SENIOR DATA ENGINEER (LEAD, PRINCIPAL) – SNOWFLAKE AWS & ANALYTICS (D/M/W)

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For our DATA & ANALYTICS SERVICES team in the IT business unit, we are looking for a SENIOR DATA ENGINEER (LEAD, PRINCIPAL) – SNOWFLAKE AWS & ANALYTICS (D/M/W) at the FREIBURG location as soon as possible.

What to expect:

As a SENIOR DATA ENGINEER specializing in SNOWFLAKE AND AWS, you will design and implement robust, enterprise-level, cloud-native 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.

Your core tasks:

• SNOWFLAKE PLATFORM ENGINEERING: Account setup, warehouse, performance optimization
• CLOUD INTEGRATION & DATA PIPELINES: including 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

What you bring:

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 (d/m/f) with a focus on cloud data architectures
• Very good German and fluent English skills (C1) in speaking and writing 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

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.

haufegroup Job ID: REF381H