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Do you want to be on the forefront of advanced data analysis, big data, IoT and machine learning in the financial industry? Can you help shape the way a major Danish insurance company works with data lake development - and achieve our goals of being best-in-class?

“The future offers endless possibilities in terms of big data and machine learning. We’re taking our first steps into new territory, and now we are getting ready to take a big leap - and we are committed to using the necessary resources to ensure progress. In this role, you will truly have the opportunity to help shape a financial organisation with the ability to think digitally and act agile,” says Competence Manager Mikael Heinsen.  

We want to be best-in-class 
We are an organisation ready to launch a strategically important project to develop our current analysis set-up. Our aim is to be on the forefront of technology with the newest data science disciplines. To succeed, we need to be extra skilled in collecting, analysing and visualising data.  

A global perspective on local solutions 
You will enter a Danish organisation with an international perspective on IT. Moreover, you will be among the first colleagues in our brand-new data lake team which will be growing during 2018 to have team members in Ballerup, Denmark, as well as Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Our data lake will be a central component of our technical infrastructure, securing our ability to stream IoT data and working with machine learning algorithms for e.g. text and image recognition.  

Develop and implement our data lake  
Your primary responsibility will be to build our data lake infrastructure. Moreover, you will develop functions, APIs and processes to make our data more accessible. In addition, you will help make data directly accessible for our analysts and support your colleagues on data presentation and visualisation.  

Our data lake is based on Amazon AWS cloud components and the internal processes are built on Lambda functions and APIs. On top of that, we implement in a range of different languages, including Python, Java and Scala. We use Apache Spark (AWS EMR) for big data analytics and AWS Kinesis for streaming analytics. 

Help shape the project framework 
In addition to collaborating with the fellow members of your team, you will be in close contact with our data analysts. As we are entering new territory, you will have the opportunity to influence our future setup. 

Software developer with AWS knowledge and an analytical mindset 
This is a unique opportunity if you have a strong technical background combined with a keen interest in technology and a curiosity that propels you stay on the forefront of development. It is a definite plus if you have an entrepreneurial mindset and can challenge both new and existing processes. In addition, you are a skilled analyst and a strong communicator who draws on knowledge from your colleagues and know how to pass it on effectively.  

To succeed, we imagine that you:  

  • have solid experience with Scala, Python, R or Java  
  • hold a degree in IT development, preferably computer science  
  • are knowledgeable about Amazon web services and cloud data in general  
  • are result-oriented and have experience working in an agile environment  
  • speak and write English fluently  

Contact and information 
For further information, please contact Competence Manager Mikael Heinsen at +45 2469 3125. 

To apply, please use the "Ansøg" link. We will process applications as they come in - so do not hesitate to apply.  

We look forward to hearing from you.  

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