Sr. Data Engineer - FP&A
Listed on 2026-06-15
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IT/Tech
Data Engineering, Data Analyst, Data Science Manager
Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI
, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements.
We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here.
Our Moonshot is bold:
Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.
We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer with business acumen who is ready to tackle big challenges and advance their career. In this role, you'll join a team committed to creating cutting-edge business solutions that significantly impact critical business functions across Cognite. You will report to the Vice President of FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) and be tasked with building out the Cognite Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) for business data.
This will include building the Semantic (logic/contextualization) layer for business data and leading the selection and implementation of a world class EDW AI solution. You'll collaborate with Finance, Sales, Marketing, P&O/HR, Legal, Engineering, etc. to deploy and optimize digital solutions that empower users to make better data-driven business decisions.
If you're passionate about leveraging technology to solve tough problems and are eager to impact the way Cognite operates, we want to hear from you. Let's build the future of Cognite business data, reporting and AI capabilities together.
Strategy & architecture- Lead the design and implementation of a scalable Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and efficient data engineering solutions using Azure, Fabric, Power BI, and Cognite Data Fusion®.
- Technology Selection:
Evaluate and select data technologies, frameworks, and platforms to support future business scaling needs.
- Drive and manage integrations, extractions, data modeling, and analysis using data connectors and SQL, Python/Java, and REST APIs.
- Data Pipeline Development:
Develop and maintain data pipelines (ETL/ELT) to move data from source systems into data warehouses or data lakes. - Data Preparation:
Clean, transform, and aggregate raw data into structured formats optimized for Power BI reporting and AI agents. - Data Modeling:
Create custom data models for data discovery, mapping, and cleansing. Define conceptual, logical, and physical data models to map out how different data entities relate to one another.
- Governance & Security:
Establish standards for data quality, security, privacy, and compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA). - Collaborate with business stakeholders and engineering organizations to enable data-driven business decisions.
Education & background
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related field; relevant experience may compensate for formal education. A business degree (MBA) or demonstrated experience working in finance, sales, marketing, supply chain, or a similar business setting is strongly preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in internal or external customer-facing, data-intensive roles.
- Proven experience delivering production‑grade data pipelines using Python, SQL, and REST APIs.
- Hands‑on experience with Azure cloud services, including administration tasks such as subscription management and Key Vault; familiarity with GCP is a plus.
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse architecture, Notebooks (PySpark, Spark SQL, DAG workflows), and Power Shell scripting.
- Experience building and maintaining Power BI semantic models (star schema) and designing reports for business stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Git Hub for version control, Git Hub Actions for CI/CD, and Terraform for infrastructure and access management.
- Willingness to learn and ramp quickly on Cognite Data Fusion (CDF), including…
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