Data Engineer (Remote)

Valmet Industrial Internet (VII) is Valmet Group’s answer to the digital transformation of all our customer segments. Our target is to have the best-in-class analytics for improving the reliability and performance of our customers’ pulp, paper & energy processes. We are now looking for a talented Data Engineer to join our dynamic team.

As a Data Engineer, your job is to ensure data is accessible, reliable and optimized for performance. This means maintaining pipelines, troubleshooting data and pipeline related issues, as well as assisting stakeholders in utilizing the data. You will also get to design and build the data infrastructure that powers our platform. This role requires good communication and collaboration skills as you will be working closely with data scientists, operations engineers and delivery teams.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Data Integration and Pipelines: Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines to process and transform large volumes of data. Integrate data from various sources, ensuring data quality and consistency. Implement on-site connectivities in collaboration with our customers’ automation people.
• Data Warehouse Management: Manage and optimize databases to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval. Develop and maintain ETL processes to support data analytics and reporting.
• Data Quality: Implement data validation and cleansing processes to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize data processing and storage for performance and scalability.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of data pipelines, processes, and infrastructure.

Who is the professional we are looking for?

This role requires technical expertise, attention to details and critical thinking. The person should be committed to the team’s success and the successful completion of data engineering projects.

To Succeed In This Role, You Have

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, data science, or a relevant field.
• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or similar role, preferably in cloud environment
• Proficiency in AWS, Snowflake, SQL and Python. Apache Airflow knowledge considered as a plus.
• Knowledge of automation systems is a plus
• Supportive nature and ability to provide guidance and support to team members.
• Open and forward-looking mindset
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

We offer

We offer a challenging role in an energetic and forward-looking team that is working with cutting-edge technology. This is a truly global opportunity allowing you to work with an international network of colleagues to enable the long-term success of the company. We value our employees and offer a variety of local benefits, up-to-date work tools, and a range of learning opportunities. Flexible working hours and remote work options support a healthy work-life balance.

We encourage our employees to a healthier lifestyle by being a Smoke-free Workplace.

Want to know more?

Your location can be any major Valmet location. Additional information about this position can be obtained from the hiring manager Olli Luukkonen – Director, Analytics & Applications (olli.luukkonen@valmet.com).

Please fill out our electronic application form latest 08.12.2024 with your CV in English. We will review the applications already during the application period.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork.

Join the team! www.valmet.com/careers