Data Platform Lead

Rexel; Paris; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

13-month base salary

Profit-sharing

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Transport and meal allowances

Résumé du poste

Rexel is seeking a Data Platform Lead to ensure reliability and evolution of the Group Data Platform, reporting to the Head of Data Engineering. You will own daily operations across Snowflake and Azure, coordinating with country teams, architects, and security colleagues to enable migrations and ongoing improvements.

You will drive PoCs, automation, and pragmatic GenAI adoption while ensuring security and governance standards across the platform.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent with significant Data Platform/IT operations experience.
• Strong Snowflake administration and Azure cloud services knowledge.
• Experience in complex, international, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Fluent English; GenAI interest is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Ensure platform reliability and operational excellence across Snowflake and Azure.
• Manage Snowflake administration, roles, permissions, and monitoring.
• Coordinate migration and onboarding for countries and partners.
• Drive technical evolution with PoCs and automation opportunities.
• Promote GenAI and Agentic practices in IT operations and delivery.

Connaissances

Snowflake administration

Azure cloud services

Data platform concepts

Security and access management

Cross-functional coordination

GenAI interest

Analytical problem-solving

Pragmatic mindset

Formation

Engineering degree (or equivalent)

Outils

Snowflake

Azure services

Description du poste

• Experience Level (for career site): Experienced Professional
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Job Family: Digital & IT

Company Description

Rexel. Electrifying solutions that make a sustainable future possible.

Rexel, worldwide expert in the professional multichannel distribution of electrical products and services for the energy world, addresses three main markets - residential, commercial, and industrial. Passionate, dedicated and highly knowledgeable, our people are instrumental in bringing innovative electrification solutions to the field and making energy transition happen. We believe in bringing positive energy to everything we do.

This Company operates through a network of over 1,900 branches in 17 countries, with more than 27,000 employees. The Group’s sales were €19.4 billion in 2025.

Join Rexel’s IT & Digital Team – Driving Innovation with Axelerate 28 :

With over 100 professionals across our Paris and Dallas offices, supported by a strong offshore and neashore teams, Rexel’s IT & Digital organization is a key enabler of our new strategic plan,Axelerate 28.

Whether you’re passionate about delivering world-class digital experiences for our customers, employees, or suppliers, or eager to tackle advanced Data and AI use cases that help Rexel stand out as a market leader, we’re looking for technology experts to fuel our transformation.

We are actively innovating across critical domains: Digital Platforms and Microservices, Hybrid Cloud, Container-as-a-Service, Advanced Data and AI Cloud Technologies, Cybersecurity, Agile & DevSecOps, and Program & Project Management.

Joining Rexel’s IT & Digital teams means becoming part of a dynamic and forward-thinking environment where your contributions make a real difference. You’ll collaborate with diverse and skilled teams, work on high-impact projects, and grow both professionally and personally.

At Rexel, innovation is not just encouraged — it’s expected. We empower our teams to think creatively, challenge conventions, and help shape the future of energy solutions.

Job Description

Your Impact :

At Rexel Group, reporting to the Head of Data Engineering and part of the Platform Engineering team,we are looking for a Data Platform Lead to ensure the reliability, operational excellence, and continuous evolution of the Group Data Platform.

You will own the day-to-day operations of the platform acrossSnowflake and its associated Azure ecosystem, while supporting countries throughout their migration and onboarding journey. You will act as a key technical coordination point between Group teams, country teams, architects, infrastructure, cloud and security teams, and external partners.

You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of the platform by driving technical evolutions, Proofs of Concept, automation opportunities, and the pragmatic adoption ofGenAI and Agentic practices.

Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• 1) Ensure platform reliability and operational excellence:
• Oversee the day-to-day operations, availability, performance, and stability of the Data Platform
• Lead Snowflake administration, including roles, permissions, access management, monitoring, and operational support
• Ensure the operational maintenance of the Azure services supporting and integrating with the Data Platform
• Identify and mitigate operational, security, performance, resilience, and cost risks
• Drive incident resolution and continuous improvement of operational processes, standards, and documentation
• Work closely with infrastructure, cloud, security, network, and data teams on cross-functional topics

• 2) Drive technical evolution and innovation:
• Manage and prioritize the technical evolution backlog in collaboration with architects and Tech Leads
• Lead the qualification, impact assessment, and execution of technical initiatives and Proofs of Concept
• Translate POC outcomes and technical analysis into clear recommendations and decisions
• Identify opportunities for automation and operational efficiency across the platform
• Promote the pragmatic adoption of GenAI and Agentic practices to improve support, operations, documentation, incident analysis, and technical delivery
• Ensure new practices and solutions comply with Group security, governance, and quality standards

• 3) Support countries and secure successful migrations:
• Act as the technical lead and point of contact for countries migrating to the Group Data Platform
• Coordinate Group, country, and partner teams throughout the migration journey
• Qualify, prioritize, and track technical requests, incidents, dependencies, and blockers
• Support countries with technical prerequisites, onboarding, operating models, and platform best practices
• Ensure a smooth transition from migration to stable run operations

• 4) Coordinate stakeholders and drive visibility:
• Act as the operational reference for platform administration, support, and technical topics
• Coordinate closely with the platform technical owner, architects, Tech Leads, Group data teams, country teams, and technology functions
• Provide clear visibility on platform health, risks, priorities, trade-offs, and ongoing actions
• Contribute to the definition and enforcement of platform standards covering operations, monitoring, security, access, and documentation

Qualifications

Engineering degree (or equivalent) with significant experience in Data Platform, Cloud, or IT operations

Strong hands-on knowledge ofSnowflake administration and operations

Strong knowledge ofAzure cloud services, infrastructure, connectivity, and integration

Good understanding of modern data architectures and cloud-based data platforms

Strong understanding of security, access management, monitoring, resilience, performance, and cost optimization

Experience working in complex, international, and multi-stakeholder environments

Ability to combine operational ownership, technical expertise, and cross-functional coordination

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset

Interest inGenAI, Agentic approaches, and automationapplied to IT operations and technical delivery

Fluent English; international and multicultural experience is a plus

Additional Information

Rexeloffersan attractive compensation packagewitha 13-month basesalaryand anindividualperformance-basedbonus. Thecompanyalsoprovidesa profit-sharing plan andadditionalbenefits(healthinsurance, retirement plans, transport andmealallowances, etc.).

At Rexel,webelieveoursuccessdependsonyou.Wehelpyoudevelopyourskillsand explore new areaswithinthecompanyas part ofyourcareergrowth.Wearecommittedto socialresponsibility,equality, anddiversityinourworkplace.Together,wecancreateabetterfuture.