Data Engineer
About The Position
Ferrero US is looking to fill the full-time position of Data Engineer reporting professionally to the central Data & AI team and managerially to the NAM BI&A Leader. This position covers North American markets (US, PR, CA) and categories in which Ferrero operates. The Data Engineer, which is an emerging role in Ferrero, will play a pivotal role in operationalizing the most critical data and AI initiatives for Ferrero's digital and business transformation objectives. The bulk of the Data Engineer's work will be in creating new AI data agents and data pipelines for Media and Digital campaigns, eCommerce, Retail Customers, Shoppers, and other third-party data sets data important for the NAM business. Additional support managing existing AI data agents and pipelines on our data lake will also be expected. The Data Engineer will be measured on their ability to effectively build, optimize and manage multiple AI data agents and pipelines with little supervision. Data Engineers collaborate with Data Analysts, domain experts, and Data Scientists to develop trusted data sets for analytics and reporting.
Requirements
- Master's degree in computer science, Data Management, Information Systems, Information Science or a related quantitative field.
- Two to five years of work experience with data engineering responsibilities and tasks.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams and with business stakeholders; strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong experience with ETL tools (Microsoft Fabric, Fabric Data Engineering, Databricks, Analysis Services,); SQL database design / architecture / management; and data cataglog technology (Purview). Relevant certifications will constitute a preferential parameter for selection.
- Experience with common AI agents development frameworks and tools (Fabric Data Agents, AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, MCP protocol). Relevant certifications will constitute a preferential parameter for selection.
- Experience with databases and data lake design principles and programming languages including [SQL, PL/SQL, others] for relational databases is required.
- Experience with PowerBI for data visualization.
- Familiarity with big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, etc), cloud computing platforms (MS Azure) and DevOps.
- Understanding data security and compliance.
- Energy, good judgment, proactivity, a sense of urgency and demonstrated commitment to high standards of ethics, regulatory compliance, service and business integrity.
- Curiosity, problem solving and genuine interest in data, technology and the FMCG industry;
- Fluent in English.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Python would be a plus.
- Other languages and international experience a plus.
Responsibilities
- Build new AI data agents and data pipelines
- Manage existing AI data agents, pipelines and databases
- Support data governance initiatives
Benefits
- In addition to base salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and other benefits. Learn more about our benefits at https://www.ferrerocareers.com/us/en/our-benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Food Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
