Platform Engineer Databricks

Join our dynamic Data and Analytics team as a Platform Engineer with a focus on Databricks platform development and operations. In this critical role you will design develop manage and operate highquality shared platforms that support efficient operations across IKEAs value chain. Utilizing both new and existing technologies and delivery methods you will help drive our digital agenda ensuring IKEA remains at the forefront of a rapidly evolving environment. 

Assignment 

As a Platform Engineer your key responsibilities will include: 

• Designing developing running and lifecycle managing highquality platforms that enable products and services using the appropriate tools methods and frameworks. 
• Creating platform designs that adhere to best practices and standards in architecture security performance and reliability to meet requirements and compliance. 
• Collaborating within agile/DevOps teams to manage the development and lifecycle of platforms and services ensuring effective communication with stakeholders. 
• Implementing and promoting good platform engineering practices to improve time to market and meet business needs. 
• Driving change activities across different environments to ensure platform functionality and availability. 
• Delivering tests performance analysis configuration management and creating functional/feature specifications to enhance platform product and service delivery. 
• Continuously exploring and evaluating new technologies to enhance innovation and productivity. 
• Providing support and guidance to consumers promoting best practices and collaboration. 
• Enabling a datadriven culture at IKEA by transitioning from legacy analytics to modern technology platforms. 

Qualifications :

About you 

You are a passionate Platform Engineer with substantial experience working on the Databricks platform. You have a strong background in data platforms or enterprise solutions and a keen understanding of data democratization. Your expertise includes working as a platform and/or software engineer in complex cloudbased analytic solutions particularly with Azure tools. 

You are: 

• Driven by responsibility and ownership of outcomes. 
• Organized and thrive in both structured and dynamic environments. 
• Excelling in global complex settings and adept at simplifying and prioritizing to support strategic and operational goals. 
• Energized by IKEAs core values and committed to continuous improvement. 

To be successful in this role the following knowledge skills and experiences would be valuable: 

• Strong understanding of platform engineering principles. 
• Broad experience with industrystandard platform engineering practices. 
• Proficiency in design and architecture concepts. 
• Motivated to continuously enhance design skills and remain updated on modern tools and technologies. 
• Ability to lead by example fostering simplicity efficiency ownership and accountability. 
• Enthusiastic about acquiring new knowledge and championing new methods and processes to improve performance. 
• Flexible and adaptable to new ideas approaches and strategies. 
• Excellent collaboration skills with team members stakeholders and suppliers (including virtual collaboration). 
• Proficient in clearly communicating technical concepts and processes at appropriate levels. 
• Understanding of IKEAs business complexity and the integrated role of technology. 
• Familiarity with IKEAs corporate identity core values and vision. 
• Experience working in agile/iterative software development teams with a DevOps setup. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. 

Qualifications 

• Formal qualifications in computer science platform engineering or any engineering equivalent 
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience within platform engineering with at least 3 years of experience as a platform engineer specifically with the Databricks platform. 
• Experience of working in agile/iterative platform development teams with a DevOps working setup and with an emphasis on selforganisation and delivery to agreed commitments 

Additional Information :

Please note that due to the upcoming holiday season in December our recruitment process may take a bit longer than usual. We will do our best to keep all candidates updated on their status before any breaks. Thank you for your patience during this time! 

This is a fulltime role (40 hours per week) and based in Malm Sweden.This role sits in Data & Analytics Data & Product Operations Management and reports to Data Operations Manager Markus Lentinen. 

12th of January is the closing date to apply for this role. 

If you have questions about the recruitment process please connect with  

Please send your application CV  in Englishand tell us why you would be a good fit. We look forward to hearing from you! 

At IKEA we are looking for people who believe everyone deserves a seat at the table.Youre welcome no matter where you come from what you believe and what you look like. We dont even care how you have furnished your home. Were interested in you simply because youre you.Even if your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway.We believe that peoples different perspectives backgrounds and personalities make us better at understanding our customers dreams and needs. At IKEA wereall on the same project. 
 
If you have a special need that requires accommodation in the recruitment process just let us know. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime