Senior Denodo Developer

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain Denodo virtual data models — base views, derived views (joins, unions, projections, selections, flatten views) and interfaces — to unify data from diverse sources. Integrate heterogeneous data sources (Oracle, SQL Server, Hadoop, REST/SOAP web services, flat files, SaaS) via JDBC, ODBC and APIs. Write, optimise and troubleshoot VQL (Virtual Query Language) for data definition (DDL) and manipulation (DML), including stored procedures. Optimise query performance through caching strategies, cost-based optimisation, view tuning and execution-plan analysis for high-volume banking workloads. Publish data services as REST and SOAP web services for downstream dashboards, applications and reporting systems. Design and schedule data extracts, cache refreshes and workflows using Denodo Scheduler. Implement security, role-based access control (RBAC) and governance within Denodo, aligned to the bank's data protection and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with data architects, analysts, security teams and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into virtual data models. Troubleshoot integration, performance and data-quality issues across the virtualization layer. Support CI/CD and version control for Denodo artefacts; maintain documentation, unit tests and quality standards. Provide senior-level technical guidance, code reviews and mentorship to junior developers. Desired Candidate Profile 8+ years in data integration / data engineering, with strong hands-on Denodo Platform development experience. Denodo Platform Certified Developer Certification (Associate or Professional) — mandatory. Expert in data virtualization concepts and the full Denodo development lifecycle (Virtual DataPort, base/derived views, caching, scheduler). Advanced VQL and SQL; strong relational database design and complex query writing. Proven data modelling skills (logical and physical, star/snowflake, dimensional). Experience integrating Denodo with Oracle, SQL Server, Hadoop and other sources via JDBC/ODBC. Experience publishing REST and SOAP web services from Denodo. Performance tuning and optimisation (caching, query optimisation, view best practices). Security configuration, RBAC and data governance within Denodo. Java familiarity (custom stored procedures / extensions). CI/CD, version control (Git) and Agile/Scrum delivery. Prefer to Have Prior delivery experience within the banking or financial services sector, ideally in KSA or the wider GCC. Familiarity with KSA regulatory and data-residency context (SAMA, NCA, PDPL). Cloudera certification (CCP Data Engineer, CDP Data Developer / CDP-3001, or CDP Generalist). Experience with Denodo Platform 8.x / 9.x. Exposure to Apache Iceberg, Kudu, and cloud integration (AWS S3 / EC2). Experience with AI/ML or fraud detection data workloads. Employment Type Full-time Company Industry IT - Hardware & Networking Department / Functional Area IT Software Keywords Big Data Infrastructure LeadBig Data ArchitectureData Platform Administrator ClouderaCloudera Solutions ArchitectBig Data Operations ManagerCDHSenior Hadoop AdministratorHDFSArabic Speaker Get real-time job updates only on our App