Tech Lead - Senior Data Engineer

Societe Generale Global Solution Centre (SG GSC) acts as a business solutions center for Société Générale, one of the largest European financial groups. We provide high quality professional services in over 35 countries in various business areas - Finance & Accounting, HR, IT and Corporate Operations. Our mission is to be a partner of choice, valued for owning, transforming and innovating with best-in-class talent.

Within the Société Générale Group, you will join Global Technology Services (GTS), which is the IT entity in charge of infrastructure and its Digital Workplace Services teams, whose mission is to provide the Group's employees with their Digital Workplace.

Digital Workplace brings together all the services and tools of the work environment: the personal workstation of course, but also the smartphone, the corporate social network, communication and collaborative tools such as messaging, Teams, SharePoint, etc.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Engineer with strong expertise in PySpark. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and optimizing ETL pipelines, managing CI/CD operations and supervise the activity in Romania. You will work in an Agile environment and collaborating with international teams.

What you will do:

Data Engineering & Development

• Design, build, and optimize scalable ETL pipelines using PySpark within the Hadoop ecosystem (Cloudera);
• Perform data modeling to support efficient data processing and analytics;
• Develop and maintain Python scripts and Unix shell scripts for automation and data manipulation;
• Integrate and manage data flows using Kafka for real-time data streaming (produce and consume via topics).

DataOps & CI/CD

•           Ensure the smooth operation of the CI/CD DevOps chain, including Jenkins, JFrog, and Ansible;
•           Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows and deployments to maintain high availability and performance.

Leadership & Collaboration

•           Supervise and mentor junior developers, providing technical guidance and support;
•          Participate in workshops and cross-functional meetings to define and implement new data use cases;
•        Contribute to the definition of new analytical use cases, identifying relevant data and transforming it for reporting;
•        Lead and participate in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives);
•        Conduct training sessions and ensure knowledge sharing across the team.

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related field;
• Strong proficiency in PySpark, Python, and Unix scripting;
• Experience with Kafka, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, JFrog, Ansible), and data modeling;
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make technical proposals;
• Strong communication and leadership skills with a passion for mentoring and training.

 Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on data accuracy and usability.

 Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field;
• Fluent English is a must; French will be a plus, but not mandatory;
• Knowledge of business intelligence and data storytelling principles.

SG GSC is a Great Place to Work® certified company. Here, you will find a flexible workplace and culture, autonomy, constant learning opportunities, dynamism, and talented people, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

Plus, you will enjoy all our benefits:

• competitive compensation & remuneration, including annual performance bonus; 
• preventive healthcare plan, and group health & life insurance; 
• wide range of flexible benefits within a monthly budget; 
• office perks, wellbeing and mental health programs; 
• various social benefits and bonuses for personal or family events; 
• 9-to-5 workday & flexible working environment (Hybrid);
• additional paid and unpaid time off, including Sabbatical leave; 
• learning and growth opportunities based on individual development and career plans; 
• unlimited access to various eLearning resources. 

We are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years, or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating, and taking action are part of our DNA.

 If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful daily and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

  Still hesitating?

 You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.

 We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual or gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organization, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.