Senior Data Engineer for Databricks (all genders) #python

Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself 

We are part of Erste Group – the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.  

With top notch technology, we drive the realization offers the Group’s vision: To provide human banking in digital times, and to build Financial Health for over 16 million customers in the CEE region. 
We aim to attract and develop the best talent and aspire to be an IT employer beyond compare. 

What to do:

Erste Digital is operating and enhancing a harmonized Data Science workbench- and collaboration platform across all entities of the group on the Databricks cloud environment. We ingest and manage a big datasets from different source systems with different technologies.
To support us in this challenging activity we are looking for an experienced Databricks Data Engineer.

In this position you will:

• Work on the technical integration of Databricks to our environment based technical requirements and design and architecture patterns. 
• Evaluate and propose the technical feasible solutions for extending data analytics within Databricks on MS Azure cloud environment
• Manage all technical operation activities
• Solve raised problems within the team and the vendors
• Stabilize, automatize and improve the data ingestion as well as the data management activities

You check these boxes:

• Understanding of cloud infrastructure components
• Strong skills in data modeling, with the ability to design and implement efficient, scalable data structures and schemas
• Advanced proficiency in Python and/or Scala, and SQL, showcasing strong capabilities in leveraging these languages for complex data engineering tasks
• Expertise in implementing end-to-end monitoring and alerting solutions focused on delivering services of high quality and speed
• Demonstrated knowledge of data ingestion procedures
• Strong analytical skills, with keen attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, with fluency in English, enabling effective interactions with analysts, business clients, and colleagues
• Not mandatory but nice to have: Experience with DataOps or MLOps implementations, demonstrating a forward-thinking approach to data management and machine learning operations as well as experience with Databricks platform and HashiCorp Terraform

Why you will like us:

• Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented and passionate community at Erste  
• Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions and get involved in projects. Numerous interest groups invite you to engage with a topic 
• Culinary delights – Healthy nutrition and good food are important for our quality of life. Whether lunch, breakfast or snacks – everything is within reach. As an employee, you receive a meal allowance per day.  
• Health Care – Taking care of your health is important. That’s why we contribute to your above standard medical examination and provide a helpline in case of hard lifetime situations. You also receive a salary compensation during sick leave 
• Work-Life-Balance – Sabbatical, paternity leave, contribution to marriage & childbirth, 4 days of extra holiday per year, contribution to the 3rd pillar and MultiSport card. This is how we promote a balance between work, leisure, and family 
• New way of work: With our flexible working hours model we want to make your life less complicated. Combing the best of both worlds, remote and office time 
• Employee Referral Program – Become a talent scout for career opportunities in IT. We are rewarding every successful referral for Erste Digital 
• Language courses for German & English – Learning a new language unites 
• Visa Sponsoring – We support our employees with all the formalities associated with a relocation to Slovakia and also advise them on choosing a suitable residential area A competitive and performance-related salary dependent on your professional and personal qualifications is granted - we are obliged by law to quote the minimum wage of EUR 2 800 gross per month for this full time position. But this is just a formality, we are more than happy to discuss your actual expectations. 

The way we are:

Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.