Senior Data Engineer

Volkswagen Group Services is excited to present a fantastic opportunity to join our Volkswagen Digital:Hub in Spain. As part of the global Software Development Centre network in the Volkswagen Group, we constantly seek talented individuals ready to bring their unique skills to our projects.

Our start-up environment is collaborative, innovative, and open to new ideas. We strive to cultivate a work culture that encourages individual growth, team empowerment, and project excellence. We value respect, teamwork, and the common purpose that binds us as a group. If you're ready to thrive in a dynamic start-up environment and be part of our family, supported by one of the largest companies in the world, we invite you to read further.

Responsibilities: 
•    Design, build, and maintain robust and scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support data integration and transformation.
•    Develop and optimize data architectures, ensuring data quality, integrity, and accessibility.
•    Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to understand data needs and provide efficient data solutions.
•    Implement data governance and security measures to protect sensitive information.
•    Monitor and troubleshoot data systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
•    Work with large datasets, employing advanced data processing techniques and technologies.
•    Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies in data engineering and recommend improvements.

Requirements:
•    Advanced knowledge of Python programming language (at least 4-5 years)
•    Proficient on noSQL DB like Druid, Redis, Redshift or BigQuery. Strong skills on SQL and relational databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, mySQL.
•    Proficient on ETLs, high-performance data pipelines and orchestration engines like Argo workflow or Airflow.
•    Experienced on Spark and other data engineering tools like Trino.
•    Proficient in Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Helm.
•    Experience with setting up, maintaining and monitoring CI/CD pipelines (Bamboo) and applications (Grafana, Prometheus, Traceroute).
•    Knowledge about testing strategies and tooling like TDD, unit testing, integration testing, PyTest etc.
•    Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies.
•    Strong communication skills in English and ability to work in a team with Agile methodologies.

What we offer:

• Fully remote work capability, with an option to work from our office when needed.
• Access to professional development tools and free language courses.
• Flexible working hours to accommodate personal and professional needs.
• A competitive holiday package and access to a variety of employee discounts