Senior Data Engineer

ABOUT US

Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. We are the naval division of the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group which employs 12,000 professionals globally. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team! Are you ready for duty?

THE ROLE

As the Senior Data Engineer, you hold a key position in the creation and enhancement of the informed decision-making capabilities in Damen Naval. You’d be joining a new team, currently small, yet with great ambitions. You will design and maintain the data infrastructure that is crucial for connecting, organizing, and unlocking data within Damen Naval. The unlocked data will provide crucial insights to enhance the production and maintenance of vessels.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Integrating diverse data sources to ensure a streamlined and standardized process for efficient data loading into the data warehouse.
• Developing and deploying ETL processes for loading data, such as Oracle Server with SSIS and SQL Server.
• Providing technical and proactively resolving potential problems.
• Delivering and maintaining standardized documentation of all ETL processes, data models, and configuration for future reference and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborating with (multidisciplinary) teams for the seamless integration of data into organization-wide processes.
• Optimizing data models and queries to enhance the performance of reports, developing automated solutions for data processing, and actively seeking opportunities to improve the usability and relevance of reports.
• Mentoring team members and actively contributing to knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Staying abreast of and applying the latest trends and innovations in the field of data engineering by participating in conferences and workshops and by conducting experiments with emerging tools and technologies to evaluate their relevance and potential benefits for Damen Naval.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience delivering data engineering solutions using SSIS and SSAS on-prem.
• Solid understanding of data modeling concepts, including relationships, measures, and calculations.
• Experience with data warehousing, ETL processes and optimization techniques.
• Experience with SSIS, SSAS and Power BI report Server stack on-prem.
• Experience with Data Management, preferably within large and international companies.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Excellent references, as a security screening is part of the hiring process.
• Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required. Candidates with EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Damen Naval, we highly value our employees, and we will support your professional and personal development. We also provide our employees with:

• A competitive salary and 8% holiday pay.
• 27 holidays and 13 ADV days.
• Travel allowance of 23 cents per kilometre.
• PME-pension arrangement with an employer contribution of 60%.
• Profit sharing based on company results.
• Flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
• Additional benefits including a bicycle plan and company fitness.

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities. Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.

About Us

We are Damen. We’re a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. However, our focus is not on the past, however – we’re looking forward. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored – we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.