Inter IKEA Group is hiring a

Data Engineer in SCD Data & Technology, Core Business Supply

Warsaw, Poland
Full-Time

Supply Analytics Management has the assignment to create value and enable business growth by bringing data from across IKEA together to gather actionable insights. We work closely with our business stakeholders and form product teams that deliver cutting edge; data driven solutions for our coworkers.

We work in a modern cloud-based Azure environment, and you will be a part of the engineering team of approximately 15, continuously developing our data products and analytical capabilities. You will be regularly involved in workshops with coworkers to harness modern data infrastructure efficiently and provide long term solutions. Supporting a complex organisation to realise the benefits that modern data engineering can bring is at the heart of the role.

As a Data Engineer at IKEA, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining our data infrastructure to support business intelligence, analytics, and decision-making processes.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Data ingestion and integration, including identifying and integrating data from various on-premises/cloud/hybrid sources, including internal databases, external APIs, and third-party vendors.
  • Develop and implement efficient and scalable processes for data extraction, loading & transformation (ELT) into our data lake, ensuring timely and accurate data processing.
  • Implement and optimize data models to facilitate efficient storage and retrieval of information.
  • Implement data governance policies to ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal standards. Enhance data security measures to protect sensitive information.
  • Provide subject matter expertise and operational know-how to support data product teams with conversion of data related business requirements into data architectures and technical solutions.
  • Document and make the operational know-how of the data infrastructure and engineering solutions work available for the IKEA ecosystem and ensure awareness around available data.
  • Leverage best practices in continuous integration and delivery.
  • Ensure cost consciousness and scalable, maintainable solutions.

In this role you will report to our Data & Analytics Manager within Data & Technology at IKEA Supply.

The role is office based, with flexibility to work from home where required.

We are on the journey to transform our digital capabilities, bringing core business processes, people & data & technology together - an enabler for IKEA to become an even better home furnishing company in the future. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question, and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together we can do great things.

We believe that our new colleague in Data Engineering should have at least 5 years' experience in building systems that collect, manage, and convert raw data into usable information, designing and implementing data pipelines to a high industry standard as well as excellent knowledge of Python, SQL, and PySpark.

In addition, excellent working knowledge of Databricks, ideally with Associate Data Engineer or Professional Data Engineer certification is crucial. It would also be beneficial to have knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, ideally with DP-600 or DP-700 certification.

The ideal applicant has good communication and collaboration skills and will be a team player who takes ownership, builds cross-functional relationships with coworkers, and loves sharing knowledge. You are a curious problem solver who wants to keep learning in a dynamic global environment. The role is office based so meeting face to face and working collaboratively to solve problems should be something you enjoy.

The IKEA culture and values are crucial for our business and day to day work life. For you to thrive and grow with IKEA it’s important for us that you share our values! You can read more regarding our values and life at IKEA here.

If you are passionate about data engineering, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to contribute to the success of a global furniture retailer, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join us as we continue to innovate and shape the future of our industry.

This position is based in Älmhult/Malmö, Warsaw or Pratteln.

Please note that we do only handle applications in English and no applications coming in by email. 

We look forward to receiving your application at the latest 30th October 2024.

If you have any questions about the role, please reach out to Ross Clabburn, Data Engineering Leader, [email protected], Robert Pernetun, IKEA Supply Data & Analytics Manager, [email protected], or questions about the recruitment process feel free to connect with Dan Gustafsson, [email protected], People & Culture Leader.

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