Deeplight AI

Financial Services

AWSGlueDataEngineer

AED 300–450k ~AI est. Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“AWS Glue Data Engineer at Deeplight AI. Skills: AWS Glue, PySpark, ETL pipeline, Lakehouse architecture. Build AWS Glue jobs. Implement loading methods”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Identifying automation opportunities

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years experience in data engineering, Hands-on experience in AWS Glue

Nice to Have

Experience working in financial services, Experience in AWS Glue, Experience in PySpark, Experience in ETL pipeline development

What You'll Do.

Implement loading methods

Design historical loading mechanisms

Optimize Glue job performance

Collaborate with platform teams

Migrate source tables

Automate production deployment

Implement source system connectivity

Ensure jobs comply with data contracts

Prepare documentation

Handover to support teams

Work with Data Architect

Coordinate with Data Assurance Lead

Partner with platform engineers

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Data Architect; Data Assurance Lead; Platform engineers; Source system owners; Data Factory Squad

Communication Scope

Compelling communicators; Persuasive advocates; Articulating technical decisions; Selling vision

Process & Methodology

Agile

Full Job Description

DeepLight AI is a specialist AI and data consultancy with extensive experience implementing intelligent enterprise systems across multiple industries, with particular depth in financial services and banking. Our team combines deep expertise in data science, statistical modeling, AI/ML technologies, workflow automation, and systems integration with a practical understanding of complex business operations. We are seeking a skilled AWS Glue Data Engineer to join our Data Factory Squad, responsible for migrating source systems into the Lakehouse ingestion zone. This role focuses on building scalable ingestion pipelines, optimizing performance, and ensuring compliance with architectural and data assurance standards. You will ideally have experience working in financial services with strong experience in AWS Glue, PySpark, and ETL pipeline development. _**Your responsibilities as the AWS Glue Data Engineer will include:**_ * **Data Ingestion Development** * Building and implementing AWS Glue jobs for Bronze layer ingestion using defined standards and templates. * Implementing correct loading methods based on source requirements (CDC, full load, delta, snapshot). * Designing and executing historical loading mechanisms to bring legacy data into the Lakehouse. * **Performance Optimisation** * Optimising Glue job performance (DPU allocation, parallelization, partitioning) according to best practices. * Collaborating with platform teams to ensure tooling and optimization alignment. * **Migration & Automation** * Aggressively migrating source tables to Bronze layer, initially using manual approaches with standards/templates, later leveraging AI-enabled acceleration. * Ensuring jobs are version-controlled and production deployment is automated via Git and Terraform. * **Governance & Monitoring** * Implementing source system connectivity into CDP in collaboration with source system owners. * Ensuring jobs comply with data contracts and are properly monitored. * Preparing document

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