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AWS Data Engineer

• Location: The Hague – Hybrid/remote working options available
• Duration: Initial 6 Months – Likely to be extended
• Full time Freelance contract - 8 hours per day 5 days per week
• English speaking business environment
• Start date is as soon as candidate can be available.
• €80 - €100/ Hour (Dependant on Experience)

My global, Netherlands based, Oil and Gas client are currently in the market for an AWS Data Engineer.

You will be managing one or more data engineering projects of moderate complexity. Leading as key team member in defining and building the data pipelines that will enable faster, better, data-informed decision-making within the business.

Jointly designing and implementing a new big data solution which supports high amounts and velocity of data and supports future growth. Identifying latest development, testing and deployment techniques to quickly deploy new releases to e.g. deploy new data pipelines and add data sources. Taking direct reports, when applicable, through Agile Framework and its respective tools.

Influencing stakeholders in adopting analyses / outcomes. Acting proactively to support the business to further professionalize their MI / Analytic reporting platform, using the ESSA approach. Opinions valued by business interface.

Will play a prominent role in project related meetings etc. utilising business partnering in order to gather, analyse and model data and key performance indicators of the highest complexity.

Working as a Data Engineering Lead to develop and deploy innovative big data platforms for advanced analytics and data processing.

Technical Skills

• 4yrs work experience in big data analytics.
• 2yrs AWS DevOps
• 5yrs Python
• Experience in Airflow, PLSQL, PostgreSQL, panda’s library
• Source Code Control (e.g. Git, Subversion).
• Open Source Frameworks (Apache Spark, Hadoop etc.)
• Strong design and coding skills (e.g. Python, Scala, JavaScript).
• Experience with reporting/visualization tools (e.g. SAP Lumira/Design Studio, Spotfire, Power BI)
• Comfortable to work with global stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Experience with SAP technologies (SAP ECC/ERP, SAP BW, SAP HANA etc.)
• Experience with SQL-based technologies (e.g. MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Experience with Restful API developments.
• Experience with data blending technology (e.g. Alteryx)
• Experience with Microsoft or AWS data stack e.g. Microsoft Azure Data Lake, Hadoop (preferably with Spark), Cosmos DB, HDInsight/HBase, MongoDB, Redis, Azure Table/Blob stores etc.

Requirements/Experiences

• Interpretation of data, highly analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with data architecture and design techniques (local/abstract).
• Experience with API techniques/developments.
• Experience with data transformation/blending technology (e.g. Alteryx is preferred).
• Experience with working concepts as data pipelining / data wrangling
• Experience with big data platforms; working with large data sets, large amounts of data in motion and numerous big data technologies.
• Agile Project Delivery techniques (e.g. SCRUM) & experience creating and using a wide range of scrum and agile artefacts and techniques, automated testing, personas, user stories, agile games etc
• Awareness of Agile Framework and its tools such as Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) [completed by hiring manager]

Core Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in information technology, computer science, business administration or a related discipline.
• Certified in Agile Product Owner / SCRUM master and/or other Agile techniques Leadership Skills
• Have strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills. Is highly experienced in communicating with business at all levels.
• Comfortable to work with global stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Experience of working in a global business environment/different cultures.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and balancing multiple priorities.
• Have strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills. Is highly experienced in communicating with business at all levels.
• Experience of working in a global business environment/different cultures and with global stakeholders.