Senior Data Engineer

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The Creation Platform is at the core of Amadeus Travel Unit growth strategy.  It connects partners, suppliers, customers, and travelers, with solutions, capabilities, intelligence and content enabling the travel ecosystem of the next generation. Its mission is to enable innovation to accelerate, expand business value and increase process efficiency, by sharing capabilities transversally across Amadeus business versus purely ‘vertical ‘product line approach.

The Data & AI Value team is part of the Creation Platform Unit and is composed of a mix of data scientists and data engineers. The team is responsible for enriching the platform content and facilitating the creation of intelligent applications within the Amadeus portfolio.  The first remit is achieved through design and delivery of transversal data assets, which include the ti-tables framework covering Altea Data Lakehouse. The creation of intelligent applications is boosted through dedicated incubation resources and Data Science Services where our experts are offered internally or externally, as professional services, to speed up time-to-market and reduce the initial investment.  Our services can be integrated into any R&D or business team as extra workforce or lead the project until the solution is up and running. 

Role: As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible for working with a team to deliver data products for both internal and external customers. This role involves managing large datasets by collecting, cleaning, and preparing them for use, while ensuring compliance with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and other data regulations. Proficiency in cloud technologies such as Azure, and programming languages like Java (or preferably Scala) and Python (essential). You will collaborate closely with data scientists, data analysts, quality analysts, and business stakeholders to develop and implement features. Additionally, you will analyze specifications, define user requirements for new or upgraded data pipelines, and contribute to transversal projects.

In this role you will:

Common Accountabilities:

• Deliver advanced and specialized technical/functional knowledge in Data Engineering discipline.
• Understand how own area contributes to the business.
• Act as a reference for colleagues with less experience and support junior team members.
• Influence decisions related to own activity, anticipating dependencies and consequences in complex scenarios,
• contribute to transversal projects, propose improvements to processes and be accountable for own and team commitments.
• Work independently within plan dictated by manager, with some guidance on most complex situations.

Specific Accountabilities:

Analyze Specifications:

• Define user requirements for the development of new (or upgrade of existing) data pipelines.
• Work with data scientists, data analysts, quality analysts, and our business stakeholders to develop, implement, and perfect features.

Design Data Pipelines and Code:

• Design technical solutions and perform feasibility studies.
• Propose viable and scalable technical solutions to Product Management and/or users for validation.
• Develop software according to Amadeus standards: stability, monitoring, automation, operability, deploy ability, implement ability.
• Model, design, and implement databases.
• Design and implement high scalability, high availability solutions dealing with high levels of parallelization.
• Optimize performances of existing data pipelines and reduce their operational costs.
• Ensure data quality, security, and governance (GDPR zones, data catalog).

Test and Maintain the Software:

• Conduct unit, package, and performance tests and ensure a level of quality in line with the Amadeus guidelines.
• Participate in the validation phase of the product cycle, fine-tuning when necessary to finalize the product.
• Support the customer by debugging existing solutions in collaboration with Product Manager or Product Definition Analyst.

Document Your Work:

• Produce software documentation necessary for the application and issue it to the requesting departments.

About the Ideal Candidate:

• University Degree in Computer Science, Applied Maths, or Data Science.
• Proficiency in cloud technologies like Azure, and programming languages such as Scala, Python, and Java.
• Experience with Databricks is good to have.
• Experience in scripting languages such as Bash or any other scripting language would be good.
• Experience in data modeling, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process, and cleaning of the data.
• Significant experience in managing large datasets, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other data regulations, and developing data pipelines.
• Ability to work closely with data scientists, data analysts, quality analysts, and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and seek guidance in complex situations.

What We Can Offer You:

• 💰 A complete rewards offer: Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including bonus, equity, pension plan, travel, life and healthcare insurance, as well as lunch and transport allowance and other benefits.
• 🌎 A truly global DNA: Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.
• 🎓 Great opportunities to learn: Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, through on-the-job training, formal learning activities, and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.
• 🤗 A caring environment: Amadeus fosters a caring environment, nurturing both a fulfilling career and personal and family life. We care about our employees and strive to provide a supportive work environment.
• 🌟 A flexible working model: We want our employees to do their best work, wherever and however it works best for them.
• 🌈 A diverse and inclusive community: We are committed to leveraging our uniquely diverse population to drive innovation, creativity, and collaboration across our organization.
• 📈 A Reliable Company: Trust and reliability are fundamental values that drive our actions and shape long-lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and employees.
• 🎯 A critical mission and purpose: At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.

Join us and take your career to the next level while making a significant impact on product development and user experience!

Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.  

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.