Purpose
As a Data Engineer you will be responsible for designing and implementing data pipelines to support AI initiatives. You will work closely with data scientists and other stakeholders to ensure data availability, quality, and reliability. This role requires strong technical skills, attention to detail, and a deep understanding of data engineering principles.
Accountabilities
- Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines to support AI initiatives.
- Collaborate with data scientists to understand requirements and ensure data availability and quality.
- Implement data processing and transformation logic to prepare data for analysis and modelling.
- Monitor and optimize data pipelines for performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in data engineering technologies and best practices.
- Contribute to low-level architecture/technical design aligned to the high-level solution and business
- requirements
- Work within the agile development team to analyse and decompose stories into tasks for simpler
- implementation
- Proactively identify new frameworks/tools/processes to enhance the efficiency of the development team
- Responsible for the end-to-end quality of your own deliverables
- Communicate clearly and effectively with team members throughout all the implementation lifecycle
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience working as a Data Engineer or similar role, preferably in the airline industry or a related field.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala, as well as experience with data processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark).
- Strong understanding of database technologies and SQL.
- Experience with cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is a plus.
About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world's leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad's codeshare partners, Etihad's network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad's ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!
To learn more, visit etihad.com
