Principal Data Engineer

We would love to hear from you if you have ANY of the following:
We encourage our data engineers to be open to learn new technology on a project-by-project basis. We are looking for Data Engineers who have a sample of the following skills and experience:  

• At least 6 years of experience in total at Data Engineer or at a similar role
• Experience of designing, building and maintaining data products that meet the needs of data consumers. 
• An understanding of common approaches to data analysis, machine learning and data visualisation so you can produce the right data for data consumers.  
• Experience with a variety of approaches to data architectures (e.g. Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Warehouse, streaming, batch processing) 
• Hands-on experience with databases both relational and NoSQL. 
• Familiarity with big data infrastructures and concepts for storing and processing large and/or heterogeneous data volumes.  
• Practical knowledge of handling varied types of structured and unstructured data (text, tabular, graph, time-series, geospatial, image, etc.). 
• Working knowledge of containerisation and public and private Cloud environments. 
• Knowledgeable about information security and data governance. 
• Excellent and practical data programming skills with experience in different programming languages like Java or Python. 
• You have experience delivering projects to deadlines, with an emphasis on quality, ideally in client facing contexts. 

You would have the opportunity to work with a variety of technologies and tools, including: 

• Programming Languages – Java, Python, SQL. 
• Cloud environments – AWS/GCP/Azure 
• Big Data Frameworks – Hadoop, Spark, Kafka 
• Databases - PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Hive 
• Orchestration and Containerisation – Airflow, Docker

Behaviors:

• You’re open, proactive, responding to changes quickly and with agility while learning in the process
• You maximise benefit as simply as possible but as complexly as needed
• You recognize and seize opportunities confidently and take an entrepreneurial approach
• You focus on the customer and guide them from the concept phase through to market success
• You’re able to persuade people through clear communication, negotiation skills, empathy and an ability to see things from others’ perspective
• You establish long-term, partnership-oriented relationships and develop and maintain them
• You think and act in the interests of the organisation as a whole and utilise synergies
• You take personal initiative in confronting obstacles and failures, have an optimistic overall attitude and take measures to ensure performance in the long term

Learn more about a career in  at Zuhlke. 
Even if you feel you don't meet all the requirements yet, we are still happy to get to know you, learn more about your ambitions and ideas and look forward to receiving your application!
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