Senior/Lead Data Engineer (m/f/d)

Durr Dental; Selangor; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dental technology firm in Malaysia is looking for a Data Engineer with 5+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering. The role focuses on designing and maintaining secure data infrastructure while utilizing cloud tools like AWS. Candidates should possess strong skills in Python and JavaScript, and familiarity with compliance in regulated industries is a plus. This position promotes a hybrid work environment with competitive salary and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Work in a modern engineering environment

Professional development opportunities

Hybrid work week

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering with hands-on experience building production data systems.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, ETL/ELT design patterns, and large-scale batch/stream processing.
• Experience working in regulated industries (medical device, pharma, healthcare) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure data infrastructure and data pipelines.
• Develop and manage data lake and data warehouse capable of handling various data types.
• Implement HIPAA/GDPR-compliant data handling, including encryption, access control, audit logging, and retention policies.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Cloud data engineering tools

CI/CD

Agile development methods

Communication skills

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Description

DÜRR DENTAL South East-Asia SDN BHD is a full sales subsidiary of the German Dürr Dental SE. As a technology leader in its field, the Dürr Dental group with more than 1,350 employees develops, produces and sells system solutions and services for the health sector with an annual business turnover of more than €374 million and customers in 174 countries worldwide as of 2024.

In response to the growing trend of digitalization in the dental industry, we are expanding our software development presence in Malaysia. This strategic expansion aims to enhance our portfolio of software solutions for the dental market.

Tasks

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure data infrastructure and data pipelines.
• Develop and manage data lake and data warehouse capable of handling various data types.
• Ensure data quality, governance, lineage, and schema evolution using automated tooling and best practices.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) and implement automation frameworks to streamline CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and alerting systems.
• Implement HIPAA/GDPR‑compliant data handling, including encryption, access control, audit logging, and retention policies.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers and AI/ML Engineers to design, implement, and optimize ETL/ELT processes.
• Support Product Owners and Data Analysts by providing the right tooling, best practices, and knowledge.
• Drive architectural direction across data engineering and influence platform roadmaps, design decisions, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; perform code reviews, technical guidance and promote continuous improvement and innovation.

Profile

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering with hands‑on experience building production data systems.
• Strong skills in Python, JavaScript or any other OOP programming language.
• Expertise with cloud data engineering tools, services and platforms (AWS preferred).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, ETL/ELT design patterns, and large‑scale batch/stream processing.
• Practical experience with CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), and containerized environments (Docker, ECS/EKS).
• Experience working in regulated industries (medical device, pharma, healthcare) is advantageous.
• Familiarity with AGILE development methods such as SCRUM and Kanban.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially when working with cross‑functional teams.
• Quick to learn new concepts and technologies, with a focus on solving customer and business problems.

Our offer

• Opportunity to define architecture, standards, and long‑term strategy.
• Work in a modern engineering environment, with cloud‑native technologies and tools.
• Collaboration in an international team setting.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Hybrid work week in a modern office environment.