About the company:
Groupe Florimond Desprez (GFD) breeds varieties and produces seeds to meet the needs of arable crop farmers, the agro-industrial sectors and consumers, while actively supporting the agro-ecological transition. The group mainly works with species intended for human consumption and is a world leader in sugar beet seeds, a leading European breeder of straw cereal and a major player in the European seed potato market. Florimond Desprez is an independent family-owned company founded in 1830 that operates in 65 countries, devotes 15% of its sales to research and employs 1200 persons. Groupe Florimond Desprez is headquartered in Cappelle-en-Pévèle, France.
The GFD IT team provides services and support to all the companies in the group, including UBS, headquartered in Tienen, Belgium.
About the role:
This role combines a strong understanding of data management, integration and analysis. The data engineer ensures the efficient flow of data across systems, enabling data scientists, analysts and business units to extract insights and make data-driven decisions.
You will be part of the IT development team for data-driven solutions that support the different business units’ processes for the entities of Groupe Florimond Desprez. You will be based on our site in Tienen, Belgium.
More specifically, your main tasks within this role will be the following:
Data pipeline development
* Designing, implementing and managing data pipelines to process big volumes of data from multiple sources
* Automating data ingestion, transformation and storage workflows
Data integration and ETL
* Developing and maintaining Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes for integration data from sources like flat files, databases and API’s
* Becoming familiar with tools like BOOMI to support the data sourcing and transformation
* Maintaining high data quality standards, ensuring the accuracy, completeness and consistency of data across all systems
Monitoring and optimization
* Monitoring the pipelines and infrastructure for performance, issues and bottlenecks
* Continuously optimizing processes and infrastructure to improve performance, reduce costs and enhance scalability
Collaboration and documentation
* Working closely with cross-functional teams (business analysts, technical lead data and applications and business product owners) to develop end-to-end data solutions
* Participating in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily standup and retrospectives
* Documenting data architecture, pipelines and workflows to ensure transparency and maintainability
Testing and validation
* Supporting UAT to confirm solutions and reporting meet requirements
* Documenting and resolving discrepancies found during testing
Support and aftercare
* Analyzing tickets raised through ServiceNow and providing personalized support and guidance to users
* Managing proper communication with users and assuring
Your profile:
* You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data science or a related field.
* You have at least 3 years of experience as a data engineer, full stack developer or in a related role.
* You have proven interest or experience in a data engineer role, preferably in an enterprise environment.
* You’re proficient in programming languages such as Python, R, SQL or Mendix.
* You have an in-depth understanding of databases (SQL Server, Oracle, Postgress, MongoDB).
* You have experience in or are willing to learn configuration of data transformation through BOOMI.
* You have a good understanding of cloud data platforms like Azure.
* You have experience with data processing frameworks (Airflow, …).
* You have knowledge of data modelling and ETL processes.
* You have experience with version control systems like GIT as well as big data tools and cloud technologies.
* You have experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, including sprint grooming and planning.
* You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly (in Dutch, English and French).
* You’re familiar with ITIL principles and best practices, particularly incident management and service desk operations.
* You have excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues and implement effective solutions.