Senior Data Engineer (relocation to Malta)

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Data Engineer to join our growing team in Birkirkara.In this role, you will be a key contributor to build and optimize our data infrastructure, pipelines and analytics systems. You will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining highly scalable and secure ETL/ELT data pipelines to support the needs of analytics, data science and business teams. The ideal candidate has strong technical expertise, problem-solving skills and leadership capabilities to support the development of a scalable and robust data engineering ecosystem.This role offers a hybrid work setup, providing flexibility to work both remotely and in-office, helping you achieve a balanced professional and personal life. ResponsibilitiesArchitect and maintain modern data platforms, warehouses and lakes (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks) Optimize the storage and retrieval of data and ensure performance and cost efficiency Establish processes and systems for monitoring data quality, completeness and reliability Automate manual processes and optimize data delivery workflows to reduce latency and improve job reliability Implement and maintain Kafka-based streaming data pipelines for real-time data processing and integration with various systems Integration to third party databases and APIs Continuously refine and improve existing data systems and pipelines for scalability Implement monitoring and alerting systems for data pipelines Ensure data infrastructure uptime and availability  RequirementsMinimum 5–8+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles, including experience with large-scale data processing Proficiency in programming languages like Python, SQL Expertise in building and maintaining ETL/ELT workflows using tools like Apache Airflow Hands-on experience with Big Data technologies like Spark, Hadoop and Kafka Working experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines Fluency in English  We offerPrivate health insurance (including dental insurance)EPAM Group life assuranceWellness allowanceEmployee assistance programCorporate Programs including Employee Referral Program with rewardsLearning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more*All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements