Data Engineering Technical Lead

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We are seeking a senior technical leader to drive development of future-oriented data operations capabilities, so called common components, on strategic data and analytics management platform. As the Lead Engineer, you’ll collaborate closely with engineers, senior stakeholders, and domain experts across all Business Units and Group Functions.

Product Ownership and Strategy

Define and drive the vision, roadmap, and lifecycle of common components—core services like load management, data quality management, metadata management - ensuring alignment with enterprise data strategy.

Technical Leadership and Engineering Excellence

Contribute to the architecture, design, and development of common components, ensuring scalable, maintainable, and highquality solutions. Lead by example through hands-on engineering, including coding, testing, troubleshooting, and conducting code reviews. Foster best practices in software development and data engineering across teams.

Operational Excellence

Oversee the reliable and scalable operation of common components, ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance with internal and external standards.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with data architects, engineers, governance teams, and business stakeholders across all units to understand needs, gather feedback, and prioritize enhancements that benefit the further evolution of common components.

Platform Enablement and Adoption

Promote the adoption of common components across the organization by delivering well-documented, user-friendly capabilities and providing enablement support (e.g., training, documentation, office hours).

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to evolve capabilities. Drive proof-of-concepts and pilot innovations that can be industrialized at scale.

Governance and Risk Management

Ensure that common components support enterprise data governance policies, including data protection, access management, and auditability, while minimizing operational risks.

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:

​- kindergarten - available in our building
​- yearly salary re-evaluation
​- hybrid type of home-office
​- flexible working time
​- sick days
​- MultiSport card
​- mental & medical health support
​- public transport donation​

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
In case of interest, please send your CV to: rastislav.srnka@sourcefirstinternational.com .
We have many open positions for IT specialists, not only in Slovakia and Czech Republic, but also on other foreign projects.

Požiadavky na zamestnanca:

• Strong hands-on data engineering experience with proven ability to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines in Spark-based environments
• Proficient coding skills in Python with experience applying it to data engineering problems
• Deep technical expertise with Palantir Foundry or similar data platforms
• Solid understanding of data engineering fundamentals including data modeling, ETL processes, and data integration patterns
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field
• Experience leading small technical teams or mentoring junior engineers

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with Java, TypeScript or other full-stack development
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases including Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and document/graph databases
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or AWS
• Understanding of (Re)insurance or financial services data needs
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Background in implementing data governance controls and standards
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