Senior Data Engineer - Cloud Migration

About the role

Netcompany, a provider of digitalisation services to EU institutions and public and private organisations, is hiring a Senior Data Engineer in its Patras branch. The role supports the migration of data from relational databases to a cloud-based database or data platform.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines to migrate data from relational databases to cloud platforms.
• Write and optimise SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, validation and reconciliation.
• Analyse existing relational database structures and create source-to-target mappings for migration.
• Design and implement data models in the target cloud environment.
• Develop and maintain Apache Airflow DAGs for automated data pipelines and migration workflows.
• Use Python for data transformation, automation, validation and migration activities.
• Perform data quality checks, reconciliation and troubleshooting during the migration.
• Work with cloud data platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP and cloud databases/data warehouses.
• Use Apache Spark/PySpark and Hadoop where required for large-scale data processing.
• Collaborate with database, cloud, analytics and engineering teams to ensure a smooth and reliable migration.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science or a related field.
• 5-10 years of solid data engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud data platform (Azure, AWS or Databricks), including data lake / lakehouse design.
• Fluent English and ability to travel within Europe once every two months for about 2-3 days.

Required skills

• Good SQL and Python
• ELT/ETL, data modelling, Spark and workflow orchestration
• Git and basic CI/CD knowledge

What we offer

• Hybrid working model in a modern environment
• Onboarding support and a buddy
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Health and life insurance, meal allowance and on-premises well-being activities
• Unlimited access to Udemy for Business and ad-hoc training
• Personalised development plan