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In this role, you will develop robust, decentralized data architectures and ETL pipelines for stakeholders to meet complex data requirements while leveraging agile working methods.
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Your role in the team
- As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be a key contributor within a team of eight experts, shaping the data infrastructure behind one of Europe's largest Virtual Power Plants.
- You will design scalable data platforms, drive architectural decisions with long-term impact, and enable teams across the organization to leverage data effectively.
- Beyond building solutions, you will take ownership of critical data infrastructure, collaborate closely with technical and business stakeholders, and drive the evolution of our data architecture.
- Flexible working hours are not just an empty phrase for us, but an everyday reality.
- Whether full-time or part-time—let us know what works best for you.
- You develop a cloud platform that enables our different stakeholders to independently set up ETL/ELT pipelines or streaming processes for their business units.
- You define and implement concepts for a modern, decentralized data architecture while enabling and guiding other teams in adopting those concepts.
- You translate business requirements into pragmatic and sustainable technical solutions, empowering stakeholders with intuitive tools that allow them to use and observe data quickly and easily.
- You are involved in the entire software development lifecycle, from design through to production and operations, always balancing scalability, maintainability, and business value.
- You work in a highly collaborative environment using agile methodologies such as Scrum, code reviews, pair programming, and regular retrospectives to continuously improve both our solutions and the way we work.
- You partner closely with stakeholders across the business to understand their needs and deliver solutions that create tangible business impact.
Our expectations of you
Education
- You have completed a degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field, or you bring an equivalent combination of skills and experience.
Qualifications
- You have strong software engineering skills and are proficient in at least two programming languages.
- You understand modern data engineering principles and think in terms of systems and architectures rather than individual components.
- You are creative, curious, and know how to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- You use English confidently as your working language. German is a plus but not required.
Experience
- You have several years of experience as a Data Engineer or Platform Engineer, designing, building, and operating distributed, data-driven systems or other business-critical infrastructure.
- You have hands-on experience with various data engineering tools such as Apache Airflow, Azure Event Hubs, Apache Kafka, dbt, or comparable tools, as well as practical experience with cloud platforms (ideally Azure).
What we offer
- Hybrid and flexible working, including home office equipment.
- The opportunity to accrue additional vacation days and use them flexibly through our flextime model.
- Comprehensive further development opportunities such as language courses, coaching and training.
- Job bike and Deutschlandticket.
- Sports offers, e.g. Urban Sports Club and yoga classes.
- Regular events: summer party, Christmas party, LAN party, after-work pizza & drinks.
- External support in finding daycare places as well as other private and professional challenges.
Benefits
Work-Life-Integration
Health, fitness & fun
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About your employer
Next Kraftwerke GmbH, based in Cologne, operates as the operator of a virtual power plant and as an electricity trader in the energy sector. The company connects decentralized energy producers, storage, and consumers to enable their participation in electricity and ancillary service markets.
- Established Company
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Power Sector, Economy
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