Lead Data Ops Engineer

SD Worx is a leading European provider of Payroll & HR services with global reach. We have offices in Europe and an office in Mauritius. Our goal? We bring people solutions to life, so companies of any size can turn Human Resources into a source of value for the business and the people in it.

Our people solutions span the entire employee journey, from getting people paid to attracting, rewarding, and developing talent. Are you ready to join us?

What do we have to offer?

• Stable employment conditions: permanent employment contract (after a 3-month probation period)
• Flexible working hours and remote work opportunities
• Private medical care (LuxMed)
• MyBenefit Cafeteria system / Multisport card
• Lunch card (Edenred)
• Financial allowance for remote work
• Loans for employees
• Workation: possibility to work from any SD Worx location (4 weeks per year, EU only)
• Life insurance
• Holiday allowance
• Free language courses (during your working hours)
• Annual bonus
• Integration events
• Free parking spaces for employees
• Referral program
• PPK (Employee Capital Plans): 3.5% employer contribution
• Learning opportunities: through an individual development plan and professional training
• Career growth: whether you want to become more of an expert in your field or expand your knowledge horizontally, there’s always room to grow within SD Worx!

About the role:

• Drive the development of robust data pipelines and storage solutions using cutting-edge technologies, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and security.
• Mentor and guide a team of Data Engineers, ensuring project success and technical excellence. 
• Partner with stakeholders to define and implement strategic, data-driven solutions.
• Stay updated on industry trends, and emerging technologies, and obtain relevant certifications to ensure the application of best practices in data architecture. 
• Using an analytical, data-driven approach to support business cases. 
• Working with stakeholders to design data processing systems, and data pipelines and deliver insightful analytics while ensuring data integrity. 
• Building and automating key components of our infrastructure. 

As an ideal candidate, you have: 

• A Master’s or bachelor’s degree in IT, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 
• A Strong interest in data manipulation (storage, crunching, pipeline implementation)
• At least 4 years of relevant experience as a Data/DevOps/Software Engineer.
• A Strong SQL knowledge 
• Understanding of data structures and algorithms. 
• With a data-oriented mindset, you possess a good knowledge of data architecture and data infrastructure.
• Experience with Azure 
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD concepts (Azure DevOps) 
• Experience with a cloud data warehouse - preferably Snowflake. 
• Proficient with Python scripting & app development. 
• Fluency in English 
• Conceptual and creative thinking
• Experience in B2B and customer-driven environments
• Great communication skills It is not a requirement, but other preferred qualifications would be: 
• Experience working with deployment and orchestration technologies (i.e., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Airflow, etc.). 
• Experience with DBT 
• Experience with Power BI (and embedded) 
• Experience with PowerShell scripting

From many places, we work as one, moving from better to best together.

SD Worx lives diversity in the workplace. Diversity provides inspiration and innovation in our company. We particularly welcome applications from qualified talent, regardless of origin, nationality, gender, skin colour, ethnic and social background, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation and stage of life.