Applied AI - Senior Data Engineer

Welcome to the Team

At Nexans, we are accelerating the future of electrification through Artificial Intelligence, Cloud and Data. As part of our Applied AI organisation, you'll help build the enterprise data platforms that power next-generation AI products across manufacturing, commercial excellence, supply chain, finance and digital services. Join a highly collaborative team where modern Data Engineering is at the heart of delivering scalable AI solutions with measurable business impact.

Getting a Flying Start

As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll design and build the cloud-native data foundations that enable enterprise AI at scale. Working alongside AI Engineers, Data Scientists and Digital Product teams, you'll develop robust data platforms, high-performance pipelines and modern engineering frameworks that transform complex business data into production-ready AI solutions. This is a hands-on technical role for someone who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges while influencing the future of Applied AI across a global organisation.

How You Make an Impact

• Design and develop scalable cloud-based data platforms, architectures and pipelines supporting enterprise AI, Machine Learning and advanced analytics.
• Build robust ETL/ELT pipelines, APIs and backend services integrating data from SAP, ERP, CRM, manufacturing and other enterprise systems.
• Partner with AI Engineers and Data Scientists to deliver production-ready datasets, feature engineering pipelines and AI data products.
• Implement modern DataOps, MLOps and software engineering best practices to ensure secure, reliable and highly automated data platforms.
• Drive continuous improvement through reusable engineering frameworks, cloud optimisation and data governance that accelerate AI innovation across Nexans.

Your Starting Points

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Approximately 8+ years' experience building enterprise-scale Data Engineering solutions within complex international organisations.
• Advanced Python and SQL development skills.
• Strong experience with Databricks, Apache Spark and modern cloud data platforms.
• Experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and cloud-native data architectures on Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
• Strong understanding of DataOps, CI/CD, Git and software engineering best practices.
• Experience supporting AI and Machine Learning workloads, including MLflow or similar MLOps technologies.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems including SAP, ERP, CRM or industrial data platforms.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Fluent English with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Vector Databases or Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code.
• Knowledge of Power BI or enterprise visualisation platforms.
• Experience within manufacturing, industrial technology or digital transformation environments.

Our Growth Culture

At the individual level, our growth culture is built on trust and collaboration. We welcome you as a valued member of our team and believe in empowering individuals with the autonomy to make an impact while encouraging knowledge sharing, teamwork and a can-do attitude.

At Nexans, we recognise that diversity of experience, background, perspective, gender and disability strengthens our organisation and supports our ambition to lead the world's energy transition. We encourage applications from talented individuals who share our commitment to integrity, innovation and inclusion.