Data Architect

ENGIE puts sustainable development at the center of its activities (electricity, natural gas, energy efficiency, and services) to meet the challenges of the energy transition to a low-carbon economy: access to a sustainable economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and resource optimization.

We are currently searching for Data Architect in S&EM Italy, based in Rome.

The EM IS team provides new solutions or system integration and support to simplify and automize the business’ daily activities. The solutions are currently Microsoft-based, but a strategic move to a Modern AWS Cloud Platform is in progress. This transformation aims to enable Real-Time Analytics, AI Agents, and High-Frequency Trading support.

provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation.

ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services with a leading energy management business, piloted by its Global Business Unit Supply & Energy Management (S&EM) who built its savoir-faire managing the Group’s large and diverse asset portfolio over 20+ years.

7,500 employees around the world develop our solutions, through 19 countries. We cover the full energy mix: renewable and thermal power, natural gas & LNG, biomass, environmental products. Our experts provide tailor made solutions based on a wide range of savoir-faire in energy management with a strong focus on decarbonation and decentralization.

Our clients span the entire value chain: producers, asset developers, financial players, utilities, distributors and industrials. Our global reach and strong local presence enable us to offer these diverse clients tailor-made services and respond to rapid changes in mature or emerging markets alike.

• Asset management
• Energy supply , providing green energy & innovative solutions
• Risk management & market access

At S&EM we encourage breakthrough results, team spirit, curiosity and innovation while preserving the right work/life balance for you.

The Data Architect will drive the migration from the legacy ecosystem (Azure SQL/SSIS) to a new AWS-based architecture.

Responsibilities include:

• Architectural Design:
  Design and deploy the new Centralized Data Platform on AWS, defining a modern architecture for real-time data acquisition (Streaming/Batch) and time series management using AWS services. Ability to manage the Infrastructure As Code processes.
• Migration Strategy:
  Lead the reverse engineering of legacy SSIS packages and Stored Procedures, guiding the refactoring into modern Python/AWS Glue pipelines.
• Data Lake Implementation:
  Design the Data Lake storage layers on Amazon S3 (Bronze/Silver/Gold) to replace rigid Tabular Cubes, ensuring scalability and flexibility.
• AI Enablement:
  Design the data foundation to support AI Agents and predictive models, integrating Amazon Sage Maker and Athena for advanced analytics.
• Hybrid Connectivity:
  Implement a secure Hybrid Cloud strategy to ensure data synchronization between the legacy Azure environment and the new AWS Landing Zone during the transition.
• Technical Leadership:
  Mentor the internal team in the transition from SQL-centric development to Cloud-Native Data Engineering

The candidate will act as the technical reference point for the migration project, working in collaboration with different teams, both Italian and French/Belgian. They will have autonomy in defining technical standards and architectural patterns

• Bachelor's degree in STEM disciplines (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, or…