Data Engineer

Your tasks

ISCC – International Sustainability and Carbon Certification is one of the leading certification systems for sustainability, traceability and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Our activities and impact are expanding and our teams are growing exponentially since the last 2 years. This is why the IT & Technology department, specifically the Software Development team of experts are looking forward to welcome you asData Engineer at the ISCC headquarters in Cologne.
The Data Engineerhas the objective to work at the forefront of data infrastructure development by designing, constructing, installing, and maintaining the systems to allow for a seamless and reliable data flow. If you arepassionate about sustainability and would like to join our highly motivated and diverse teams to make a difference, we are looking forward to your application!

Your main duties will be:

• Collaborating with system architects and software engineers to understand data requirements.
• Design data models to unify business data from multiple sources.
• Provide the foundation for Business Intelligence Analysis, Machine Learning and AI training.
• Ensuring data quality and integrity through data validation, cleansing and error handling
• Developing and maintaining scalable data pipelines for efficient data ingestion as well as extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes.
• Designing and continuously optimizing data storage solutions, including data warehouses and data lakes to support the company's evolving data needs.
• Implementing data security measures and access controls to protect sensitive information.
• Monitoring data infrastructure for performance and reliability to address issues promptly.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven services and decision-making within the organization.
• Documenting data pipelines, processes, and best practices for knowledge sharing.

Your profile

• University degree in Information Science or similar topic; Master’s and/or Data Engineering certification is a plus
• At least 3 years’ experience as full-time data engineer
• ETL Processes & Big Data: Strong experience in building and maintaining ETL workflows and working with big data technologies in storage, mining, analytics, and visualization.
• Data Management & Tools: Proficient in data mining (e.g., Presto), data analytics (e.g., Apache Spark), and data visualization (e.g., Tableau).
• Database Management: Experience with various DBMS, including Document (MongoDB), Graph (Neo4J), and Relational (PostgreSQL), FileMaker is a plus.
• Programming Languages: Strong programming skills in Go/Golang, Java, Python, and C#, with expertise in data queries (SQL, GraphQL, Cypher, SparQL).
• Messaging & Streaming Brokers: Experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka.
• Methodologies: Experience working in Agile/SCRUM environments, with knowledge of UML and BPMN for modeling processes.
• Proficient inLinux/Ubuntu, Mac and Windowsenvironments
• Excellent English skills (at least C1), and good German skills (at least B2)

Why us?

We are an international and diverse team of passionate and experienced experts, joining forces for a sustainable future! We believe thatour team is our core asset and we support our people as best we can.

To help you build your future and thrive with us, we offer:

Great Team Environment

• Various team events throughout the year (Celebrating Diversity, Summer Team Event, Christmas Party)
• Close collaboration with our sister companies Meo Carbon Solutions GmbH, GRAS Global Risk Assessment Services, 4C Services and ClimatePal, giving you even more development opportunities

• Professional onboarding to help you have an ideal start with us
• Frequently feedback sessions to ensure a high quality of communication and mutual reflection
• Many free language classes
• Access to several technical specific as well astraining courses
• The opportunity to work independently and shape processes
• We promote from within!

• Hybrid set-up
• 4 weeks remote workat a place of choice (after probation)
• Flexible working hours and trust based working time
• 30 vacation days and 3 additional vacation days (Christmas eve, new year’s eve, carnival monday)
• Sabbatical options

• A generous pension scheme (bAV) in line with our sustainability values
• JobTicket/Deutschlandticket
• Annual bonus schemebased on performance

• Subsidized Urban Sports Club
• Active Break scheme with weekly Yoga sessions
• Health weekspromoting healthy habits in personal and professional life

Ready to join our team?

Then we would be happy to hear from you soon! Please apply via the button below with a meaningful cover letter, CV and any relevant certificates.

We are looking forward to your application and hope to welcome you in our team soon!

We are a company with equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, race, gender or any other criteria that is not a professional qualification for an open position.