Unit Lead Data Engineering (m/w/d)

About Us

In the course of our continued growth, we want to strengthen our team and are looking for an experienced personality as Unit Lead Data Engineering (m/f/d).

In this role, you will take on the technical and disciplinary leadership of our Data Engineering team, drive innovative data projects, and develop future-oriented technological solutions together with us.

A fascinating mix of greenfield projects and the further development of existing platforms with a focus on modern Data Lakehouse architectures awaits you.

In addition to your technical and professional responsibility, you will actively shape the further expansion of the unit – from strategy and portfolio development to support in pre-sales and business development.

If you have the ambition to actively shape structures, take responsibility, and effectively contribute your experience in demanding customer projects, we look forward to receiving your application.

Responsibilities

• Technical and disciplinary leadership of the Data Engineering team
• Development, conception, and further development of modern data platforms and Data Lakehouse architectures (e.g., based on Databricks)
• Strategic consulting for our customers on the introduction and scaling of data-driven platforms in various industries
• Development and optimization of ETL/ELT pipelines for processing large amounts of data in batch and streaming scenarios
• Ensuring quality, best practices, and technical excellence within the team – from code reviews and architectural decisions to standards for DataOps and CI/CD
• Active shaping of the unit strategy, portfolio, and support for go-to-market and pre-sales activities

Qualifications

• You have professional experience, a degree, or training in IT
• Several years (5+ years) of experience in Data Engineering
• Profound experience with Databricks (e.g., Delta Lake, Spark, Workflows)
• Experience in the technical or disciplinary leadership of teams or the management of complex projects
• Knowledge of modern data architectures (e.g., Data Lakehouse, Data Mesh)
• Confident handling of Python, SQL, and/or Scala
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and DevOps/DataOps practices (e.g., CI/CD, Git, Terraform)
• Structured and independent way of working
• Good communication skills and quick comprehension
• German (written and spoken, C2) / English at least B2

Benefits

We offer you, among other things:

• Pension plan
• Team-oriented corporate culture
• Team events
• Professional development
• Company bike and corporate benefits program
• Flexible working hours
• Modern workplace
• Mobile office

We look forward to your online application – become part of our team and benefit from our country-specific corporate benefits.