Senior Application Production Engineer
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Application Production Engineer (BI/Data) to ensure the stability, performance, and continuous improvement of data platforms in production, acting as a technical reference in complex batch and streaming environments.
This role has a strong focus on L2/L3 application support, data operations, and close collaboration with Data Engineering, BI, and Development teams.
Responsibilities
- Act as a technical reference for L2/L3 support of data applications and platforms
- Ensure the operation, stability, and performance of data pipelines and ETL processes
- Support and operate batch and streaming data architectures
- Operate, monitor, and troubleshoot environments based on Apache Kafka
- Perform proactive monitoring, incident detection, and root cause analysis
- Lead advanced troubleshooting of data, pipeline, and distributed system issues
- Collaborate with development teams to resolve production issues and improve system design
- Support release, deployment, and change management processes
- Propose and implement improvements in observability, resilience, and automation
- Maintain clear technical documentation and operational best practices
- Provide guidance and technical support to more junior profiles when needed
- Senior-level experience in Application Production Support / Data Operations (L2/L3)
- Strong background in data pipelines, ETL, and data platforms
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka in production environments
- Solid knowledge of batch and streaming architectures
- Experience with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools
- Proven ability to analyze and resolve complex production incidents
- Experience working in critical production environments with strict SLAs
- Strong SQL skills and experience with relational and/or analytical databases
- Good understanding of distributed systems and service dependencies
- Fluent in English
- Fluent in French (is valued)
Nice to Have
- Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Knowledge of orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow)
- Experience with automation, scripting, or Infrastructure as Code
- Background in BI, Data Engineering, or Analytics Platforms
- Experience in large-scale enterprise environments