Lead Data Engineer

Rsgroup; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 260.000 - 380.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension scheme

Private medical care

Multisport card

Holiday allowance

Lunch card

English language learning subsidy

Employee referral scheme

Global recognition program

Zusammenfassung

RS Group is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to shape and advance our Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) built on Snowflake. You will lead the design, development, and operation of scalable data products and pipelines powering analytics and growth across the organisation.

You will mentor a team of Data Engineers, champion best practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to unlock data value. This hybrid role offers broad impact within the Group Data function.

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading data engineering teams in production.
• Proven ability to design scalable data pipelines and platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Snowflake, SQL, and ELT/ETL concepts.

Aufgaben

• Lead design, development, and delivery of scalable data pipelines and products on the Enterprise Data Platform.
• Define engineering standards and modern data engineering practices.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions.
• Ensure reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness of data platforms and pipelines.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership through design, coding, and reviews.
• Mentor and develop a team of Data Engineers; drive continuous improvement.
• Promote automation and AI-enabled engineering practices across the data ecosystem.
• Support productionizing innovative data use cases and migration initiatives across the org.

Kenntnisse

Lead data engineering

Snowflake

SQL

ELT/ETL design

Data modelling

Pipeline orchestration

Mentoring / leadership

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent

Tools

dbt

Dagster

Airbyte

Jobbeschreibung

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Location: Warsaw, MZ, PL, 02-672

Brand: RS Group

Function: Digital & Technology

Work Location: Hybrid

Location:This is a remote role, offering the flexibility to workvirtually fromanywhere within Poland.

Contract Type: full-time (contract of employment)

The Opportunity

As a Lead Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing RS’s Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), built on Snowflake. Combining technical expertise, people leadership, and delivery ownership, you will lead the design, development, and operation of scalable, reliable, and high-performing data products and pipelines that power data-driven decision-making across our global organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to translate data architecture strategy into impactful solutions, ensuring trusted, timely, and accessible data is available to support analytics, innovation, and business growth. Working at the heart of our Group Data function within IS&T, you will lead and mentor a team of Data Engineers, champion engineering best practices, and drive the delivery of high-quality data solutions aligned with enterprise priorities.

With visibility across the entire business, you will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, helping to unlock the value of data and accelerate RS’s transformation into a truly data-driven organisation.

WhatYou Will Be Doing

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable data pipelines and products on the Enterprise Data Platform.
• Define and champion engineering standards, best practices, and modern data engineering methodologies.
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions.
• Ensure data platforms and pipelines are reliable, secure, performant, and cost-effective.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership through solution design, coding, and peer reviews.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex data engineering and platform challenges.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Data Engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Drive automation, AI‑enabled engineering practices, and operational efficiencies across the data ecosystem.
• Support the transition of innovative data use cases into scalable, production‑ready solutions.
• Contribute to major data platform transformation and migration initiatives across the organisation.

WhatYou’llBring

• Experience in a Senior or Lead Data Engineering role, delivering scalable data solutions in production environments.
• Strong expertise in Snowflake or a similar cloud data platform.
• Hands‑on experience with modern data engineering tools such as dbt, Dagster, Airbyte, or equivalent.
• Solid understanding of ELT/ETL, data modelling, SQL, and pipeline orchestration.
• Experience implementing data quality, testing, monitoring, and performance optimisation practices.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and support Data Engineers while providing hands‑on technical leadership.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative, delivery‑focused mindset with a passion for high‑quality data solutions.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, AI‑enabled engineering, or global enterprise‑scale data environments would be advantageous.

We Are RS

At RS, wearemaking amazing happen for a better world.

As a global product and service solutions provider, we help industrial customersoperatemore efficiently and sustainably. Operating in 33 markets, we support around one million customers worldwide with more than 875,000 stocked products, access to over five millionadditionalproducts, and a range of service solutions designed to help businesses thrive.

What sets us apart is our people. More than 8,500 colleagues around the world bring technicalexpertise, digital innovation, and a customer first mindset to everything we do. Guided by our values – We are one team,Wedeliver brilliantly,Wedo the right thing, and We make every day better,we'recreating an environment where our people can grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact.

Join us and help make amazing happen.

Rewards

Our Reward Strategy Philosophy is designed to offer market competitive base salaries and provideallofour people the opportunity toparticipatein a short‑term incentive, enabling them to share in the success of the Company.

Our total reward package is more than just the cash; our recognition and benefit offeringprovide the opportunity for usto recognise,rewardand enable the wellbeing of our people at all stages of their journey with RS. Our rewards and benefits vary by country, but in Poland include:

• Financial –pension scheme, annual bonus
• Wellbeing – private medical care (Allianz), subsidy for Multisport card, holiday allowance
• Lifestyle – lunch card, subsidy for learning English language, employee referral scheme
• Spotlight – our global recognition programme provides a platform to highlight and recognise people role modelling our values

Ready to Make Amazing Happen?

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