About This Role
This engineering role focuses on building and maintaining the data pipelines that power the company's analytics and data platform. The ETL Engineer will manage ETL workflows from end to end, from extraction strategy and transformation logic to monitoring and optimization, working within a big data stack. The role involves direct collaboration with business teams and delivery on international projects, including in Saudi Arabia, with English as the primary working language.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, optimize, and maintain the full ETL lifecycle
- Define data extraction strategies, cleansing rules, and transformation logic from business requirements
- Write complex SQL for querying, statistical analysis, and query optimization to improve processing efficiency
- Build and automate ETL workflows in Python, Java, and Shell
- Contribute to the design, modeling, and maintenance of Hive-based data warehouses, applying layering concepts (ODS, DWD, DWS, ADS) and optimizing storage structures
- Integrate and maintain Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and related big data technologies within ETL workflows
- Monitor ETL jobs, configure alerts, troubleshoot failures, and resolve data latency and consistency issues
- Establish and continuously improve ETL operations and maintenance standards
- Partner with business teams on requirement analysis, solution design, implementation, data validation, and data quality initiatives
- Keep current with new tools and techniques and bring them into the pipeline
Requirements
- 2–3 years of hands-on ETL or data engineering experience
- Strong SQL, including complex queries and query optimization
- Programming in at least one of Python, Java, or Shell, with working knowledge of the others
- Experience with Hive and an understanding of data warehouse layering (ODS, DWD, DWS, ADS)
- Exposure to Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka in a production or project setting
- Experience monitoring and troubleshooting scheduled data jobs
- Professional English, written and spoken - you'll write technical documentation and present solutions to clients
- Based in or willing to relocate to Saudi Arabia
Benefits
- Strong, performance-based commission structure
- Bupa medical insurance (Golden Tier) with comprehensive healthcare coverage
- Ongoing professional development, including training and mentorship from experienced leadership
- Exposure to high-impact projects with leading clients across the Saudi market
- Collaborative, growth-oriented culture that supports long-term career progression
Important Details
- Working Days: Sunday – Thursday
About the Company
ExeQut is a leader in consulting, delivering customized solutions for enterprise applications and digital platforms. The company emphasizes transparency, collaboration, and addressing core business challenges through a structured, agile development process, partnering with clients from ideation to deployment to ensure long-term value and streamlined user experience.
