Job description

The Data Analyst VAT role in Dubai within the banking and financial services sector focuses on understanding business requirements and translating them into structured data mapping and analysis solutions that define data flow from raw source systems to customized data marts, dashboards, and APIs for data consumption. The role is responsible for ensuring that data is collected, transformed, modeled, and made accessible for analytical and reporting purposes, supporting business decision-making and insights generation from large and complex datasets. The position requires strong expertise in SQL, Oracle, Apache Spark, Python, and data visualization tools such as Power BI, Business Objects, and Crystal Reports, along with a strong understanding of data warehousing and ETL processes. The role involves working with structured and semi-structured data formats including JSON, Parquet, Avro, and XML, and applying data modeling techniques such as schema design, partitioning, and performance tuning. It includes leveraging cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS for data storage, compute, and integration services, as well as working with Databricks for large-scale data processing. The Data Analyst is expected to have strong banking domain knowledge across retail, business, and wholesale banking products and contribute to end-to-end data product deployment, reporting, MIS analysis, and analytics workflows. The role also requires knowledge of data governance, quality assurance, and compliance best practices, as well as solid computer science fundamentals including data structures and algorithms relevant to performance-critical data systems. The position plays a key role in building robust, scalable, and efficient data pipelines and analytical frameworks within a regulated banking environment in Dubai.