LEAD DATA ENGINEER

Company description:

Scandinavian Airlines System SAS

Job description: Challenges you will work on: At SAS, data is the engine behind everything we build from AI models and personalized offers to real-time operational intelligence. As Lead Data Engineer, you will strengthen the engineering foundation that makes all of it possible: reliable, scalable, well-operated data products, pipelines, and integrations. You will work closely with the Data Architect to turn architectural direction into practical engineering standards, modern DataOps practices, and production-ready solutions that create real business impact.

We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer who will act as a senior engineering leader and close partner to the Data Architect, driving the development of scalable and reliable data solutions across SAS. You will lead the implementation of engineering standards for data testing, observability, monitoring, , SLAs, version control, and DataOps practices, while supporting teams in adopting modern software engineering practices.

You will work at the technical frontier of our data stack, leading implementation choices, code reviews, technical standards, and engineering quality across data products, pipelines, and integrations. In close collaboration with the Data Architect, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and business stakeholders, you will bring modern perspectives on data products, DataOps, and software engineering craft, while ensuring solutions are aligned with the broader enterprise architecture and stakeholder priorities.

As Lead Data Engineer you will bring deep engineering expertise and hands-on DataOps leadership, helping transform architectural intent into robust, maintainable, and production-ready solutions.

Your responsibilities include:

Lead the design, development, and operation of scalable data pipelines, data products, and integrations.

Establish and drive engineering standards for testing, documentation, observability, monitoring, , SLA