DR Kharon is seeking a full-time Data Engineer based in Madrid. This role requires in-office attendance at least 4 days per week, with additional flexibility awarded after complete onboarding.
Help build large-scale distributed automated data processing systems and data lakes, while optimizing for both computational and storage efficiency on AWS Databricks.
Create data pipelines, infrastructure, and overall workflow orchestration to pull data from a diverse set of data sources into the Kharon Data Lake.
Build systems to track, monitor and validate the quality of data coming into or going out of Kharon Data Lake.
Collaborate with engineers, architects, and data scientists to implement scalable solutions to solve complex problems.
Follow good engineering practices like documentation, diagrams, and unit/validation tests
Take full responsibilities for the development, deployment, adoption monitoring and maintenance of the data systems and services you build.
2+ years of experience, not including internships as a software engineer or a data engineer and a strong passion to learn.
~ BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in related fields.
~ Experience in Python, Pandas, PySpark, and Notebooks.
~ SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases including schema design, access patterns, query performance optimization, etc.
~ Experience with data pipeline technologies like AWS Glue, Airflow, Kafka, or other cloud based equivalence.
~ Experience with ETL and data warehousing like Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent.
~ Container-based deployment experience using Docker and Kubernetes.
~ Experience working with or data modeling for graph databases like Neo4J, Neptune, etc.
API experience using FastAPI, Flask, Spring Boot or equivalent.
Understanding of elasticsearch data and query modeling is a big plus.
Kharon is a highly disruptive and incredibly innovative organization that navigates risk at the intersection of global security threats + international commerce.
Operating at the nexus of global security, Kharon is on a mission to revolutionize the current landscape. We take really complex data as it relates to global security and empower our clients to not only understand the risk associated with their potential business relationships but to operationalize that data so that they can make the best and most informed decisions possible. From financial crimes and sanctions to export controls and threat identifications, our tools optimize protection against the types of risks that could otherwise be incredibly dangerous and excessively costly to any business. Serving many of today’s leading global financial and multinational institutions, Kharon products are the most powerful in the space with a precision and depth that is absolutely unparalleled.
When you look at any major global crisis event, we’re providing intelligence that’s at the heart of those circumstances. Given the significance of our work and the increasing global reliance on our insights, we are looking for a Data Engineer to join us as we work to shape the way businesses perceive and navigate general risks.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Data Engineering, this Data Engineer will excel in designing, evaluating, and executing on solutions to open-ended problems through superior analytical skills, resourcefulness, and tenacity. Paid holiday leave
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or identity, neurodiversity, appearances, age, protected veteran status, or status as a qualified individual with disability.