The Emirates Group invites tech experts to crack IT careers in Dubai

 IT professionals in Egypt with the right skills need to look no further than the Emirates Group to ramp up their careers. The Group includes Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, and dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider. 

The Group will kick-start its recruitment drive in Cairo with invite-only info sessions on the 14 and 15 May.

In the next few months, the Group is looking to recruit more than 300 IT experts for a range of roles in software engineering, DevOps, hybrid cloud, Agile delivery, technical product management, digital workplace, cybersecurity, IT architecture, innovation, and service management.

Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ Chief Operating Officer, said: “Dubai ranks among the world’s top 10 cities where tech experts aspire to work on initiatives and the development of future applications. As a global airline, we’re looking for continuous product improvements and efficiency across our operations, and are investing in tomorrow to take advantage of technological evolution and to upskill our employees. We are keen to attract talent to be part of our IT workforce. We have an array of exciting and challenging tech and innovation projects in the pipeline, some of which will shape many of our day-to-day processes and activities. We know these will form the bedrock of dream careers for tech professionals.”

Projects

Typically, the Group’s IT team works on cutting-edge projects across B2C, B2B, support functions and operations for more than 40 brands and businesses in Dubai and globally.

The team architects builds and efficiently maintains software and systems that make real contributions to help manage operations, ramp up revenue, streamline costs, maximise business and people efficiencies, and enable internal engagement. Some of the recent projects the IT team has delivered include their work around launching Emirates’ premium economy product for sale, optimizing catering using AI models, incorporating biometrics for check-in and enabling self-service bag-drop, and dnata’s cargo and resource management systems.

Tech employees have massive opportunities to introduce advanced technologies and the latest applications to airline operations, embark on developing flexible, user-friendly customer interfaces, using in-depth data analysis, and implementing machine learning and robotics in partnership with industry leaders.

Tools and Technologies

Some of the advanced tools, technologies, and patterns available to the IT team include cloud services, microservices, API management, event streaming, robotics, DevOps, biometrics including facial recognition, web and native mobile development, and modern programming languages including ReactJS, full stack Java, .NET and Python.

Training & Development

Training includes in-depth courses on a range of tools, technologies, technical subjects and Agile delivery that help upskill and cross-skill. It also includes e-learning and supports women in tech. These are complemented by knowledge-sharing sessions, tech talks, hackathons, code fests, and bootcamps.

Tech employees can also be a part of an active and robust community of coders, an IT engagement hub, a tech academy, a cybersecurity forum, even one on data science practice.

The Emirates Group

The Emirates Group has a formidable reputation for spearheading innovation in its products and services. The Group is invested in Intelak and Aviation X-Lab – industry-leading programmes for start-ups – and in developing software and hardware for critical operational areas, robotics, establishing its presence in the Metaverse and other Web 3.0 technologies.

Emirates offers a competitive salary and allowances, eligibility for profit share, excellent medical and life insurance, concessional cargo, annual leave and tickets for immediate family, and deeply discounted flight tickets for dependents, wider family and friends to travel to all the 130 destinations around the Emirates network. The Emirates Platinum card offers employees a range of privileges and discounts across thousands of outlets, including clubs, clinics, education, and retail and hospitality outlets in the UAE and globally.

Tech professionals in Egypt wanting to take their career to new heights can browse through all the available roles and apply here.