Head of Data Engineering & Architecture
Full Job DetailsJob Description
Eligibility:
Qualification:
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
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Qualification in Islamic Finance is an added advantage.
Experience:
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10+ years in data engineering, data warehousing, or analytics.
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Minimum 3 years in a leadership role within a regulated environment (banking/financial services).
Skills Required:
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Design & implement enterprise data engineering and ETL solutions (DataStage, Informatica, ODI).
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Build & operate modern data warehouse/lake-house platforms (Teradata, DB2 Warehouse) with big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Flink).
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Develop scalable data models (3NF & Star), proficient in SQL, Shell scripting, Python/Scala, CI/CD pipelines, automation, monitoring, and orchestration of data workflows.
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Ensure data governance, security, regulatory compliance, platform reliability, monitoring, SLAs, and disaster recovery.
Responsibilities:
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Define & own enterprise data architecture strategy aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements (SBP, FATF), and analytics/AI initiatives.
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Lead data platform engineering & operations, establish ETL and integration standards, manage scalable on-premise platforms for BI and advanced analytics.
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Enable data quality, governance, lineage, and metadata management, operationalize validation frameworks.
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Drive performance optimization, reliability, automation, monitoring, SLA management, failover, backup, and disaster recovery.
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Build & mentor high-performing teams; foster cross-functional collaboration across digital banking, risk, compliance, finance, and business stakeholders.
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Adopt modern data architectures and emerging technologies.
Department: Data & AI Unit – Finance Department
Location: Head Office – Karachi
Last Date to Apply: February 19th, 2026