Data Engineer Lead Lisboa

Data Engineer Lead
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

MAIN MISSION

The Data Engineering Lead is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing data pipelines and technical components of the Cockpit Data Factory.

This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure that data factory aligns with the product vision, customer needs, and market trends.

The Data Engineering Lead designs, develops, and implements data ingestion, transformation, and storage solutions, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and easily maintainable.

They understand stakeholders’ requirements and translate them into technical solutions, identifying opportunities to optimize and improve data processes.

The Data Engineering Lead contributes to the technical readiness of the Cockpit team, sharing his knowledge and identifying rooms for collective improvement.

DIMENSION OF ROLE

The Data Engineering Lead manages data pipelines and infrastructure, leading a team of data specialists and collaborating with counterparts from multiple AXA GO products and AXA entities.

They ensure that all data requirements are met and contribute to answering data needs, fulfilling Quality of Service requirements in various AXA GO and Opcos business areas.

Additionally, they contribute to increasing the maturity of GO and Opcos in terms of data management and quality of service measurement.

Finally, they define the roadmap of Cockpit Data Factory in line with the vision of the product and the priorities of AXA GO.

Technical expertise :

• In-depth technical knowledge of Data Engineering tools and technologies (e. g. , Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Py
  Spark, Azure Analysis Services).
• Ability to design and implement data solutions that meet stakeholder needs and are secure, scalable, and easily maintainable.
• Expertise in Power
  BI data visualization tool
• Knowledge of performance monitoring tolls is well appreciated.

Leadership :

• Lead a team of data specialists to implement projects, improvements, and modifications to data solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight to ensure that projects are completed on time, within scope, and to the required standard.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team.

Communication :

• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders (including business analysts, project managers, and other technical teams) to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Communicate technical concepts to
  - technical stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner.
• Work collaboratively with other teams and individuals to achieve common objectives and resolve
  - functional issues that arise.

Problem-solving :

• Proactive identification of potential issues and their resolution, including researching and testing solutions.
• Analyze complex technical problems and provide practical solutions.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues on the platform and propose solutions for their resolution.

Strategic thinking :

• Provide input in data strategy and
  - term planning and identify areas for optimization and improvement.
• Conduct analysis to inform
  - based
  - making and promote continuous improvement of data solutions.
• Able to balance business goals with technical feasibility.

Mentoring :

• Coach and mentor junior team members to ensure they can meet technical objectives and grow professionally.
• Create and lead training programs on Data Engineering tools and technologies.
• Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and documentation.

Expertise on Cockpit Data Factory Platform

• Lead technical activities related to data pipeline delivery.
• Define and implement data pipeline configurations.
• Maintain
  -
  - date documentation (design, architecture & procedures).
• Regularly review and optimize data pipeline performance to ensure optimal usage of resources and
  - effectiveness.
• Implement upgrades, patches, and other enhancements.
• Contribute to the definition and the roadmap of data solutions.
• Ensure the application of security, risk, and data privacy compliance.
• Communicate with data tool vendors.

Build of Data aggregation, analysis and reporting

• Assess GO and Opcos’ products’ needs in terms of data management and processing.
• Design and implement appropriate data solutions to onboard new scopes to Cockpit Data Factory
• Contribute to the
  -
  - end data view by providing metrics and insights related to covered scopes.

Transformation/Innovation

• Contribute to building the data solutions roadmap in line with Global Product’s vision and with AXA GO strategy and priorities.
• Perform continuous improvement and market/technology watch.
• Apply IT transformation in line with GO priorities (Agile, Digital).
• Participate in different transformation and accelerator initiatives or programs.

Your Profile

MANAGERIAL SKILLS

• Leadership and Team spirit
• Strategic Vision (Market watch, Product’s Technical Roadmap, Benchmark)
• Intrapreneurship
• Coordinating international teams (Offshore/Nearshore)
• Collaboration with GO departments, AXA entities, and external partners
• Communication / Presentation / Negotiation / Influence / Persuasion
• Continuous improvements and adopting innovations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Strong understanding of Data Engineering tools, techniques, and methodologies.
• Strong experience in Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Py
  Spark, Azure Analysis Services. A certification is appreciated.
• Python scripting, knowledge of data integration tools.
• Scrum Agile and Dev
  Ops methodology
• Project management skills.
• Familiarity with cloud computing environments and emerging trends in the industry.
• Strong general knowledge in IT and data architecture, from data ingestion to visualization.

NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Product ownership for data platforms
• Project and solution delivery according to the project organization (Cycle V, AGILE, Scrum, Kanban, Dev
  Ops)
• Technology and market watch (Data Engineering, digital, big data)
• Knowledge in compliance, security, and data privacy aspects
• Nice to have: Insurance business

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• English (Fluent)
• French (Nice to have)
• Spanish (Nice to have)