Senior Engineer to Work on the New Enterprise Data Platform

Job Description

Join our newly established multicultural Cloud Data Platform squad to implement an AWS-based platform in partnership with Databricks. You'll work on advanced tech, supporting data professionals and squads in key areas like ingestion, processing, and management, while leaving legacy tools behind.

The squad is a part of Data Platform Tribe, which operates as the “Professional Data Warehousing Team,” sourcing and managing data from various systems across the bank's geographies. It utilises the Group's infrastructure effectively to facilitate timely and accurate data, enabling business intelligence and regular reports for a wide range of internal and external users, including regulators. It also has technical ownership of the infrastructure supporting the group-wide data platform and possesses in-depth knowledge of the data held by the bank regarding its customers, products, costs, and personnel.

The Cloud Data Platform squad is responsible for building and maintaining the new cloud data. The team will enable not only data professionals from across all group functions, but also enable the other squads in the tribe to deliver on key initiatives in capabilities such as ingestion, processing, curation, orchestration, protection and management of data.

The focus of this squad is to leave all legacy tooling and environments in the past. You will therefore get the chance to work on a cutting-edge tech stack across platform capabilities.

Your core task will be focusing on transforming our current federated data platform into a new event-driven solution, enhancing both on-premises and cloud integrations as part of our F28 Strategy. Depending on your experience, you may be offered a different seniority of the role.

You are a person that full takes ownership of a task and is able to put your work into the wider context of the area. You take initiative and proactively try to find solutions.

Depending on your experience and knowledge, we may offer you a different seniority for the role.

The workplace is located in Vilnius. Danske Bank supports workplace flexibility (we currently use a hybrid work model, where we work at least 3 days in the office).

You will:

• Create, deploy, update, and support cloud-based data platform infrastructure
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using IaaS and Terraform
• Administer the new data platform, complying with strict security policies
• Support the development of monitoring and observability solutions and standards for the new data platform
• Support the development of event-based data ingestion at scale
• Support the technical implementation of a Data Products framework
• Support the automation and optimisation of data engineering processes
  
  

About you:

• At least 2-3 years of experience in a DevOps/infrastructure role, with an emphasis on data-oriented architectures
• Experience with CI/CD, IaaS, and Terraform
• Knowledge of AWS or other public cloud data platforms
• Backend development experience in Python or Java
• Experience implementing Databricks in an enterprise would be beneficial
• Experience as a Data Engineer or Data Scientist is beneficial
• Exposure to Pub/Sub and Kafka streaming services would be beneficial
• Problem-solving attitude and a willingness to take on and resolve diverse tasks, as there will be very little repetitive work in this role
• Self-driven, able to motivate yourself and others
• Advanced English skills
  
  

“Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees.”

We offer:

Monthly salary range from 4160 EUR to 6240 EUR gross (based on your competencies relevant for the job).

Additionally, each Danske Bank employee receives employee benefits package which includes:

• Growth opportunities: professional & supportive team, e-learnings, numerous development programs; (incl. professional certificates); 100+ professions for internal mobility opportunities.
• Health & Well-being: a diverse, inclusive, work & life balance work environment; additional health insurance; mental well-being practices; partial psychologist counselling compensation; silence and sleep zones at the office; game rooms.
• Hybrid working conditions: Work from home up to two days a week; home office budget (after the probation period); modern Danske Campus workplace developed with anthropologist for the best employee experience.
• Additional days of leave: for rest, health, volunteering, exams in higher education institutions, and other important activities. Moreover, for seniority with Danske Bank.
• Monetary compensation package: accidents & critical diseases insurance; financial support in case of unfortunate events, travel insurance; IIIrd Pillar Pension Fund contribution.
  
  

See all the benefits HERE .

Your title in job contract will be IT Platform Engineer, Senior.

If you like doing data platform implementation “the right way”, then this is the position for you. We focus on using only best-practise technologies and tooling to create a truly cutting-edge data platform in a highly regulated industry.

If you're interested in this role and joining my team, feel free to contact me - Alexandra Medvedyeva 🇺🇦 via LinkedIn, and I will answer your questions!

About Us

Danske Bank is a Nordic bank with bridges to the world around us. For 150 years, we have supported people and businesses in releasing their potential. A career with us is an opportunity to join a community of 22,000 colleagues in a culture where we are committed to Teaming Up, Owning It and Being Open. Together, we are on a journey to transform Danske Bank into a better bank. For our customers, our employees and the societies around us.