Data Engineer

Our Client SOS Children’s Villages International is looking for a qualified and motivated professional for the position Data Engineer

SOS Children’s Villages International (www.sos-childrensvillages.org) is the umbrella organization for 133 SOS Children’s Villages associations worldwide.

As a non-governmental social development organization, it helps children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and advocacy for children’s rights.

SOS Children’s Villages International is headquartered in Austria.

Purpose of the position

As a Data Engineer with SOS Children’s Villages International you will be responsible for sourcing and integrating data on a global scale. With 133 member nations and territories, we offer truly a global work environment. You will be a part of the Global Data Team that consists of a supervisor and 2 colleagues located in Vienna, Austria.

On what will you be working?

You will be working on our cloud-based (Azure) Data Lake House with all the latest Microsoft Azure services in the data engineering realm – Data Factory, Databricks, Functions, Web Apps and Storage to name just a few. In addition to data engineering, we consult on and implement data science projects using the entire Python and R data science ecosystems.

You must have strong programming skills in at least one programming language. Also, a willingness to learn specialized and exciting technologies like PySpark is required. Traditional software engineering experience or basic knowledge of any business analytics tool is a great plus.

On a day-to-day basis you will monitor, fix, expand, and create Azure Data Factory pipelines and write Databricks notebooks in Python and SQL. You will align with customers on change requests, features, and bugs, as well as supporting them in their data analysis.

Skills

Languages:

• Experience in SQL and Python OR any equivalent programming language such as Scala, Java, R, or C#/F# is mandatory.

Frameworks:

• At least introductory level experience with Spark is desired.

Cloud Stack:

• Intermediate proficiency in cloud based ETL technologies is desired, but not mandatory.

Tooling:

• Proficiency in using Git.
• Nice to have: Experience with the Azure data and analytics stack.

Experience and background

• Relevant experience in data engineering is required.
• A university degree in IT would be a plus.
• Fluent in English.

Offer

• A diverse range of interesting tasks in a leading i-NGO multicultural working environment.
• As a responsible employer, SOS Children’s Villages International provides a range of training opportunities and encourages educational enhancement.
• A salary that will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• 13th salary, private health insurance, hybrid work model.

If you are interested in this position, please send your detailed application in English.