Inter IKEA Group

Data Engineer, Ikano Retail

Inter IKEA Group  •  Petaling Jaya, MY (Onsite)  •  13 hours ago
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Job Description

Company description

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines – and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

Job description

About the job

We are looking for a proactive enthusiast who drives our data infrastructure and shares our overall vision of “creating a better everyday life for the many people”. As a Data Engineer, you take on regional responsibilities, striving to deliver high quality data products focusing on the following key responsibilities.

Your assignment

  • Act as technical lead, driving the development of new/innovative capabilities and cutting-edge solutions, while enhancing, building and maintaining robust data infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation, loading (ETL) and serving of data from wide range of (expanded) data sources. Prepare for the adoption and integration of AI technologies, leveraging data for advanced analytics, machine learning, and automation to unlock valuable insights.
  • Identify, implement and lead internal process improvements by redesigning infrastructure to enhance greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, improving cost efficiency, and automating manual processes.
  • Monitor, support and continuously enhance production pipelines to ensure data availability and data accuracy targets are consistently met.
  • Define, design and optimise data modelling strategy within data lake, while establishing design standards, best practices and development methodologies to ensure our data models aligns with user needs and business goals.
  • Collaborate with the Data Infrastructure Manager to identify, implement and drive ongoing enhancements, ensuring that the data architecture and infrastructure remain scalable, adhere to industry standards, and continually improve load time and cost efficiency.
  • Work closely with stakeholders, including data/analytics, digital product and executive, to support, develop competence, share knowledge and address any data infrastructure needs or technical challenges.
  • Lead documentation for data infrastructure, orchestration principles, coding standards and CI/CD pipeline(s), ensuring clear and accessible records for team members.
  • Drive the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipeline(s), as well as manage the data solution code repository and code migration processes to ensure seamless deployment and version control.
  • Collaborate and coordinate within our data and digital teams, business stakeholders, partners, and external vendors developing excellent data solutions and building long-term beneficial relationships.
  • Be a part of a dynamic data team. Together we are putting data into co-workers’ hands and establish a data informed decision mindset.

Qualification

Your profile

  • 8-10 years’ experience in designing, building, managing, and maintaining large-scale data solutions across diverse industries.
  • Expert-level proficiency in SQL, data modelling concepts, analytics and implementation methods, with a proven ability to apply these skills in complex data environments.
  • In-depth knowledge of cloud computing platforms, particularly Azure, and key data components including Azure Data Factory, Databricks and PySpark, Azure Synapse, and dbt.
  • Exceptional skills in documenting data pipelines, data models and processes in a clear, structured and comprehensible manner, ensuring transparency and ease of understanding for cross-functional teams.
  • You are curious, meticulous, flexible with a positive attitude and equipped with strong problem solving and communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical and planning skills, with a drive for results and optimization.
  • A passion to share knowledge and expertise, levelling up fellow junior team members.
  • High proficiency in English, both written and verbal.

More Information

Please send in your application by 30th April 2025

Inter IKEA Group

About Inter IKEA Group

ONE BRAND, MANY COMPANIES AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE

We’re a diverse group of down-to-earth, straightforward people with a passion for home furnishing. We come from all over the world, but we share an inspiring vision: “to create a better everyday life for the many people”.

How we realise this vision is based on our shared humanistic values. These values are the foundation of our work and our inclusive, open and honest culture where you can be yourself. Our culture is based on the spirit of togetherness, enthusiasm and fun. And we’re always looking for people who share our positive attitude and values.

IKEA unites thousands of co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners, all over the world, organised in a franchise system. It’s one brand but it reaches millions of hearts and homes.

ABOUT INTER IKEA GROUP

The purpose of Inter IKEA Group is to secure continuous improvement, development, expansion and a long life of the IKEA Concept. It has three core businesses: Franchise, Range & Supply and Industry.

• Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. The assignment is to continuously develop the IKEA Concept and to ensure its successful implementation in existing and new markets. 11 different groups of companies own and operate IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. A large group of franchisees are owned & operated by INGKA Group. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. also assigns different IKEA companies to develop range, supply and communication.

• IKEA Range & Supply is responsible for developing and supplying the global IKEA range. This means working with the whole value chain: from the needs and wants of the many people, through product development and the sourcing of raw materials, to a product’s end-of-life.

• IKEA Industry is the largest producer of wooden furniture in the world and manufactures wood-based furniture for the IKEA product range. We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.

We can offer a wide variety of exciting roles and assignments - from product development to production and from distribution and store design to interior design. And much, much more! And we’re always looking for people who have the desire to learn and grow professionally right along with our business.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Delft, NL
Year Founded
1989
Website
ikea.com
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