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Data Engineer - Automation & AI

📍 Location
abu dhabi
⏰ Job Type
Full-time
📅 Posted
May 29, 2026

About the Role

Data Engineer – Automation & AI

Location: UAE – Abu Dhabi or Dubai

Engagement: Full-time (On-site)

Contract duration: 3 or 6 months + possible extensions

Start date: February 2026

Riverflex is partnering with a leading financial institution in the UAE on a strategic Proof of Concept focused on increasing data engineering productivity through automation and AI. We are seeking a Data Engineer – Automation & AI with strong GenAI and agent-based experience to own this PoC end-to-end, applying AI- and agent-assisted techniques to the design, migration, and development of AWS-based data pipelines.

This role is explicitly focused on accelerating data engineering ways of working using AI, not solely on building pipelines. You will act as the internal lead on how AI should be applied in day-to-day data engineering, working closely with the partner’s Data Lead and embedded with the on-site eng...

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