2 months ago
Backnang, Germany or Stuttgart, GermanyMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain Bronze/Silver/Gold data structures within a lakehouse architecture.
- Build and operate robust ETL/ELT pipelines using tools such as Apache Airflow, Spark, and Trino.
- Provide and maintain reusable Data Products for machine learning and analytics teams.
- Maintain the data metastore and support data lineage, data quality, data contracts, traceability, and governance.
- Manage table access and provide dashboards and data queries using Superset, SQL, and Python.
- Monitor transformation pipelines, handle alerts, and maintain data quality and availability.
- At senior level, establish data modeling and architecture standards, mentor engineers, and provide technical leadership.
Requirements
- A degree in computer science, data engineering, or a related field is required; a master's degree or doctorate is ideally expected for the senior position.
- Professional experience as a Data Engineer or in a comparable role is required, with several years of demonstrable experience for the senior level.
- Strong knowledge of Apache Airflow, Spark, Trino, and lakehouse architectures is required, including Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hive Metastore, and Polaris.
- Strong SQL and Python skills and experience with data catalog, governance, and BI tools such as OpenMetadata and Superset are required.
- A strong data-as-a-product mindset and commitment to data quality, accessibility, and traceability are required.
- Senior candidates should have experience mentoring colleagues and establishing best practices in a data engineering culture.
- Business fluency in German and English is required.
Benefits
- Permanent employment with Airbus Defence and Space GmbH.
- Attractive salary, flexible working hours, and professional development opportunities within the Airbus Group.
- Flexible working arrangements that support collaboration and innovative thinking where possible.
- Opportunity to work on AI-based autonomous systems in an aerospace and defense technology environment in Backnang, Germany.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering