Senior Data Engineer (Application Management) – EY GDS Spain - Hybrid
The opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm whilst being instrumental in the growth as you get to work with high quality team to support clients ensuring the stability of global companies through best-in-class solutions, automation and innovation, working with an international team.
Your key responsibilities
As a Senior Data Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
- Provide daily Application Management Support for the full data stack (Informatica CDI, ADF, ADLS, Databricks), addressing service requests, incidents, enhancements, and changes.
- Lead and coordinate resolution of complex data integration and analytics issues through thorough root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to support and optimize data pipelines, models, and dashboards.
- Maintain detailed documentation including architecture diagrams, troubleshooting guides, and test cases.
- Remain flexible for perform from time to tme on-call duties depending on client needs and critical business periods.
Skills and attributes for success
To thrive in this role, key skills and attributes for success include:
- Proven expertise in managing and supporting complex data ecosystems with modern tools like Informatica CDI, Azure Data Factory, ADLS, and Databricks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on thorough root cause analysis and timely resolution of data integration issues.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with both technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Ability to maintain clear and detailed technical documentation to support knowledge sharing and continuity.
- Adaptable and resilient, comfortable working in shift-based schedules and handling on-call responsibilities during critical business periods.
- Professional/ Native fluency in Italian to facilitate communication within local and global teams.
- Professional proficiency in English (at least B2)
- Professional proficiency in Spanish is a plus.
To qualify for the role, you must have
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering, Data Analytics, or related) or equivalent work experience.
- 3+ years of experience working across modern data ecosystems, with hands-on proficiency in:
- Informatica CDI for data ingestion and transformation
- Azure Data Factory (ADF) for pipeline orchestration
- Azure Data Lake (ADLS) for cloud storage and data lake architecture
- Databricks for large-scale data processing (SQL, PySpark, and Delta Lake)
- Experience providing application management support (incident resolution, enhancements, monitoring, and optimization).
- Strong root cause analysis skills across data pipelines, storage layers, and reporting.
- Excellent stakeholder collaboration skills to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
- Solid understanding of data governance, performance tuning, and cloud-based data architecture best practices.
- Experience in global delivery models and distributed teams.
- Flexibility in managing work hours due to the volatile nature of Application Management work including ability to being on call from time to time for critical business requirements.
- Professional/ Native fluency in Italian to facilitate communication within local and global teams.
- Professional proficiency in English (at least B2)
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Experience integrating data from a variety of sources including ERP, CRM, POS, and third-party APIs.
- Familiarity with DevOps/CI-CD pipelines in a data engineering context.
- Experience in industries such as retail, finance, or consumer goods.
- Certifications such as Informatica Certified Developer, Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate, or Databricks Certified Data Engineer
- Professional proficiency in Spanish is a plus.
What we look for
We seek individuals who are passionate about their work and possess outstanding skills in their field. If You have a highly developed business acumen, exceptional interpersonal skills, and a willingness to embrace new professional challenges, this role is for You.
What we offer
In EY GDS Spain, you will collaborate with our teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills, and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.
- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching, and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
About EY GDS
EY Global Delivery Services (EY GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network of over 75,000 people working across the world, to provide innovative and strategic business solutions to our clients worldwide. We play a vital role in growth strategy, helping our clients become agile and efficient, and helping fulfill our purpose to build a better working world.
From accountants to coders, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. We look for skills that are evergreen and our roles evolve with industry trends. We also work across Finance, Business Development, Technology, Talent, Procurement and Risk Management functions to help our teams operate as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Across our 10 locations and 21 cities, we work with teams from all service lines, geographies, and sectors. We operate in Argentina, Hungary, India, the Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Our EY GDS Spain office is located at Malaga Technology Park and currently employs over 850 people.
If you are interested in being part of our team, we kindly invite you to submit your CV in English to apply for this position.
The exceptional EY GDS experience. It’s yours to build.
