Snowflake Data Engineer
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Job description
- You will design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines in Snowflake for efficient data ingestion, transformation, and reporting
- You will build and optimize SQL queries for large datasets to support analytics and reporting requirements
- You will design and implement effective data models (star/snowflake schemas, normalized/denormalized models) to support analytical and operational use cases
- You will implement data quality checks, monitoring, and logging using DevOps tools and best practices
- You will collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver data solutions
- You will optimize Snowflake performance, manage compute resources, and ensure security and access controls are in place
- You will participate in troubleshooting, performance tuning, and support of Snowflake-based solutions
- You will document data flows, technical designs, and standard operating procedures, * Personal and Professional Development: Mentoring, leadership programs, Talent Talks, internal seminar offerings , coaching for managers
- Work life balance: Remote options, flextime, flexible work schedules, sabbaticals
- Large, modern campus: Open office spaces, terraces, company restaurant with vegetarian and vegan options, cozy Italian bistro with ice cream sales, fitness studio and daycare center
- Making an impact right from the start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform even before joining, Welcome Workshops, "buddy" as point of contact
We support diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all nationalities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, ages, disabilities and cultural backgrounds.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field
- Several years of experience as a Data Engineer with hands-on expertise in Snowflake
- Proficient in SQL for data transformation, analysis, and performance tuning
- Strong programming skills in Python, especially for data manipulation and pipeline automation
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Git, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code)
- Experience with data modeling concepts and performance optimization in Snowflake
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or in a team
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English, German is desirable
- Identification with our core values: Sustainability, Openness, Enjoyment
About the company
As a global life science company and a dynamic industry leader, Sartorius is the go-to place for ambitious people who want to move things forward: We offer the chance for you to grow your career with us and to become part of the solution in the fight against diseases that are yet incurable or untreatable.
We are looking for creative minds with digital expertise - from software to data and IT – to enable new technological breakthroughs for life sciences.
Our ambition is to simplify medical progress from the first idea of a new medication to its production. We support our customers with innovative technologies that make the development and manufacture of novel therapeutics faster and more efficient. So that more people have access to better medicine.
More than 13,500 employees at over 60 locations worldwide are committed to this vision. Do you share this ambition?
Join our global team.
