Senior Manager, Data & Analytics

Location(s):

Bulgaria

City/Cities:

Sofia

Travel Required:

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

December 8, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Position Overview:

The Coca-Cola Company is a 135+ years old total beverage company. More than 2.2 billion servings of drinks are enjoyed in more than 200 countries and territories each day.  Our vision is loved brands, done sustainably, for a better shared future.  We strive to provide cutting-edge excellence in support to enabling and growing our brand portfolio.

Join us at The Coca-Cola Global Delivery Center in Sofia, where we're seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to take a leading role in sparking business growth and productivity through the conceptualization, design, development and management of our data and analytics solutions.

You will be a part of a thriving network of global data engineering experts, adhering to top-tier enterprise standards and industry practices. Our supportive environment encourages consistent learning of new technologies and continuous enhancement of your existing skills, keeping you tuned in to the latest industry advancements. With a hands-on role, you will be expected to champion an ownership mentality, taking responsibility to deliver on company objectives.

If you're passionate about working with state-of-the-art technology, carry a strong business acumen, problem-solving flair, software development skills, and a strong inclination towards data engineering, we're excited to meet you. Join us and make your mark on one of the world's most recognizable brands.

What You’ll Do for Us:   

• Discover the business and technical context, analyze the business needs and proposing solutions, translate business needs and change requests into a data-driven solution design as well as appropriate definition of backlog items ensuring that the performance, reliability and security aspects of the development process align with the company's standards.

• Engage in hands-on development of agreed design, adhering to the principles of the software development life cycle for end-to-end Data & Analytics solutions. This includes data clearance and validation, big data processing, data modeling, creating visual reports and dashboards or user interfaces, deployment of the solution for test or in production, implementing security measures, and integrating interfaces with other systems.

• Enhance our product's performance by identifying opportunities for improvement, designing innovative solutions, and implementing internal process enhancements. This includes automating manual tasks, optimizing data delivery for efficiency, and re-engineering our infrastructure to achieve superior scalability, among other responsibilities.

• Provide dedicated support for the specific products and solutions, ensuring compliance with the agreed upon Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Preserve the optimal performance of our systems through diligent tuning, execute comprehensive testing, troubleshoot any arising issues.

• Maintain the system and provide consistent support to our user community, create technical and user documents and conducting focused training sessions.

• Serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical guidance and insights to team members and stakeholders. Supervise the work of data engineers and provide technical guidance.

• Adhere to Agile and DevOps methodologies, taking a leadership role in the Scrum project management process, and possess the capability to step in as a backup Scrum Master when necessary.

• Work synergistically with your team and engage effectively with other technical and business groups, building agreement on solutions and articulating that vision through comprehensive technical materials and persuasive verbal presentations.

 

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

• At least 3 year of proven experience as a software developer

• Proficiency in data modeling and development of solutions with Database Management Systems

• Experience with ETL tools, Big Data and OLAP

• Experience with Cloud development. Particularly hands-on experience with Azure services for data and analytics, such as Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Functions, and Azure SQL DB is considered a plus

• Experience with data visualization - reporting and dashboarding, preferably using Microsoft Power BI

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies, take initiative, act proactively, and innovate

• Strong analytical and problem-solving aptitude

• Excellent communication skills, with the capacity to develop actionable solutions

• Familiarity with the Scrum framework for agile software development and DevOps principles

• Technical Skills:

  • Proficiency in SQL and Python is a necessity

  • Familiarity with Git

  • Knowledge of DAX, PySpark, C#, Scala will be considered advantageous

  • Web development skills will be considered beneficial

What We Can Do for You:

• Innovation & Technology: The ability to work with an award-winning team that is on the cutting edge of innovation. 

• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global technology leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging technologies and techniques.

• Agile Work Environment: We embrace agile with management that believes in removing barriers, so you are empowered to experiment, iterate and innovate. 

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* This will be a single-contributor position without any direct reports.

Skills:

Agile, Azure Devops, Business Intelligence Software, DevOps, GitHub, Microsoft Azure, Non Relational Databases, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Python (Programming Language), Scala (Programming Language), Software Development, Software Engineering, Structured Query Language (SQL), Terraform, Testing Methodology

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.