Senior Data Engineer

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

Let's create change together 
Nothing beats being part of positive change. We're on a truly exciting journey, working together in a fast-paced global environment to break new ground in almost every aspect of our operations. Right now, we have an exciting job opening for you in Digital Core and the Data Platform product area. 
The current organization “Data Operations & Transformation” is newly formed and as such you will have a unique opportunity to join the journey from the start and be a part of our transformation journey.

What you'll do 
We are migrating our existing data warehouse solution to our new Data Management Platform, to further enhance our capabilities to support Volvo Cars to become a data driven company. Due to this we are strengthening our team with one of our strategic roles, Senior Data Engineer. 

As a Senior Data Engineer you will lay down the foundation of a database/s and its architecture. You assess a wide range of requirements and apply relevant database techniques to create a robust architecture. You will also be supporting product teams during the implementation process. After periodic intervals, you also carry out testing to identify any bugs or performance issues. 

As a Senior Data Engineer you are also tasked with maintaining the database/s and ensuring that it works smoothly without causing any disruption. When a database stop working, it brings a halt to the associated IT infrastructure. Your expertise is especially needed to manage large-scale processing systems where performance and scalability issues need continuous maintenance. 

Furthermore, your expertise will be needed to support the data science team by constructing dataset procedures that can help with data mining, modeling, and production. In this way, your participation is crucial in enhancing the quality of data.

You and your skills
We expect that you have bachelor or master’s degree in Information and/or Data management. To meet expectations and to be successful in this role, you have minimum of 5 years from working as a Data Engineer or similar.

We also believe that following skills are crucial for the role:

SQL
You cannot manage a relational database management system without mastering SQL.

Data Warehousing
Ability to aggregate unstructured data, collected from multiple sources. It is then compared and assessed to improve the efficiency of business operations.

Data Architecture
Knowledge and experience in building complex database systems for businesses. You are required to work close with different stakeholders to understand current data in motion, data at rest, datasets, and the relationship between data-dependent processes and applications.

Snowflake 
Knowledge In Snowflake, the cloud computing-based data warehousing solution.

WhereScape
Knowledge in the data warehouse automation tool called WhereScape.

Who we´re looking for
We believe that you are passionate about technology. 
You are engaged and eager to drive change within Data Platform using your strong technical skills.
You enjoy working with others and are a true collaborator. 
Your language skills in English are excellent, both written and spoken.
Experience of Agile processes (Scrum, SaFe or similar) are in your favor.

Contact & Application
Does this sound like your next challenge? Welcome with your application by submitting your resume and cover letter, no later than 5:th of April 2022. 
For questions about the position please contact recruiting manager Mona Ericson, email: mona.ericson@volvocars.com. 
For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Senior Tech Recruiter, Noopur Thatte @ noopurthatte@volvocars.com. Please note that we will not take applications via email.