Job description

The Senior Data Engineer role at Accenture Technology in Riyadh operates within the Data Engineering, Management and Governance domain and focuses on designing, developing, and managing advanced data solutions that enable data generation, collection, processing, and analytics at scale. The role is responsible for end-to-end ownership of critical data engineering components including data pipelines, ETL and ELT workflows, data migrations, data access layers, and pipeline development while maintaining data quality, integrity, and consistency across large datasets. The position involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, efficient, and reliable data architectures, conducting regular data integrity assessments, and implementing validation and monitoring mechanisms across pipelines. The Senior Data Engineer develops high-performance data solutions to improve operational efficiency and customer experience, leverages modern data frameworks and tools such as SQL, Python, Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, Hadoop, and enterprise ETL tools, and works with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and GCP alongside modern data storage technologies. The role acts as a subject matter expert, engaging with product teams, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions, guide architectural and technical decisions, mentor team members on best practices, monitor and troubleshoot pipeline performance, and continuously enhance scalability and efficiency. The role is delivered within Accenture’s global technology consulting environment, supporting complex client transformations and innovation at scale across industries.