Title: Data Engineering Lead

Join us and develop your career while creating a more sustainable future! You’ll be part of a global team of more than 5,000 people and 60 nationalities, where diverse perspectives are valued and you can bring your authentic self to work every day. At Kemira you are empowered to reach your full potential, deliver innovation, and make an impact. We embrace a growth mindset, so we can deliver more value to our customers and communities.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. Kemira’s solutions help our customers in the pulp and paper, water, and energy industries clean water, save energy and use natural resources responsibly, while improving their productivity and enabling more sustainable business. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day.

Are you ready to join us in creating a more sustainable future? Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water intensive industries. For more than 100 years, our chemistry has advanced human progress and quality of life. Kemira’s solutions help our customers in the pulp and paper, water, and energy industries clean water, save energy and use natural resources responsibly, while improving their productivity and enabling more sustainable business. We call it chemistry with a purpose, better every day.

At Kemira, you’ll be part of a global team of more than 5,000 people and 60 nationalities, where diverse perspectives are valued and you can bring your authentic self to work every day. At Kemira you are empowered to reach your full potential, deliver innovation, and make an impact. We embrace a growth mindset, so we can deliver more value to our customers and communities.

We are now looking for a Data Engineering Lead in Helsinki, Finland, to lead our DataOps process and platform development activities, as well as develop solutions on top of these platforms. You will be part of Digital Solutions’ Data and Analytics center of excellence. Role of the team is to create value for our customers and internal stakeholders by creation of advanced, intelligent, data-driven digital applications which play significant role in implementing the Kemira business strategy and sustainability targets. One of your main tasks is making sure we have cutting-edge scalable data pipeline and storage development- and operations processes and associated platforms and toolset. Creating, productization and operations of data solutions in cooperation with vendors and/or as a hands-on member of selected project teams is another major part of your daily work.

In this role you will:

Own DataOps process and map it onto the appropriate platforms, toolset and Continuous Integration and Development (CI/CD) and Infrastructure as a code (IaC) templates
Own and develop data platform- and architecture on a logical and technical level
Guide providers in data- engineering and -platform development work and ensure that work is conducted according to the set architectural principles, policies and guidelines
Perform data engineering work hands-on in selected areas

We expect you to have:

B.Sc. or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Machine Learning, Statistics or equivalent
5+ years of experience with software development in a professional setting. Experience building cloud-native applications seen as an advantage.
3+ years of experience working with big-data solutions in production
Proficiency with programming in Python and SQL, preferably within a context of Databricks and Azure data and integration services
Knowledge of state of the art big-data engineering platforms and methods and ability to make well-justified technology choices
Experience building CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as-a-code using industry standard frameworks, platforms and tools seen as very strong advantage.
Ability to coordinate work in a multi-vendor environment

This position is permanent and based in Helsinki, Finland.

Please apply with CV, cover letter and salary request no later than June 10, 2023 via our careers page at www.kemira.com/careers. For any questions, please contact the hiring manager, Nenad Veselinovic for futher details. Thu 1. June 9-10, or Thu 8. June 14-15, tel +358407795483 nenad.veselinovic@kemira.com

Kemira is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to further develop our diverse and inclusive workplace.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water intensive industries. We provide best suited products and expertise to improve our customers’ product quality, process and resource efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, water treatment and oil & gas. In 2021, Kemira had annual revenue of around EUR 2.7 billion and around 5,000 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.

Kemira is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to further develop our diverse and inclusive workplace.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries. We provide the best-suited products and services to improve our customers’ product quality, process, and resource efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, water treatment, and energy sectors. In 2022, Kemira had annual revenue of around EUR 3.6 billion and around 5,000 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.

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