Senior Data Engineer - Data Platform Engineering

About the role

A leading automotive client is looking for a Senior Data Engineer specialising in Data Platform Engineering to join a project focused on observability and embedded analytics. The project builds a scalable, maintainable data foundation that turns logs, events, measurements and telemetry from embedded, cloud, test and application systems into trusted, reusable data products. The role covers the architecture and engineering of the data platform, including pipelines, orchestration, common data models, data quality and operational monitoring.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement the target data architecture and production data foundation.
• Build and maintain robust, automated data pipelines and transformations.
• Develop shared data models, schemas and analysis-ready datasets.
• Implement data orchestration, data-quality controls, monitoring and lineage.
• Integrate data from embedded, cloud, test and application systems using APIs and other data interfaces.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, performance and maintainability.
• Support analytical use cases while keeping the underlying data platform reusable.
• Produce operational documentation and support knowledge transfer to Client teams.

Required profile

• Strong experience designing and operating production-grade data platforms and pipelines.
• Experience with cloud-based data solutions.
• Nice to have: automotive, connected-car or embedded-systems experience; telemetry, event and time-series data; data lineage and governance; dashboards and analytical platforms; performance and cost optimisation.
• English at C1 Advanced level.

Required skills

• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, schemas and transformations.
• Data orchestration and automated workflows.
• System integration via APIs.
• Data quality, pipeline monitoring and observability.
• Version control and production engineering practices.
• Data security, privacy and access control.

What we offer

• Global relocation options and experience in an international environment.
• Annual holiday of 20 or 26 days depending on seniority, plus parental, maternity and paternity leave.
• Training center with expert-led courses, cloud programs and leadership programs.
• Wellness benefits, multisport card, cafeteria discounts and private healthcare insurance.
• Internal mobility with rotation between projects and accounts.