Senior Data Platform Engineer for EU Trade Analytics

Ayesa Digital; Ispra; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Ayesa Digital is seeking a Senior Data Application Engineer to join an international team supporting data-driven platforms for trade analysis and anti-fraud used by European institutions. Based in Ispra, Italy, you will design data pipelines and back-end components that integrate trade statistics and datasets into analytical platforms and dashboards.

This role requires deep experience in Java/JEE, data modelling, KNIME/Dataiku, and CI/CD, with a strong focus on data quality, documentation, and

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent (EQF level 7) and 15+ years IT experience.
• 10+ years in data-intensive apps or analytics.
• Advanced SQL on relational data stores and large analytical stores.
• Solid Java/Jakarta EE experience with RESTful and SOAP services.
• Strong OO design and backend web architecture knowledge.
• Hands-on KNIME or Dataiku DSS data workflows.
• Python or R for data analysis and wrangling.
• Data modelling (star/snowflake), ETL/ELT, data lineage.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD (GitLab CI/GitHub Actions/Jenkins).
• Ability to document clearly and present tech topics to non-technical audiences.
• English proficiency B2+.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into data specifications with stakeholders.
• Perform data exploration and profiling to detect patterns and anomalies.
• Design and maintain data transformation pipelines and reconciliation processes.
• Collaborate on dimensional models for performance and reporting.
• Enforce data quality, validation rules, and automated anomaly detection.
• Build and maintain back-end data components and microservices.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data components.
• Produce API specs, architecture diagrams and runbooks.
• Prepare dashboards and present analytical results to stakeholders.
• Write unit/integration/data validation tests.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Java/Jakarta EE

OO design

Data modeling

Data pipelines

KNIME/Dataiku

Python/R

RESTful/SOAP

CI/CD

Git

Data analytics

Education

Master's degree or EQF Level 7

Tools

KNIME

Dataiku DSS

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Ayesa Digital is seeking a Senior Data Application Engineer to join an international team supporting data-driven platforms for trade analysis and anti-fraud used by European institutions. Based in Ispra, Italy, you will design data pipelines and back-end components that integrate trade statistics and datasets into analytical platforms and dashboards.

This role requires deep experience in Java/JEE, data modelling, KNIME/Dataiku, and CI/CD, with a strong focus on data quality, documentation, and