About this role
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Senior Data Engineer leads solution design and delivery for Asurion Japan’s AWS data platform and will drive its migration to a next generation lakehouse. The role sets technical direction, reviews designs and is the quality gate for production releases.
ESSENTIAL JOB SKILLS/DUTIES
- Design, build and operate batch and near-real-time data pipelines from varied sources
- Own data warehouse/lake/lakehouse solution design; drive design reviews and sign-off
- Drive the platform migration, including approach, reconciliation and cut-over plans
- Provide high-level estimates, build PoCs and tune databases, SQL and pipelines
- Review code and release artifacts; act as quality gate for production releases
- Adheres to internal standards, policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
SKILLS
Technical skills
- AWS data services and data warehouse/lake/lakehouse design (5+ years)
- Solution design, estimation and PoCs; Airflow, Python and expert SQL
- Databricks and/or open-source lakehouse (Iceberg, Trino, Spark)
- Git, CI/CD and release-artifact review
- Judgment in using and reviewing GenAI-assisted code
Soft/Leadership skills
- Explains complex technical concepts clearly and encourages open communication
- Takes ownership of outcomes and prioritizes work to business needs
- Makes data-driven decisions and aligns stakeholders inside and outside the team
- Promotes innovation, manages change and keeps learning
- Supports a culture of learning through feedback
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent + 10+ years of data engineering/development experience
- Business-level English
LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS
Required Licenses/Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Data Engineer - Associate (a plus)
- Databricks Data Engineer certification (desirable)
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities
諸条件/Conditions
Type of contract: Permanent
Probationary period: 3 months
Working hours: 9:00-17:30(60mi break) with flextime, Teleworking
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, Public holidays, Year-end and New Year holidays
Annual paid leave: 20 days maximum (depending on the month of joining, years of service)
Other vacation: Congratulatory and condolence leave, Special flex leave, Refreshment Leave, Child care leave, Family care leave
Compensation: Will be informed before the 1st interview
Salary revision: Once a year(revised to reflect the company and individual performance in March)
Benefits
Social Insurance(Welfare Pension, Health Insurance, Employment Insurance, Industrial accident insurance), Periodic health checkup, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Congratulatory and condolence allowance
Retirement allowance: Defined contribution pension
Education and Training: Various trainings, Education assistance system