Data Operations Engineer

The Wow

Are you passionate about data, technology and finding smarter ways to make systems run better?

We're looking for a Data Operations Engineer to join our Data & AI organization in Malta, helping operate and continuously improve the data platforms that support our international business.

You'll work with modern data technologies, including Snowflake, Apache Airflow and AWS, ensuring reliable data operations while contributing to improvements in monitoring, automation and platform stability.

This role goes beyond day-to-day operations. We encourage our engineers to challenge existing processes, explore new technologies and implement improvements that make a real difference. From enhancing observability to developing automation and AI-assisted solutions, you'll have opportunities to actively shape how our data operations evolve.

You'll collaborate with experienced Data Engineering, BI and DevOps teams, applying and expanding your technical skills while gaining valuable experience with business-critical data platforms.

A taster of what you will be involved with: 

• Data Platform Operations: Ensure the smooth daily operation of our data platforms, pipelines and reporting services, supporting reliable data processing and availability across the business.

• Operational Improvements: Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve data reliability, reduce manual effort and enhance the efficiency of our operations.

• Automation and Innovation: Develop scripts, automated checks and AI-assisted solutions to streamline operational activities and improve platform reliability.

• Monitoring and Observability: Work with monitoring and alerting solutions, improving visibility into data pipelines and platform health to detect issues before they impact the business.

• Production Releases and Changes: Support deployments, data processing activities and operational changes, helping maintain stable and reliable production environments.

• Incident Management and Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve technical issues, including pipeline failures, data inconsistencies and processing delays, collaborating with engineering teams when needed. Participate in a scheduled, compensated out-of-hours on-call rotation to help maintain service reliability.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with Data Engineers, BI Developers and DevOps Engineers, share knowledge, document solutions and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

What we are looking for:

Must haves: 

• Experience in Data Engineering, Data Operations, production support, database support or a similar technical role.

• Strong SQL skills, including writing and troubleshooting queries, working with joins and aggregations, investigating data inconsistencies and validating data.

• Good understanding of data processing concepts, data pipelines, transformations and dependencies.

• Experience troubleshooting technical issues using queries, logs, monitoring information or other diagnostic tools.

• Familiarity with production operations, incident management and troubleshooting practices.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured approach to investigating issues and identifying root causes.

• Good written and spoken English, a collaborative mindset, ownership and willingness to learn.

Nice to have: 

• Snowflake or other cloud data warehouses, including data processing, querying and troubleshooting.

• Workflow orchestration, scheduling and data pipeline operations.

• Cloud environments and cloud-based data services.

• Monitoring, logging, alerting and observability solutions.

• Scripting and automation using Python, Bash or similar languages.

• Production deployments, change management or CI/CD processes.

What we offer

Much like riding a rollercoaster, sometimes life at Betsson can be lightning fast with twists and turns but always FUN! Then again, what else would you expect from a business 75% millennial and 1700 strong, spread across 7 offices with 900 based out of our Malta HQ alone! We recognise it may not be for the faint-hearted, but if you’re a go-getter, initiator and adrenaline junkie, always striving to push the boundaries and challenge yourself, then you’ll fit right in.

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