Data Platform Lead & Architect — FinOps & Scale

Salomon; Annecy; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Salomon is seeking a Data Platform Engineering Lead to own the platform architecture, data models, and cost efficiency. You will shape the analytics layer with dbt/Snowflake, enforce data contracts, and drive best practices across testing, CI/CD, and observability.

You will mentor engineers, lead architecture decisions, and partner with AI/ML efforts to deliver scalable, self-service data foundations for the organization. Location: Annecy, France. CDI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s level technical degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 8–10 years in data/analytics engineering with platform ownership.
• Experience with multi-market, multi-source enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to set engineering standards and mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the Salomon Data Platform architecture, data models and cost efficiency.
• Define data contracts and enforce them with producers/consumers.
• Lead architecture reviews, ensure quality, testing and observability.

Skills

Platform architecture

Snowflake

dbt

Airflow

Azure

Advanced SQL

Testing/CI-CD

Mentoring

Education

Master's or Engineering degree in Computer Science or Data Engineering

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Airflow

Azure

Job description

Salomon is seeking a Data Platform Engineering Lead to own the platform architecture, data models, and cost efficiency. You will shape the analytics layer with dbt/Snowflake, enforce data contracts, and drive best practices across testing, CI/CD, and observability.

You will mentor engineers, lead architecture decisions, and partner with AI/ML efforts to deliver scalable, self-service data foundations for the organization. Location: Annecy, France. CDI.