Data Engineering Lead (Azure Databricks)

If Skadeforsikring; Turku; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Inclusive work environment

Career and development opportunities

Social activities

Hybrid workplace (min 3 days in office

Wellness allowance

Insurance benefits

Descripción de la vacante

If Skadeforsikring is seeking a Data Engineering Lead to coach and mentor data engineers while delivering reliable data products on Azure Databricks. You will build a distributed Nordic team, set data ownership and quality standards, and promote DevOps practices in an agile environment.

This is a collaborative role with strong growth opportunities in MarTech data engineering. You will work closely with CRM & Marketing Solutions to enable scalable lakehouse services and trusted business data.

Formación

• Several years of end-to-end data engineering experience, preferably in a lead role.
• Experience coaching and mentoring data engineers; strong collaboration.
• Hands-on with Azure Databricks, DBT, ADF, and data lakehouse architecture.
• University degree or equivalent practical experience in software/CS.

Responsabilidades

• Build and lead a distributed data engineering team across Nordic countries and Latvia.
• Support growth, engagement, and development of chapter members.
• Set high data ownership, quality, and reliability standards.
• Foster collaborative, learning-oriented engineering culture.
• Contribute to solution development while coaching engineers in Azure Databricks.
• Enable cost-efficient, production-grade data products and lakehouse services.
• Establish engineering practices covering data quality, governance, CI/CD, IaC.
• Drive standardization and scalability across the Azure data platform.
• Build communities of practice across teams.

Conocimientos

Azure Databricks

PySpark/SQL

DBT

Azure Data Factory

Cloud storage

Data pipelines

English fluency

Educación

University degree in Software Engineering, Data Engineering or CS

Equivalent practical experience

Descripción del empleo

Are you an experienced Data Engineer with strong Databricks expertise who is ready to take the next step into people leadership? We are looking for a motivated and technically strong Data Engineering Lead to build and develop our new MarTech Data Engineering Team, delivering reliable data products and services on Azure Databricks.

As Data Engineering Lead , you will combine technical leadership with people leadership, supporting the growth, capability development, and engagement of the chapter members while driving engineering excellence across the MarTech domain.

About the role

We are looking for a Data Engineering Lead to coach, lead and mentor data engineers while fostering collaboration, sharing best practices, and driving continuous improvement.

You bring several years of practical experience in end-to-end data engineering, preferably in a lead role within a large-scale cloud environment. You enjoy helping others grow and are passionate about creating high-performing engineering teams.

About the team

The CRM & Marketing Solutions IT unit delivers omni-channel personalization services for our Nordic customers using platforms such as Bloomreach Engagement CDP and Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

We develop data products and services on Azure Databricks with high expectations for reliability, scalability, availability, and accuracy. We operate in an Agile and DevOps environment and work closely with both business and IT stakeholders across the Nordics and Baltics.

Our teams are friendly, supportive, and self-driven. We value collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning while building modern data and marketing technology capabilities.

What are you going to do?

• Build and lead a distributed team of talented data engineers across the Nordic countries and Latvia.
• Support the professional growth, engagement, and development of chapter members.
• Set high standards for data ownership, quality, reliability, and delivery.
• Foster a collaborative, supportive, and learning-oriented engineering culture.
• Promote sound engineering principles, including reusability, automation, testing, security, and scalable data products.
• Actively contribute to solution development while coaching and mentoring engineers in Azure Databricks.
• Enable engineers to architect, build, and operate cost-efficient, production-grade data products, pipelines, and lakehouse services with a focus on trusted business-ready data.
• Establish chapter-wide engineering practices covering data quality, governance, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and operational excellence.
• Drive standardization, modular design, scalability, and cost efficiency across the Azure data platform.
• Build strong engineering capabilities and communities of practice across teams and domains.

What do we expect from you?

You are proficient in:

• Azure Databricks (PySpark/SQL)
• DBT
• Azure Data Factory
• Cloud storage solutions
• Modern data pipeline development
• Fluency in English, with the ability to make complex technical concepts understandable and actionable for both engineers and business stakeholders.

In addition:

• You have experience in Data modelling, Lakehouse architecture, Streaming, Data governance, Data quality and platform engineering.
• You are passionate about Agile development, continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of learning, curiosity, and professional growth.
• You hold a university degree in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or possess equivalent practical experience.

We offer

In the same way that we place high demands on you as an employee, we also expect you to place high demands on us as an employer.Hereare some of the benefitsofworking at If:

• An inclusive work environment where everyone is welcome
• Career and development opportunities in the biggest insurance company in the Nordics
• Social activities, as well as highly skilled professional environment
• Possibility of hybrid workplacebut a minimum of three days in the office is required
• Health promoting workplace with e.g., wellness allowance and various sports activities
• Great insurance benefits

Additional facts and the recruitment process

Application deadline: Screening and interviewing will start immediately. However, application deadline is October 30th, 2026

Employment type : Full time
Work location : Turku or Espoo, Finland or Stockholm, Sweden

Travelling : Some limited travelling in the Nordics and Baltics is required

Start : Upon agreement.

For more information, please contactKlas Sjögren, Head of CRM and Marketing Solutions, Mobile: [phone].