Solution Architect – Data Analytics

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.  

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.  

Are you passionate about Azure Data stack together with the latest technologies including Databricks, Synapse, SQL DB, Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric? Do you like designing solutions, coding yourself, aligning with other Team members to apply best practices? Would you like to work extracting data from several IT platforms and various external data sources to our Azure environment? If so, may be interested in joining the global IT team of the largest plant-based company in the world that believes in doing what’s right for people, the customers, and the planet?

This role might be for you!

Polish head office: Warsaw 

Hybrid work (depending on contract type and candidate location)

About the position

We are seeking a talented and experienced Azure Data Expert to support the design and implementation of reporting and analytics solutions within Flora Food Group. This position will play a crucial role in ensuring that our Azure analytics environment is well designed, governed and responding timely to the business requirements. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of Azure Data components, data warehouse/lakehouse/mesh architecture, ideally within an FMCG environment. 

You will help us operate the cutting-edge Azure Data tools (Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Data Factory) that we have recently implemented globally.

You will be responsible for both design (architecture) and development of the solutions.

As part of the Data Engineering Team (3 members internally, 5 members from supplier side), you will work closely with Data to Insights Team to translate business requirements to Data Engineering/similar extractions of new data sources. You will also co-operate with IT functional teams & business GPO to meet or exceed business requirements.

You will take care of governance of the Azure Data environment. You will support D2I Team to govern the solution of Power BI side – related to security, performance (capacity metrics) and SQL/Python coding.

So what does it take to be successful in this role?

You have at least 3 years of experience in Data Engineering role, preferably as senior developer or architect.

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of Azure Data solutions, including Databricks, Data Factory, SQL DB, Synapse Analytics, logic apps, various storage accounts.

Showcase proficiency in programming languages on the above including SQL and Python.

Driving the innovation in solutions proposed by Microsoft – including Fabric that is recent framework from Microsoft.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are important for articulating technical solutions, validating demand, and aligning IT capabilities with business processes.

You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and effectively solve technical issues.

You have highly developed communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a diversified environment.

Fluent English and very good Polish is a must. Other languages are more than welcome.

What’s next?

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! 

he deadline to apply is the 18th of November. 

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.  

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.  

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.