Staff Data Engineer

-; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Data Engineering Team Lead to guide a diverse team in building and maintaining scalable data infrastructure. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in data engineering and 3+ years in technical leadership. The role promotes an inclusive culture and offers opportunities for professional growth with hybrid working options.

Benefits

Life and health insurance

Medical care package

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Typically 2+ years leading a data engineering team of 7-30 people.
• Deep, hands-on experience (typically 5+ years) in designing and maintaining data infrastructure.
• 3+ years in a technical leadership role overseeing projects.

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops a team of data engineers.
• Creates positive engagement and drives an inclusive work environment.
• Architects and designs reliable and scalable data infrastructure.

Skills

Commercial Acumen

Communication

Data Analysis

Data cleansing and transformation

Data domain knowledge

Data Integration

Data Management

Data Manipulation

Data Sourcing

Data strategy and governance

Data Structures and Algorithms

Data visualization and interpretation

Digital Security

Extract, transform and load

Group Problem Solving

Education

BS degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Job Description

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!

Responsibilities

• Leads, grows and develops a team of data engineers that writes, deploys and maintains software to build, integrate, manage, maintain, and quality‑assure data at bp.
• Creates positive engagement and drives an inclusive work environment with team and stakeholders through the quality of interactions and collaboration across multiple business entities.
• Set and communicate team priorities that align and support the broader organization's goals.
• Effectively works with cross‑disciplinary collaborators and stakeholders across multiple business entities.
• Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development and provide feedback and coaching.
• Develop the mid‑term technical vision and roadmap within the scope of your (often multiple) team(s).
• Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs.
• Architects and designs reliable and scalable data infrastructure.
• Advocates for and ensures their team adheres to software engineering best practices (e.g. technical design, technical design review, unit testing, monitoring & alerting, checking in code, code review, documentation).
• Responsible for service reliability and following site‑reliability engineering best practices: on‑call rotations for services they oversee, responsible for defining and maintaining SLAs.

Qualifications

• BS degree in computer science or related field.
• Experience (typically 2+ years) leading, growing and developing a data engineering team of around 7-30 people.
• Deep and hands‑on experience (typically 5+ years) designing, planning, productionizing, maintaining and documenting reliable and scalable data infrastructure and data products in complex environments.
• 3+ years of experience in a technical leadership role, overseeing projects.
• Development experience in one or more object‑oriented programming languages (e.g. Python, Scala, Java, C#).
• Solid database and SQL knowledge.
• Experience designing and implementing large‑scale distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge and hands‑on experience in technologies across all data lifecycle stages.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to lead teams through managerial and technical influence.
• Continuous learning and improvement mentality.

Why join our team?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work‑life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many other benefits.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role.

Relocation Assistance

This role is not eligible for relocation.

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Skills

Commercial Acumen, Communication, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Data domain knowledge, Data Integration, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Data Sourcing, Data strategy and governance, Data Structures and Algorithms (Inactive), Data visualization and interpretation, Digital Security, Extract, transform and load, Group Problem Solving.

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending on your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

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