Senior Data Engineer (Lead, Principal) - Snowflake AWS & Analytics (d/m/w)

About

As a Senior Data Engineer specializing in Snowflake and AWS, you will design and implement robust, cloud-native, enterprise-level Snowflake solutions. This hands-on engineering position has significant architectural influence and serves as a technical counterpart to Data Architects. You will work intensively with Snowflake, AWS, dbt, and other modern data tools.

Responsibilities

Your core tasks:

• Snowflake Platform Engineering: Account setup, warehouse, performance optimization
• Cloud Integration & Data Pipelines: e.g., ELT with Fivetran/dbt, Snowpipe, AWS S3/Stages
• Governance Implementation: DQ tests (dbt), tagging/masking policies, data contracts
• Self-Service Enablement: Analytics Engineering patterns, data products

Qualifications

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Data Engineer (m/f/d) with a focus on cloud data architectures
• Very good German and fluent English (C1) skills, both written and spoken, complete your profile

Technical Expertise (Must-Have):

• Snowflake-AWS Integration: including architecture, RBAC, performance tuning, S3, IAM
• Data Ingestion: ELT platforms (e.g., Fivetran, Stitch, Snowpipe)
• SQL & Data Modeling: SQL, dbt, dimensional modeling, and Data Vault
• Programming: Python for data processing and automation
• DataOps: Analytics Engineering, Data Mesh, and Self-Service Principles

Nice-to-have:

• Deployment Backbone: Terraform including versioning, state management, possibly GitOps workflows
• Understanding of Data Management and Data Governance frameworks, as well as data quality.
• Experience with data validation, testing methodologies (dbt tests)
• Orchestration & DevOps: Airflow/Dagster, CI/CD, Git workflows.
• Familiarity with visualization tools including: Tableau, Power BI, Streamlit
• Certifications or equivalent experience such as Snowflake SnowPro, AWS, Terraform

Benefits

What we offer:

• You will be part of a national and international network of data professionals and benefit from continuous training through our Haufe Academy
• A culture that values freedom and responsibility and drives innovation
• An inclusive work environment that promotes diversity and equal opportunities and supports people from all backgrounds