Senior Data Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Mar 30, 2026. Schneider Electric scores B on the Alion truth index.
Are you looking to join a global market-leading company that is shaping the future of Energy Management and Automation?
Schneider Electric is at the forefront of driving innovative and sustainable technologies across homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industries. We believe in the power of great people and are committed to driving innovation, diversity, and sustainability. In Denmark, we are 850 employees, and globally we are more than 150,000 in 100+ countries.
Our Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM) product is a leading cloud-based solution, pivotal in managing data center infrastructures such as PDUs, UPS, cooling systems, and more. As anorganization,we are driven to improve our customers' business by delivering insights to avoid costly downtime and improve energy efficiency. We take pride in the quality and experience of the software we deliver and love what we do.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be essential in shaping the data landscape of our scalable SaaS product. You will design and evolve event-driven, streaming-first data platforms, building and operating pipelinesutilizingKafka and Flink or equivalent frameworks. You will have a strong voice in solutioning our broader data storage architecture, working closely with domain experts, Analytics (Databricks), and feature teams to serve multiple consumers while balancing real-time processing needs with governance, quality, and cost control.
What you'llbe doing:
- Architecture & Design:Define scalable architectures for event-based ingestion and streaming jobs
- Streaming Pipelines:Build,maintain, and tune stateful streaming applications using Flink or an equivalent framework
- Data Modeling & Storage:Evaluate and drive decisions on our evolving datalakehouseand storage solutions
- Reliability & Operations:Own the operational health, observability, and incident response for data pipelines
- Data Quality:Embed schema validation, contract enforcement, and governance into data flows
- Collaboration:Partner with SRE, Analytics, and domain teams to define data contracts and SLAs
What will help you succeed:
- Streaming & Kafka:Strong experience with Apache Kafka topic design, semantics, and Schema Registry, or similar event streaming platforms
- Stream Processing:Hands-on experience building production streaming applications with Flink or an equivalent framework. The focus is on a strong architectural understanding of stateful stream processing
- Data Engineering Foundations:Proficiencyin a JVM language (Java/Scala) for pipeline development
- Cloud & Infrastructure:Experience running data workloads on Kubernetes and cloud object storage
- SaaS Experience:Proven experience working in a highly scalable SaaS environment
- Experience working closely with Analytics (Databricks) and feature teams
- Direct experience building Java data pipelines
- Experience with table formats like Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi
- CDC ingestion from relational databases into Kafka or an equivalent platform
- Experience with multi-regional setups
- Experience with data regulation and compliance
- Fluency in English language
What do we offer:
At Schneider Electric, we are committed to fostering a vibrant and inclusive work culture where every employee is empowered to thrive. As part of our team, you can expect:
- Great colleagues, a modern working environment
- Flexible working hours with opportunity to work from home
- Opportunities to widen yourexpertiseand international professional network
- Great learning opportunities. Our employees are empowered to develop themselves through equal development opportunities.
- Competitive employee benefits.
- Opportunities on growing and taking next steps in your career
Did we get you inspired?
Apply now to embark on an exciting career journey with us!
Submit your application today as we will fill the position as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
About the site
Our R&D Center in Kolding, Denmark is a hub of innovation andexpertise, dedicated to developingcutting-edgesolutions in the field of energy management and automation. This center plays a crucial role in driving technological advancements and creating sustainable and efficient products that cater to the evolving needs of our customers worldwide. With a talented team of engineers and experts, the center has grown to become crucial in shaping the future of energy management solutions.#LI-Hybrid
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!
€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
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