Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer/Manager (Remote)
Agile Lab is a company founded in 2014 with the mission to create value for its customers in data-intensive environments through customisable solutions that establish performance-driven processes, sustainable architectures and automated platforms based on data governance best practices.
Having delivered over 100 successful Elite Data Engineering initiatives, we have used this experience to create Witboost: a modular, technology-agnostic platform that enables modern organisations to discover, value and produce their data in both traditional environments and fully compliant Data Mesh architectures.
With a highly skilled team of over 130 data engineers based in Europe, Agile Lab helps organisations with their data-driven transformation.
Take a look at our handbook to discover our core values and processes.
💼The opportunity:
We are looking to hire a Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer/Manager with great leadership capabilities, to lead our team in creating and managing data infrastructure services. This role is critical to ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of data systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in organizing work shifts, providing support and maintenance, and implementing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
💰 RAL: 60K - 70K + 4 K bonus pack
💻 Responsibilities:
- Analyzes, designs, and implements complex infrastructures.
- Challenges team processes, seeking improvements.
- Communicates with self-awareness.
- Sets direction for the delivery of multiple services.
- Identifies areas of strategic technical debt and provides cost/benefit analysis for eliminating it.
- Fully understands the business landscape and stakeholder expectations.
- Leads recruiting efforts and capacity planning.
- Jumps into a team to assist with delivery when needed.
- Produces quality metrics.
- Manages team members with various skill sets comfortably.
🛠️ Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Previous experience as Data Infrastructure Engineer (4-10 years).
- Proven experience in managing data infrastructure and leading engineering teams.
- Good knowledge of Cloudera cluster management.
- In-depth knowledge of programming languages such as Java, Python, Bash.
- Proficiency in UNIX/Linux systems internals, TCP/IP networking, and a solid understanding of security practices.
- Strong knowledge of at least one cloud provider among Azure, AWS, and GCP; experience with cloud platforms and data infrastructure technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
- Expert in cloud-native technologies, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Terraform).
- Excellent communication, organizational, and project management skills.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a leadership attitude.
- Proactivity and ability to function as a team player.
- Ability to solve complex networking, data, and software issues.
🙌🏻 We offer:
- Full Remote or hybrid working in our offices: Milan, Turin, Padua, Bologna, Padua, Catania and Rende;
- Real work life balance;
- Training monthly budget (time and money);
- A structured career path with clear expectations and salary for each level;
- Support of a buddy, as a guide in choosing the most suitable experiences for your ambitions;
- Benefits and corporate welfare programs: company prizes and welcome pack with all the equipment you need to work;
- Agile Nomads experience: opportunity to work for 2 weeks abroad;
- Referral bonus, if you bring people as talented as you;
- The opportunity to attend one conference per year;
- Inclusive environment where you can be who you really are;
- Stimulating environment oriented to growth, both professional and personal.
😊 How we work:
- We don't like hierarchies: we work as a team;
- We don't like bureaucracies; we prefer sense of responsibility;
- We like data, certainly, so anything that is measurable;
- We want to make a positive change in our industry;
- Empathy, humility, collaboration, and willingness to challenge ourselves are the basis of our work.
Please note:
- Italian language is mandatory for this role, only apply if you have this skill, otherwise look at the other open positions
This position is open to all candidates, regardless of gender, and we strongly encourage applications from both male and female applicants in accordance with art. 27 of Legislative Decree n. 198/2006, as well as from those who identify as non-binary or any other gender. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Dipartimento
- Engineering
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer/Manager (Remote)
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