Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- IT, DevOps, Back End
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Kiel
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will be responsible for integrating data sources into the Data Hub via Change Data Capture and Custom Connectors, while standardizing and automating integration processes and ensuring security and compliance.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Connecting Data Sources to Confluent Cloud: You integrate source systems into our central Data Hub—primarily through Change Data Capture (CDC) and, where technically appropriate, on a case-by-case basis using a custom connector that you co-develop. The integration also includes the necessary preparation, such as cataloging the source data together with the Data Owners to ensure a clean, traceable integration.
- Process design, standardization, and automation: You design the integration processes around these connections in such a way that they are standardized and automated from the outset - from reusable, configuration-driven patterns to enterprise-specific packages that enable efficient connection of new sources and topics without code intervention. You establish best practices in the field of Data Engineering and DataOps.
- Operation of integration pipelines: You oversee the integration pipelines and processes you have established in operational use, ensuring stability and reliability, analyzing sources of errors, and developing sustainable solutions.
- Security, Data Protection & Compliance: You are responsible for the relevant security aspects in the context of your integrations - this includes particularly the implementation of data protection requirements (GDPR), secure handling of sensitive data, as well as topics such as access and secret management.
- Reporting & Monitoring as a platform component: You develop the reporting and monitoring for the integration artifacts as a standalone platform component - from consumer lag and pipeline monitoring to data quality checks and end-to-end traceability - thereby creating transparency about the status of the integration pipelines.
- Data Modeling & Processing: You support the transfer of integrated (event) data into our Lakehouse and the modeling according to the Data Vault approach, working closely with the downstream teams.
- Collaboration, DevOps reviews & knowledge transfer: You work closely with the team and stakeholders, share your knowledge, and support the team in DevOps reviews across all platform components - not just in the Confluent context.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- You have completed vocational training / a degree in (Business) Informatics, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, or a comparable qualification.
Qualifications
- You think in processes: You enjoy designing, standardizing, and automating integration workflows rather than building individual solutions.
- You have an awareness of security and data protection issues (e.g., GDPR) when handling data.
- You are proficient with common database and cloud technologies (ideally Azure) and have a good understanding of the challenges and opportunities of modern data platforms.
- You work in a structured, solution-oriented, and self-reliant manner. You are a team player, communicative, and enjoy contributing new ideas.
- Good German language skills that enable confident communication in everyday work are a prerequisite. Since we operate internationally, very good spoken and written English skills are also a must.
Experience
- We are not looking for all-rounders with decades of professional experience, but for people who approach new tasks with enthusiasm and curiosity. If you are motivated to learn new tools and technologies, you are exactly right with us. Lack of knowledge is not a barrier – we support you with training and enable you to develop professionally and personally. What matters most to us are your willingness to learn, your commitment, and the desire to make a difference together as a team.
- You have experience in integrating and processing real-time or streaming data – ideally with Apache Kafka (Confluent Cloud) and in the context of Change Data Capture (CDC). Knowledge of topics such as Schema Registry, Avro, Debezium, or the development of connectors is a plus.
- You have practical experience in data integration, ideally in the context of Data Warehousing, Data Lakehousing, or similar platforms.
- You have knowledge in developing ELT processes - experience with Azure Databricks and Python (PySpark) is a plus.
- Ideally, you have experience in data modeling following the Data Vault approach.
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What we offer
- The opportunity to actively contribute to the development of a forward-looking data and integration platform – and to significantly shape one of its first central integration points.
- A young, motivated, interdisciplinary team with a lot of creative freedom and short decision-making paths.
- A wide range of opportunities for professional and personal development, e.g., through training, certifications (such as in Confluent/Kafka or Databricks environments), and exchange with experts.
- Vacation and Christmas bonuses, asset-building benefits
- Company pension scheme subsidies
- 30 days of vacation and flexible working hours and flextime arrangements
- Employee canteen and free staff parking
- Partnership with fitness studios, including Hansefit
- Advantages of an owner-managed large company, such as short decision-making paths, independent and responsible work
- Bike leasing with attractive conditions
- Corporate Benefits: Employee discounts for well-known brands and providers (e.g., travel discounts)
- Perfectly connected via Veloroute 10, own train station, and direct highway access
- direct mall access with over 80 stores, medical center, and employee discount for shopping at CITTI Market
- We sponsor your commute with the NAH.SH-Jobticket or the Deutschland-Ticket.
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Benefits
Work-Life-Integration
- 🏠Home Office
- 🚌Excellent Traffic Connections
- 🏝Extra Holidays
- ⏰Flexible Working Hours
- 🅿️Employee Parking Space
Health, Fitness & Fun
Food & Drink
Higher Take-Home Pay
Topics You Will Work On
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About Your Employer
CITTI Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
We, the CITTI Handelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, are the central administration of the CITTI group of companies, a medium-sized family business with headquarters in Kiel. We include in particular the companies of the CHEFS CULINAR Group, the CITTI markets, Hanseatic Marine Services and Lieferello.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Trade
Data Integration Engineer
- Location
- Kiel
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
