Data Engineer - Amsterdam

Data Engineer - Amsterdam

Duration: 12 months + Possible Extension
Location: Amsterdam

*Urgent 12 Month Contract - Role hiring now!*

This is a *Amsterdam* based role with an excellent immediate start within a Global Technology Client that is working on their largest digital and technological transformation program.

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Pipelines Development:

   • Design and develop scalable, flexible, and high-performance data pipelines.
   • Solve data-related issues and prevent future occurrences by addressing root causes.

2. Data Quality Ownership:

   • Ensure data quality in core datasets and pipelines, ensuring end-to-end accountability.
   • Experiment with new tools to improve data performance, scalability, and quality.

3. Tools and Integrations:

   • Develop tools to enhance company-wide data quality.
   • Build integrations between various on-premise and cloud-based services.

4. Self-Organizing Tools:

   • Contribute to tools that help the analytics community discover data, assess quality, and explore data usage.

5. Monitoring and Outage Management:

   • Build monitoring systems for data pipelines and handle outages when they occur.

6. Technical Implementation and Maintenance:

   • Implement and maintain data processing services and storage systems aligned with the Data Governance Framework.
   • On-call responsibilities may be required.

Stakeholder Communication

• Developers: Continuous cooperation to ensure data products interact with other systems.
• Product Managers: Continuous cooperation to co-define product requirements.
• ML Scientists/Engineers: Frequent collaboration to align with ML/AI strategy and ensure system requirements are met.

Educational & Experience Requirements

• Education: Master's degree.
• Experience: 3-5 years of relevant job knowledge and experience.

Key Skills & Knowledge

1. Software Systems Design:

   • Evaluate architecture solutions with cost, business, and tech requirements in mind.
   • Understand the impact of system changes or new systems on existing infrastructure.

2. Critical Thinking:

   • Solve complex problems using analytical, lateral, and logical thinking.
   • Constructively critique and improve plans and ideas.

3. Continuous Quality Improvement:

   • Identify process and system improvements to boost efficiency and effectiveness.

4. End-to-End System Ownership:

   • Own services end-to-end, monitor performance, and manage deployments.
   • Reduce business risks through best practices and continuous delivery frameworks.

5. Effective Communication:

   • Deliver clear, structured information tailored to the audience.
   • Achieve mutually agreeable solutions by actively listening and adapting communication styles.

Please send your CV or call Toni to discuss further.

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We champion differences in technology recruitment and work with clients who actively wish to diversify their talent force - ALL applicants are welcome to apply.