Cloud Data Engineer (Snowflake)

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We are seeking a skilled and forward-thinking Cloud Data Engineer to play a key role in transforming our data landscape as we migrate from SQL Server to Snowflake on AWS. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining secure, scalable data pipelines that leverage medallion architecture to enable efficient data flow and accessibility across the organisation. This role is critical in supporting the execution of our global data strategy, ensuring that our data systems are optimised for performance and aligned with business objectives.

You will work closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to build robust data solutions, tackling complex challenges and contributing to the implementation of cutting-edge technologies. Your expertise in Snowflake and cloud data engineering will be instrumental in driving operational efficiency, innovation, and a culture of data-driven decision-making across the organisation.

Join us on this exciting journey to redefine how we manage and utilise our data, shaping the foundation for future success. This is your opportunity to be at the heart of a global transformation, delivering impactful solutions that support our vision of becoming a truly data-led enterprise.

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines to ensure seamless and efficient data migration from on-premise SQL Server to Snowflake on AWS, enabling secure, scalable, and reliable data storage that supports advanced analytics and reporting needs.
• Implement and manage data integration processes to unify data from multiple sources within Snowflake, ensuring high data quality, consistency, and accessibility, which drives accurate, timely insights for business users across the organisation.
• Optimise Snowflake performance by enhancing query speeds, data load times, and storage efficiency, ensuring that the data platform remains fast, responsive, and capable of handling high data volumes, which supports the organisation’s operational and analytical requirements.
• Enforce data security and compliance measures by applying best practices in data encryption, access controls, and adherence to relevant regulatory standards, ensuring sensitive information remains protected and compliant throughout the migration and within Snowflake.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and key stakeholders to gather and understand data requirements, aligning Snowflake infrastructure and solutions with business needs and fostering cross-team communication to deliver reliable and actionable data.
• Evaluate and recommend complementary tools and technologies that enhance Snowflake’s capabilities, keeping the data platform adaptable and current with evolving cloud technologies to ensure the organisation maximises the value of its cloud infrastructure.
• Lead migration efforts from on-premise to cloud-based infrastructure, coordinating with the Global Data Engineering Lead to establish timelines and address migration challenges, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal business disruption.
• Document and maintain data infrastructure processes and standards within the Snowflake platform to ensure knowledge sharing, consistency, and ease of maintenance, supporting long-term operational stability and team efficiency.

• Stable employment – ​​89% of people are employed under an employment contract for an indefinite period.
• Safety – we have been on the Polish market for 25 years.
• Friendly work environment – ​​we have received the Top Employer award 11 times in a row.
• Hybrid work – we usually meet in the office twice a week (Dworzec Gdański metro station).
• Extra 3 days of paid leave – if you use all your leave in a given calendar year.
• Private medical care with appointment guarantee service (Medicover).
• Full implementation under the supervision of a mentor, including a package of professional implementation training.
• Access to the development platform, including e-learning training, podcasts and webinars.
• Activities supporting development in the organization, e.g. the "Effective Manager" training series for people holding managerial positions.
• Business telephone (also for private use).
• Access to the ProviBenefity cafeteria platform, which is supplied with a monthly amount to be used, or subsidies for your Multisport card - you choose from 5 types of cards.
• Life insurance (UNUM Życie TUiR S.A.) on preferential terms.
• Christmas benefits and co-financing for the "Holidays under the pear tree" holiday for you and your children.
• Psychological support for employees, including: care of a psychologist (including childrens), psychotherapist, dietician, coaching.

• private medical care
• life insurance
• flexible working time
• mobile phone available for private use
• video games at work
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• extra social benefits
• holiday funds
• charity initiatives
• extra leave

At IPF, the Cloud Data Engineer plays a vital role in shaping and orchestrating the organisation’s data assets to unlock their full potential. Central to this role is the implementation of medallion architecture, which structures data into curated layers—bronze, silver, and gold—to ensure clarity, consistency, and readiness for consumption. By building and optimising data pipelines, the Cloud Data Engineer ensures that raw data is transformed into meaningful, high-quality datasets that can drive strategic decision-making across the organisation.

The role involves designing and maintaining scalable, secure data workflows that streamline the migration from on-premises SQL Server environments to Snowflake on AWS. Through innovative solutions, the Cloud Data Engineer enables efficient data processing, while ensuring governance, compliance, and alignment with IPF’s global data strategy. Their work directly supports the seamless flow of data to business users and data consumers, empowering them to harness actionable insights for operational excellence and innovation.

Collaboration is at the heart of the role, with the Cloud Data Engineer working closely with data architects, governance leads, and analytics teams. By delivering clean, accessible data, they create the foundation for advanced analytics, reporting, and data-driven initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to influence the organisation’s journey towards becoming a data-led enterprise, making data a strategic asset that drives sustained growth and success.

At IPF, our purpose is to build a better world through financial inclusion, and we play a crucial role in society helping people who are often financially excluded to access simple, personal, and affordable finance and a variety of great value home, medical and life insurance to help them and their families.

If you work for us, you’ll be joining a truly international team of 22,000 people working in 9 countries, and across 3 continents, who are driven to build a better world for our customers.

Our culture is focused on doing what’s right for our customers, colleagues, and communities. Join us, and you will be empowered to develop yourself within a business that’s exciting, fast-moving, and inspiring.

Here at IPF we offer a vibrant and fast-moving environment with a continuous and stimulating pipeline of business change. We support a complex technology landscape within a cutting-edge cloud ecosystem where you will directly and positively influence its evolution and enhancement.