Data Engineer – VAT GROUP
Location : Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia
Employment Type : Permanent (Full-time)
VAT GROUP is a leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology. With over 2000 employees worldwide and headquarters in Haag, Switzerland, we are committed to innovation, efficiency and ambition.
Responsibilities
- Develop, construct and maintain robust and scalable data pipelines to support analytics and reporting needs across the organization.
- Integrate data from multiple sources, ensuring consistency, reliability and alignment with business requirements.
- Design and manage data storage solutions, including data lakes and data warehouses, focusing on scalability and performance.
- Optimize data processing and retrieval to ensure efficient performance across the data platform.
- Implement and monitor data quality measures to guarantee accuracy, completeness and consistency across systems.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues and design improvements to enhance stability, reliability and scalability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams – analytics engineers, business analysts and IT stakeholders – to deliver high-quality data solutions.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 3 years of experience as a Data Engineer or similar role focused on data infrastructure, pipelines or platform engineering.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).Strong experience building and maintaining data pipelines, including ingestion, transformation and orchestration.Solid understanding of data integration from multiple sources and ensuring data consistency and reliability.Experience with data storage solutions such as data lakes and data warehouses.Proficiency in Python, PySpark or other programming languages used for data processing and orchestration.Proficiency in SQL for data querying, transformation and performance optimization.Proficiency in monitoring and troubleshooting data systems, focusing on performance and stability.Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a cross‑functional, multicultural team.Fluent in English, both written and spoken.Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics or similar modern data platforms.Familiarity with CI / CD practices, version control (e.g. Git) and infrastructure‑as‑code tools.Knowledge of data governance, data quality frameworks and compliance standards.Experience with monitoring and observability tools for data pipelines and infrastructure.Exposure to cloud‑based architectures and services (e.g. Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory).Experience working in agile environments, applying Scrum methodology.Microsoft Certification : Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP‑700).Equal Opportunity Employer
VAT GROUP is an equal‑opportunity employer. We value diversity and provide career and personal development opportunities through various training programs. In 2021, VAT received the Fair‑ON‑Pay+ certificate for our commitment to ensuring equal pay for equal work between men and women.
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