Medior Data Engineer

Data Engineer CBS
''You’re going to transform and model the data for analysis, dashboards and algorithms. With the focus on quality you will make scalable and robust data products for the entire department to consume.''

That’s why you as a Data Engineer choose PostNL:

Visible work:
You’ll work in a multi-disciplinary team where you will be involved from the start of a project until the delivery of the insight. Your work is crucial to the team as all the insights, visualizations, algorithms are depending on the modeled data. 
Challenge:
As a Data Engineer you have a vision how to deliver quality products. You will focus on doing it right rather than as fast as possible.
Good atmosphere:
You work with colleagues who dare to seize opportunities and help each other move forward.
Freedom:
You'll work from home and at a flex spot in our bustling, state-of-the-art office in the historic Stations post building (next to Holland Spoor station).
Development Opportunities:
You will have plenty of opportunities to follow training programs and grow into other positions or departments.

Your role
As a Data Engineer you are responsible for the design and the building and integration of data pipelines and models. You are responsible for building and maintaining the BI and Analytics infrastructure that is used by the Cross Border Solutions business unit to accommodate data driven decisions.As you are designing and modeling the data you will find challenges to combine and enhance the sources that you use. Data quality and model-transparancy is key to make our environment fitting to the business needs.

• You design and develop the data pipelines and warehouses on a daily basis.
• You write and fine-tune queries for performance and scalability.
• You work closely with Data Analysts and Data Scientists to implement and ensure a proper backend for their insights or models.

Your colleagues
The Business Intelligence & Analytics team has 22 members in total. With regard to your direct colleagues, there’re 5 direct (internal) colleagues and several external team members. The Cross Border Solutions business unit at PostNL has 13 offices worldwide, 1200 employees and serves customers in 190 countries. At our HQ in The Hague there is an open work environment, colleagues help each other within the team, work together and are allowed to make mistakes to learn from. Everyone is motivated to go the extra mile, but also have the flexibility to arrange things better for work/life balance.
 

This is what we offer you
You and your fellow team members, shape the way you collaborate, continuously learn and grow with a shot of daily fun, challenging puzzles to solve while moving the needle. Obviously, that comes with the support of an experienced team coach. The benefits for this position are:

• Salary between €4,280 and €6,062 gross per month (scale 11) at 37 hours per week.
• Do you work two days or more per week from home? Then you will receive an allowance of € 45,- net per month.
• 8% vacation pay and 25 vacation days if you work full-time.
• Reimbursement of commuting expenses.
• A good pension plan through the PostNL pension fund.
• Training and development opportunities through the PostNL Academy.
• Discounts on vacations, events and products.

This is what you bring
To be successful in this role you need to have an eye for detail and quality, but also to be proactive and have an innovative mindset. This is necessary because you will be working in a complex and data rich environment and you have an important role in handling the data. Lastly you work closely with numerous colleagues within an international environment, therefore it’s important to have excellent communication skills in English.
What else is important:

• Higher education or academic background (HBO/WO) relevant to this work field.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience.
• Experience with SQL and Python.
• Experience with AWS or other Cloud Services; preferably Redshift, S3, Glue.
• Experience with CI/CD

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Because PostNL believes in equal opportunity, candidates take an assessment designed to evaluate their competencies and skills relevant to the position.