Technology Specialist - Databricks, Azure

Heineken; Kraków; On-site; PLN 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Heineken in Kraków is seeking a Technology Specialist – Azure to design and operate data flows in the Connected Brewery Data Platform. You will collaborate in a dynamic team committed to digitalizing processes and ensuring best-in-class technology.

The ideal candidate has a solid background in Azure services and experience with data lakes, monitoring, and SQL. This role offers the chance to influence the future of Heineken through innovative data solutions.

Qualifications

• Solid background in Azure event-driven services like Event Hubs and Event Grid.
• Hands-on experience with data lakes and pipelines like Databricks and Synapse.
• Proficiency in SQL for designing procedures and building models.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate ingestion and transformation pipelines using Azure services.
• Automate deployments and monitor using Azure DevOps.
• Collaborate with solution architects and take ownership of issues.

Skills

Azure event-driven services

Data lakes and pipelines

SQL proficiency

CI/CD pipelines

Problem ownership

Tools

Azure DevOps

PowerBI

Job description

Function: Digital & Technology

Digital & Technology Team (D&T) is an integral division of HEINEKEN Global Shared Services Center. We are committed to making Heineken the most connected brewery. That includes digitalizing and integrating our processes, ensuring best-in-class technology, and embedding a data-driven culture. By joining us you will work in one of the most dynamic and innovative teams and have a direct impact on building the future of Heineken!

The Technology Specialist – Azure is a Data Engineer in the Connected Brewery Data Platform product team, responsible for designing, building, and operating real-time and batch data flows. The role requires driving solutions in multiple analytics use cases and projects, ensuring a reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient data platform.

Responsibilities

• Building and operating ingestion and transformation pipelines using Azure services
• Automating deployments, monitoring and alerting using Azure DevOps
• Collaborating with solution architects to ensure alignment with Heineken’s standards and best practices (i.e. quality, architecture, compliance & security)
• Taking ownership of issues from diagnosis to resolution, driving continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Solid background in Azure event-driven services (Event Hubs, Event Grid, Functions, Logic Apps)
• Hands‑on with data lakes and pipelines (Databricks, ADF, Synapse)
• Skills in organizing, optimizing, and securing data in Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2)
• Knowledge of governance frameworks and tools (Unity Catalog, RLS, data contracts, observability tools)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), and integration with analytics layers (e.g PowerBI)
• Experience with structured streaming or delta live/Lakeflows
• Experience building ingestion from external rest APIs at scale
• SQL proficiency in designing procedures, views, optimizations and building models
• Strong problem ownership and analytical judgement
• Ability to collaborate across cultures and communicate technical concepts
• Proactive, ownership-driven mindset, able to support, and drive priorities