Data Engineer, Solna

Do you want to be part of our in-house Machine Learning team and take part in PostNord’s digital transformation journey? Do you wish to work hands-on across the whole data engineering area? Then you should apply for this position as a Data Engineer!

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The Machine Learning team’s main responsibility is to create production volume forecasts for PostNord production units. It is our goal to create machine learning models that deliver forecasts with high accuracy, that enables PostNord’s production units to plan staffing levels and truck utilization in the most efficient and environmentally friendly way.

PostNord is the leader of logistics and postal services in the Nordics. As a part of the IT organization, we support a variety of different PostNord stakeholders in a multitude of areas, such as e.g. HR, mail and logistics. We are already delivering business critical forecasting models that are an important piece of the puzzle of optimizing our operations,

Our digital transformation journey started a few years back with migrating BI/DW platforms to Azure and we are now using a modern infrastructure to build solutions that enables data-driven decision making.

The team delivery consists of developing, training, running and monitoring time series-based volume forecasting, based on our vast amounts of historical data on logistics operations in the Nordics.

Our technology is focused on the Azure stack, and includes Azure Auto ML, Azure ML Ops, Azure DevOps CI/CD, Power BI etc.

This is a "hands-on" position requiring solid technical skills that allows working across the whole data engineering discipline. You will build and optimize complex data pipelines in Microsoft Azure and Databricks. You will work closely with other data analysts, forecasting specialists and data scientists to provide the required data models and data sets and enable the training of new machine learning models. You will take part in building the cloud infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources to Azure. As a data engineer you will also be able to create visual data presentations in the form of dashboards and reports.

• A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or a related field. 

• At least 3-5 years of experience in data engineering

• Experience in developing and deploying data pipelines in cloud-based environments (Azure preferred).

• Experience in building and optimizing data pipelines and data lakes/warehouses – in a cloud environment preferably Azure.

• Experience with ETL and data modelling.

• Experience in Azure ADF and Databricks.

• Strong understanding of core cloud concepts - Azure data storage, Azure compute, data connections and APIs.

• Proficiency in Python.

• Knowledge and exposure to structured and unstructured data, file formats, storage, etc.

• Experience in data modelling and with data visualization in Power BI or similar tool.

• Familiarity with modern data architecture, (MS SQL preferred).

• Communication skills in both written and spoken English.

Meritorious experience

• Communication skills in both written and spoken Swedish.

• Experience in AGILE project methodology and practice.

• Prior experience implementing generative AI/LLM’s or ML. 

• Experience in using containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Helm for building and deploying scalable and reproducible machine learning applications. 

• Have worked with Azure ML Studio and Azure DevOps

We accept applications from all of EU but would require a remote colleague to be willing to visit on site on a regular basis.

We offer you

• Hybrid workplace with a Nordic and dynamic environment

• Wellness allowance & access to the office´s gym and health center (Solna).

• Employee benefits through PostNord’s own personnel foundation PostNord Plus.

• Great occupational pension terms.

• Great development opportunities and a continuous learning culture.

• Employment in Solna/Hybrid.

About Us

We make everyday life easier! PostNord is the leading supplier of communication and logistics solutions to, from, and within the Nordic region. We ensure the provision of a postal- and logistic services to households and businesses in Sweden and Denmark. We aim to make everyday life easier and more sustainable for everyone who lives and works in the Nordic region.

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We look forward receiving your application! If you have any questions or concerns, you are welcome to contact Pernille Skovborg at pernille.skovborg@postnord.com.  

We are looking forward to hear from you! 

For union representatives, visit: www.postnord.com/fackliga