Senior Data Engineer

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Zürich, CHE
Hybrid
Senior level
Greentech • Energy • Industrial • Renewable Energy
The Role
Lead design and optimization of scalable ETL/ELT pipelines on Snowflake, advance data governance and quality practices, collaborate with stakeholders to deliver data solutions, and mentor data engineers while coaching business users on enterprise data usage.
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Company Description

Welcome to Kanadevia Inova, a global innovation leader in the waste infrastructure space, where we believe in creating a sustainable future through technology and innovation. 

Transforming Waste into Value

At Kanadevia Inova, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of waste-to-X technology. We are not just waste managers; we are creators of value from what communities discard. Your role at Kanadevia Inova directly contributes to turning something once considered useless - waste - into something invaluable: energy, heat, hydrogen, fertilizer, and beyond.

Job Description

Join our Data Products Team to build and shape the future of our enterprise data platform and data governance capabilities. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will combine deep technical expertise with leadership and stakeholder engagement to deliver scalable data solutions that drive business value. You will play a key role in establishing data governance practices, mentoring colleagues, and guiding business stakeholders towards effective data-driven decision-making.

Job Description

  • Design and optimise scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Snowflake, ensuring reliable, high-quality data for analytics and business reporting.
  • Take a leading technical role in advancing our data governance capabilities, promoting best practices for data quality or master data management.
  • Collaborate with data architects, product managers, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver sustainable data solutions aligned with business objectives.
  • Coach and support business users and data owners in adopting data governance principles and leveraging enterprise data effectively.
  • Mentor fellow data engineers, foster technical excellence, and drive continuous improvement across data platforms, processes, and standards.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, with 5+ years of experience in data engineering, ETL/ELT development, data modelling, and modern data platforms.
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, with the ability to design scalable, maintainable, and high-performing data solutions.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Snowflake, DBT, and Azure, combined with a solid understanding of data warehousing and cloud architectures.
  • Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality management, and enterprise data management practices.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, coaching, and mentoring skills, with fluent English; German is an advantage.

Additional Information

We offer
• Responsible challenge with diversified field of activity
• Team-oriented working atmosphere in an international Company
• Personal development opportunities through own Inova Academy
• Opportunity to gain an insight into various technical disciplines
• Excellent employment conditions
• Attractive working place (central, good transport links)
• Modern infrastructure

For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, ETL/ELT development, and data modeling
  • Strong proficiency in SQL
  • Strong proficiency in Python
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Snowflake
  • Experience with DBT
  • Experience with Azure cloud platform
  • Strong knowledge of data governance and data quality management
  • Experience mentoring and coaching data engineers and stakeholders
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; fluent English
  • German language skills
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The Company
3,500 Employees
Year Founded: 1933

What We Do

Kanadevia Inova is a global greentech leader specializing in Waste to Energy (WtE) and Renewable Gas (RG). It delivers turnkey systems that transform waste into valuable resources through cutting-edge technology, focusing on the energy transition and circular economy to create a future free of wasted waste.

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