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    Tech Lead | Air Arabia

    Employment:

    Full Time

    1.Contributes to the delivery of software products and components for provides technology expertise and supports in the management of technology life cycle. Investigates and analyzes applications architecture, technology stacks, design, development, deployment and automated testing.2.In collaboration with product team, project managers, and IT solutions managers, contributes to translating business needs into technical implementations in line with the architectural principles laid down for ISA products. 3.Assists in testing and implementation of technical solutions; reviews technical documentation, user guides, training manuals, and system specifications ensuring quality, compliance and completeness. 4.Assists in reviewing/giving feedback on specifications and information of the architectural design provided by product team.5.Co-identifies the technical tools and languages needed for the design execution in line with the adopted technical and quality standards.6.Assists in establishing efficient continuous delivery process and production operations process; creates deployment architecture based on open source technology stack for automation. Monitors the User Interfaces used for the product in line with requirements.7.Assists in identifying and implementing best practices, new trends, and emerging technologies.8.Assists in implementing agreed remedies and preventative measures in specified area. Ensures compliance of the implementation with the architecture. Assists teams to meet agreed service levels; provides needed status reports to specialists, users, and managers.9.Installs and maintains security patches in production and non-production environments and provides technical governance and sign off on engineering team deliverables.10.Guides other technology experts internally; ensures there is proper, sufficient and continuous knowledge sharing within team.11.Maintains effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including project managers, product, operations, governance and enterprise development teams.

    •Bachelor’s degree in IT Engineering/Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.•Agile development certifications.•Fluent in English Language.•Java knowledge -Minimum 5 years in software development and management out of which at least 2 years in a “DevOps Architect/Software Architect”.-Holistic IT Knowledge of heterogeneous technology environments – experienced with different types of end-to-end technology stacks.-DevOps principles and stages of CICD process from source code management, to build, deployment and test automation, finishing with production deployment-Hands-on designing solutions for IaaS, PaaS and SaaS based set-ups, managing vendors and service providers.-Experienced in core system configuration and systems testing.-Experienced in networking concepts like Routing, Web Application Firewalls, Load Balancing and VPC in a cloud environment.-Hands-on production operations and site reliability engineering principles;-Hands on technical leadership, technical solution design.-Capable of analyzing data, identifying pitfalls and recommending cost-effective solutions.-Cost-oriented, possesses effective problem solving and decision-making skills.-Employs technical and interpersonal skills to execute new initiatives and achieve company’s objectives.-Demonstrates the ability to contribute and successfully deliver against business strategy and set KPIs.

    Air Arabia (PJSC), listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is the Middle East and North Africa’s first and leading low-cost carrier flying to over 100 destinations across the world. Air Arabia was the first airline to introduce the low-cost carrier concept in the region and is on a mission to serve all Arab countries and beyond, constantly undergoing aggressive route expansion, taking advantage of its ideally located hubs in the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan. Over the past thirteen years, Air Arabia, through continuous market research and customer feedback, provides a range of value added services to millions of passengers who chose to fly with Air Arabia’s fleet of A320 aircraft. The airline commenced operations in October 2003 and achieved financial break-even from its very first year of services and has been profitable ever since. More

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    Practice Manager Data Analytics | Consulting | Arabic Speaker | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Practice Manager – Data Analytics | Consulting | Arabic Speaker Head of Data analytics required by a Top Saudi Consulting firm required to work on Key clients within the Public Sector as a Senior Executive within the firm. They require passion and experience for growing businesses within Data Analytics & Consulting Engagements.Client DetailsHead of Data analytics required by a Top Saudi Consulting firm required to work on Key clients within the government space as a Senior Executive within the firm. They are looking for a passionate Data Analytics professional with passion and experience for growing businesses within Data Analytics & Consulting Engagements. Arabic & English speaking candidate requiredThis is a permanent position, based in Riyadh Paying competitively& benefits.DescriptionThis role is for a Arabic Speaker based in Saudi with experience running Data Analytics & consulting. This role is a Senior position for someone who has experience with Creating & Implementing business solutions, running a PNL, Managing a division within a specialism of Data analytics. Any experience working in Public Sector is nice to have.As a Head of Data Analytics, you will work with clients to advise them on different trends in the Data Analytics space, support their needs from a Data perspective, providing expertise & work as a Senior Consulting Expert to help a range of High Priority Public Sector clients.Job OfferThis is a permanent position, based in Riyadh Paying competitively & Bonus and benefits

    As a Data Analytics manager they are looking for someone passionate about Data Analytics & is experienced in Data Strategy, Data Management, Implementation and Managing Digital transformations. This is a Key position for someone to come on board work with high priority clients and manage their digital transformation experience from a Data perspective. This role with be to advise and consult the firms customers on Data Analytics whilst managing a large budget within the consulting practice.As a Data Analytics Consultant you will also be responsible in providing a broad range of expertise in the data Analytics Field, for the creation and implementation of business solutions.This will be a key position for someone who can come in and build a practice with experience in consulting or working within public sector clients.Experience required:* Executive level professional Data Analytics Experience or a Head of Data Analytics* Passion for digitization & innovation.* Experience in government sectors* Expert in Data Analytics* Experience with Data Strategy, Data Management, Implementation* Managing Digital transformations* Strategy execution.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Digital Project Manager | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The company is looking for a highly qualified Digital project manager, who can manage multiple stakeholders and deliver solutions to complex technology problems faced by modern businesses.Client DetailsInternational organisation that delivers customised ROI based solutions to its clients.DescriptionJob responsibilities include but are not limited to:* Managing life cycle of digital project, starting from website design to implementation of solution and integration with third party tools and services.* Email marketing, SEO, and website analytics.* Handling on-going support and maintenance delivery.* Delivering project within scope.* Identifying and tracking all relevant KPI’s.Job Offer* Competitive salary.* Work with an international firm.* Progressive environment.

    * Bachelor’s degree in relevant field* 5-7 years minimum experience.* Digital Project Management expert, with Sitecore project experience.* Excellent Communicator and financial manager.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Data Manager | ETL & Data warehouse | Khobar | Saudi National | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Data Analytics manager required to work in one of the largest Banks in Saudi Arabia. The Technology department are looking for Data Management and Analytics Platform Manager with a Background working with data and analytics. This is a hands-on Technical Data Manager role experience with developing ETL, Data warehousing and reporting components will be required.Client DetailsLarge Bank Based in Khobar – Multinational Presence 1 Oversee the integration and staging of data, and the development and maintenance of the data lakes, data warehouse and data marts.2 Be the bank leader of data-driven insights that help support exploitation of strategic and tactical business opportunities, and be a champion for a data-driven, decision-making culture3 Facilitate the evolution to self-service analytics and data preparation4 Lead regulatory and compliance programs related to data andanalytics assets: 1 Ensure that appropriate audit controls exist for data and analytics that serve as the source material for regulatory reports.2 Ensure that the data used for financial reporting and to support legal requirements is valid, reliable, traceable, timely, available, secure and consistent.DescriptionThe ideal candidate will have in depth hands-on knowledge to manage the data platform team and pipeline, owning the delivery backlog of ETL and reporting requirements.This is a Senior Leadership role, where you must have a proven track record of leading complex, multidisciplinary talent teams in new endeavours and delivering solutions. As a technical lead you must show business use cases/outcomes, data sources and management concepts, and analytical approaches/options. Ability to effectively drive business, culture and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.This is a role working in a Technical Data position within a large bank, excellent business acumen and interpersonal skills; able to work across business lines to influence and effect change to achieve common goals.Job OfferThis is a permanent role based in Khobar, Paying competitively & benefits. (Tax Free Salary)

    Skills and experience required* 8 + years experience* Strong technical data background & understand including On-Prem data Infrastructure such as Oracle, SQL Server* Knowledge around Data warehouses* Experience with NoSQL or MongoDB* ETL knowledge including data pipelining* Technical Experience across all areas of data including:* BI Tooling* Database* ETL tooling* Web analytics tools* A solid Data Expert is required, in multiple domain areas, such as data warehousing, business intelligence (BI), data governance, data architecture, data integration, data classification, data strategy, data quality management, data security and privacy, MDM, data standards, regulatory compliance, and enterprise architecture frameworks.Experience working in Banking is very nice to have.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Investment Analyst | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse are currently managing a search, for one of our Qatari corporate client’s, whom are in the process of looking to recruit an Analyst, to join a newly created investment team at the holding level. This role will be a heavily geared towards undertaking the research analysis across sectors, industries and economies to support the evaluation and screening of potential investment origination. Functionally, this will require the development and preparation of memorandums and documentation along with the production of financial models; to present and support transaction advisory to the senior management. In conjunction, this position will oversee and support any transaction process (to execution) and this will entail a focus across areas of financial due diligence, performance reporting, tax analysis (across multiple jurisdictions) and any legal compliance matters.

    Our client will look to hire a professionally qualified investment and/or banking professional with either an MBA or CFA qualification. On top of this, the candidate shall be required to demonstrate at least 3 years exposure to either an investment banking and/or private equity type organisation or a leading consultancy/advisory practice. A broad and in-depth technical capability across areas of financial modelling, investment analysis and report writing shall all be critical aspect of this search. Subsequently, our client will look for a candidate whom can bring together technical knowledge, investment exposure and stakeholder management; to join and support a nimble and start-up department.

    The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

    Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More

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    Investment Analyst – Private Equity | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    The Client is looking to recruit a Private Equity Analyst to join their growing team and take ownership of a broad set of tasks include financial modelling and analysis, compiling investment memorandums and a multitude of critical/strategic thinking.Client DetailsOur client is a global alternative asset manager with a strong investments track record in the region across private equities, infrastructure, credit investments, etc. and a growing appetite to invest further.DescriptionThe role presents an opportunity to join a major global player. The Analyst will take primary ownership of financial modelling and preparing investment reports for the underwriting and execution of transactions, which also involves investment screening, portfolio management and exit readiness primarily across private equity.The ideal candidate will currently be an Analyst 2/ Analyst 3 at a Bulge Bracket Investment Bank (or would have recently transitioned to a Top Tier Private Equity firm) in the GCC, and thus have significant exposure to M&A transactions across sectors (preference for exposure to Infrastructure M&A). Qualitatively, they will have a passion to work in Private Equity, and will be enthusiastic about being an early member in a growing team and a progressive career with the firm. An overview of the responsibilities would be:* Conducting research on market trends, pricing and competition including recent acquisitions and dispositions, etc and assisting in sourcing for opportunities* Conducting due diligence on potential investments including building financial models and providing analysis on the same* Building complex financial models including building assumptions and translating data on the same* Assisting with the preparation of high-quality investment committee presentation materials and other supporting documents in a clear concise manner* Assisting with the execution of acquisitions and dispositions including preparation of aspects of draft term sheets, letters of intent or offer letters* Managing information into data room for buyer due diligence and assistance with submitting the same* Being involved in other ad-hoc projects for the teamJob OfferGreat exposure and excellent career progression

    The ideal candidate will:* Have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Business/ Finance / Economics from a top tier university; with a preference for a Masters Degree/ MBA* Have 2-3 years’ experience within a bulge-bracket investment banking firm/Big Four or recently transitioned into private equity* Have excellent quantitative skills and financial modelling skills such as valuation, merger models, portfolio metrics, DCF models etc.* Have excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills* Arabic speaker – preferred* Be passionate about having a career in Private Equity

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

    Finance & Accounting
    Banking & Financial Services
    Procurement
    Property & Construction
    Engineering & Supply Chain
    Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
    Human Resources
    Sales
    Marketing
    Technology
    Secretarial
    Executive Search
    Legal

    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    HRMS Sr. Business Analyst | Propel Consult

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Company Profile:An international player in the Middle East, the company provides insurance and asset management services for corporations, SMEs and individual consumers alike. With the over one million customers, the company’s products and services are tailored to meet the client’s property, casualty, life and health insurance needs.They are currently looking to recruit an HRMS Sr. Business Analyst to be based in BahrainJob PurposeThe HRMS Sr. Business Analyst will be required to analyze, define, document business and integration requirements for the implementation of the new HRMS platform which is going to be deployed. He/She will need to coordinate with HR, Finance, IT, technical teams and vendors to propose suitable solutions to address the requirements. This encompasses the decommission of the current HRMS platforms, data migration, testing management, as part of the transition of the Company. Contribute to the implementation, integration and support of the application in a cost-effective way by determining the project requirements, methodology, and communicating them clearly to stakeholders, facilitators and partners.Area of Knowledge: • HRMS project experience is a must.• IT & Business Analysis• Experience in working on integration projects with skills to define and document web services.• Knowledge of HR Net / HROPAL is a plus • Experience of working with development teams and solution providers• Experience in documenting and executing project requirements, scope analysis, and test plans, delivering projects on time and within scope • Knowledge of the insurance business is a plus Main Accountability:1. Consults with functional unit management and personnel to identify, define and document business needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, and levels of systems access. 2. Analyzes the feasibility of, and develops requirements for, new systems and enhancements to existing systems; ensures the system design fits the needs of the users.3. Conducts change impact analysis to assess the potential implications of changes and documents business rules, functions and requirements.4. Recommended solutions should be developed in consultation with impacted internal and external stakeholders but should remain objective and independent of the specific stakeholders.5. Translate business requirements into functional specifications 6. Work closely with solution architect, and software development team (vendors) to ensure the completion of all aspects of business requirement within required scope.7. Create low level design document/Integration specification including data fields mapping and web services definition.8. Work Closely with Test Leads to define the test plan, test scripts, technical integration test cases and user acceptance tests in coordination with QA team9. Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.10. Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately11. Preparation of system release notes, user manuals, develops training curriculum and conducts formal training sessions for business users and service delivery team.12. Manage relationships with solution providers (vendors) and ensure they deliver as per plan and requirements & scope

    Business Knowledge:- Sound knowledge of the HRMS functionalities with proven experience in implementing/maintaining a HRMS platform- Minimum 3 years of working experience in handling IT projects or Business Analysis activitiesAdditional Knowledge:- APIs- Databases, like, SQL Server, Oracle 11g- SQL and PL/SQL- Development in Web environment – Chatbot/Artificial intelligence- Fintech

    Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties.
    We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more.
    Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

    Banking & Finance
    Human Resources
    Oil & Gas
    Construction
    Architecture & Engineering More

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    Pre-Sales Consultant (Cyber Security) | Black Pearl

    Employment:

    Full Time

    An exclusive assignment has been given to us by a well-known Cyber Security firm in Dubai, UAE. Our client is urgently looking for a motivated Sales Engineer to join a Hypergrowth Organization in the IoT/OT Security space.In your role, the expectation is to be a trusted advisor of the company’s prospective customers, partners, and distributors, working in tandem with the sales team as a technical advisor and product advocate for their solutions. You will leverage your deep technical expertise and knowledge of the solution benefits and the market, to articulate technology and solution positioning to both business and technical users, as well as ensure customer satisfaction through the sales cycle.We are looking for self-motivated individuals that are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, and able to travel to customer locations as neededKey responsibilities of the Sales Engineer:- Support partners and customers during pre-sales, sales, and post-sales activities.- Work closely with our Sales team, qualify sales opportunities from a technical perspective, present solutions, gather customer requirements, and design the architecture to include in quotations.- Act as a technical single point of contact in managing communications with partners, delivering the right messages, and receiving feedback from the field.- Follow up with customers for resolution of issues or new feature requests, interacting internally with the Research and Development Team as needed.- Engage in pro-active demand creation and demand capture.- Engage with regional analysts to brief the solution offerings.- Participate actively in regional thought leadership activities by participating in cybersecurity forums and expert blogs.

    To be considered for this role, you need to meet the following criteria:Skills:- 5+ years of experience working in customer-facing roles as a Security Consultant, System Integrator, or System Engineer- Strong knowledge of information security principles- Good understanding of complex networks, protocols, and networking technologies- Research sales competition and be able to develop an understanding of the current & future market, product and competitor landscape, and the applicability of the technology to business use case scenarios.- Knowledge of Security Technologies like OT Security, IoT Security, Cloud Security, Data Security, Application Security, Vulnerability Management, Risk and Compliance Management, Security Monitoring, and Security Analytics.- Engage with the customer to plan, design, and execute Proof of Value & Concepts- Develop sample use-cases- Able to respond to functional and technical elements of RFIs/RFPs- Collaborate with Product Managers to provide feedback from clients about product requirements, and ideas to help innovate or stay ahead of the market- Experience managing the bid or proposal process including responding to RFI’s/RFP’s.- Good written and spoken English proficiency, Arabic is a bonus- Availability and willingness to travel- Ability to operate in settings with strong confidentiality and data privacy protocolsQualifications:- Demonstrated success in pre-sales/consulting role preferred- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in computer systems or telecommunications- 3-5+ years’ pre-sales experience with technical software offerings is a must. Experience with application security and/or some prior software development experience at some point in the past for this role- Experience in the field of ICS (Industrial Control Systems) security projects- Security certifications (i.e. CISSP, CISA, CISM, GICSP, ISA99 Cybersecurity, IACRB Certified SCADA Security Architect, ISO27001 Lead Auditor)Disclaimer: Black Pearl will never ask for money or any form to charge our candidates just to process or consider their application for any of our available vacancies. If you happen to receive such a request from any members of our staff or other individuals claiming to be part of Black Pearl, please do reach us.

    Black Pearl is a progressive, dynamic and well structured HR solution provider
    that offers permanent recruitment services, HR consultancy, psychometric assessments, coaching and also professional training services for clients from different corporate sectors in the Middle East.

    Like a rare and unique black pearl, we consider our partnership with our clients and job seekers as a fine, precious and valuable encounter that needs to be affirmed, developed and supported with a strong commitment to deliver not only the right services but the best in the industry.

    Our aim is to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients, strategically offering Black Pearl services that are customized to the unique requirements of our clients and job seekers alike, resulting in effectively achieving goals and all that is required in this ever evolving and competitive market. More