Interim Senior Data Engineer

Go Fractional; Berlin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Springer Nature is seeking a Senior Data Engineer (Fixed-Term Contract) to join SN Data in a pioneering data programme. You will design and maintain scalable pipelines on Google Cloud, collaborate across analytics, governance and BI teams, and integrate new data sources, all while ensuring data quality and security.

You will mentor engineers, promote best practices, and contribute to a data-driven culture across both Berlin and London locations.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL skills and proven experience building and supporting data solutions on cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure using technologies such as Python, Java, Scala, and DBT.
• Experience designing, developing, and optimising production-grade data pipelines and data products, from source systems through to end-user consumption.
• Strong understanding of data engineering best practices, including data quality, observability, monitoring, security, governance, and cost optimisation.
• Experience working in Agile, cross-functional teams with collective code ownership, CI/CD practices, test automation, and production support responsibilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions, collaborate across teams, and influence technical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines in Google Cloud and BigQuery to support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases.
• Collaborate with data analysts, BI developers, architects, and data governance teams to deliver reliable and user-focused data solutions.
• Identify, onboard, and integrate new data sources while assessing data quality, completeness, bias, and business value.
• Develop and optimise data models, transformations, and workflows that enable efficient and repeatable data processing.
• Monitor data pipelines and services, troubleshoot production issues, and implement proactive alerting and data quality controls.
• Ensure data is managed securely and in compliance with GDPR, governance standards, and data security best practices.
• Drive process improvements and self-service capabilities that enable data owners and business users to access and leverage data effectively.
• Mentor junior engineers, promote engineering best practices, and contribute to the wider data engineering community through knowledge sharing and technical leadership.

Skills

SQL

Python

Java

Scala

DBT

GCP

BigQuery

AWS

Azure

Tools

BigQuery

DBT

GCP

Job description

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer (Fixed-Term Contract)

Location(s): Berlin, Germany and London, England

Application Deadline: 23/10/2026

About the Role

As a Senior Data Engineer in SN Data, you will be joining a new programme of work to transform how Springer Nature uses its data: building up data capabilities, creating a data platform and engineering capability (technology, people and process) to create a foundation for the future, adding value to cross-organisation Initiatives and kick-starting data-driven Innovation.

Across the programme, our teams are cross-functional, diverse and made up of different experience levels. All team members collaborate to deliver the best solutions that satisfy our customers' needs.

Role Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines in Google Cloud and BigQuery to support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML use cases.
• Collaborate with data analysts, BI developers, architects, and data governance teams to deliver reliable and user-focused data solutions.
• Identify, onboard, and integrate new data sources while assessing data quality, completeness, bias, and business value.
• Develop and optimise data models, transformations, and workflows that enable efficient and repeatable data processing.
• Monitor data pipelines and services, troubleshoot production issues, and implement proactive alerting and data quality controls.
• Ensure data is managed securely and in compliance with GDPR, governance standards, and data security best practices.
• Drive process improvements and self-service capabilities that enable data owners and business users to access and leverage data effectively.
• Mentor junior engineers, promote engineering best practices, and contribute to the wider data engineering community through knowledge sharing and technical leadership.

About You

• Strong SQL skills and proven experience building and supporting data solutions on cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure using technologies such as Python, Java, Scala, and DBT.
• Experience designing, developing, and optimising production-grade data pipelines and data products, from source systems through to end-user consumption.
• Strong understanding of data engineering best practices, including data quality, observability, monitoring, security, governance, and cost optimisation.
• Experience working in Agile, cross-functional teams with collective code ownership, CI/CD practices, test automation, and production support responsibilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions, collaborate across teams, and influence technical decision-making.

Desirable:

• Experience mentoring and supporting junior engineers while promoting engineering best practices and continuous learning.
• Understanding of distributed systems and modern data architectures, including data mesh principles and large-scale data platforms.
• Passion for automation, continuous improvement, and delivering user-centric data products through simplification and process optimisation.

Having a good command of English is important; collaboration is important in our day to day work, so being able to communicate your ideas and understand others' is key.

Compensation

For all roles in all locations, we offer a competitive, industry-benchmarked salary.

To find out more about the package provided at each location, please visit: https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/careers/current-opportunities/technology-hub

Springer Nature Skills associated with this Job Profile include:

SN-Data analytics / Quantitative Skills, SN-Communicates Effectively, SN-Tech Savvy, SN-Manages Complexity, SN-Process Optimization, SN-Storytelling, SN-Data Security & Governance, SN-Data Domain Savvy, SN-Big Data Management