with legal, regulatory, and security requirements. Promote data best practices and standards across the organization.

Lab49/ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.

Lab49/ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.

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About The Company

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We’re visionary innovators who are delivering mission-critical trading and workflow automation software to financial institutions, corporations, central banks, and governments. By combining our passion for automation with a strategic view on the industries we serve, we design solutions that improve decision-making, simplify complex processes, and empower people. Simply put, we help our customers do more, faster and better than before. We believe our investments in research and development are shaping the future of automation and enabling our customers to transform their business. And we embrace the power of community, working with each other and with our customers to succeed through a positive culture of continuous improvement.