Do you enjoy helping engineers and analysts succeed with modern data platforms while staying hands-on with technology?  
 
About the role  

We are looking for a Data Platform Engineer to help teams adopt and enable If’s strategic data platform built on Azure, Databricks, dbt, Git, and CI/CD. You will work directly with users during their first implementations, help solve technical challenges, and turn recurring lessons into reusable onboarding assets, templates, and best practices.  
 

Your success is measured not only by successful onboarding, but by how quickly teams can deliver business value using the platform. By reducing friction, accelerating adoption, and promoting proven ways of working, you help data teams spend less time figuring out the platform and more time creating value for customers and the business.  
 

You will:  

• Guide teams through onboarding and their first implementations on Databricks and modern data engineering tools.  

• Provide hands-on support and knowledge sharing with Databricks, DBT, Git, CI/CD, and platform ways of working.  

• Help teams move faster from idea to production by removing technical and process-related obstacles.  

• Help create or support the creation of reusable assets such as templates, examples, training material, and troubleshooting guides.  

• Guide engineers, analysts, and other data practitioners to become productive faster.  

• Identify recurring challenges and translate them into improved onboarding, documentation, or platform practices.  

• Drive platform adoption that enables teams to deliver business outcomes more efficiently and consistently.  
   

We offer 
Here are some of the benefits of working at If:  

• An including work environment where everyone is welcome  

• Career and development opportunities in the biggest insurance company in the Nordics  

• Social activities, as well as highly skilled professional environment  

• Possibility of hybrid workplace  

• Health promoting workplace with e.g., wellness allowance  

• Great insurance benefits  

• Lunch benefit 
   

About the team 

You will be working in a team called User Enablement, focusing on onboarding teams across If to Data Platform. Team's mission is to enable If employees to make data-driven decisions in their daily work by providing accessible, relevant learning materials and a supportive environment that is both enjoyable and engaging. It is a blend of technical work with day-to-day user communication and support, so you get to know a lot of colleagues across the organization. 
 

Who are you?  
You have a strong technical background in data engineering, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or a similar field. You enjoy working closely with both technical teams and business stakeholders, helping others succeed while driving adoption, productivity, and value creation. You are a strong communicator who can clearly explain complex topics and thrive in a collaborative and agile environment. 
 

You also have: 

• Hands-on experience with Azure, Databricks, DBT, Git, CI/CD, and modern data platform concepts 

• The ability to understand both technical challenges and the business goals behind them 

• Excellent communication and coaching skills 

• A passion for improving developer experience and helping others succeed 

• A strong focus on outcomes, adoption, productivity, and value creation 

• The ability to thrive in a collaborative and agile environment 
    

Additional information and the recruitment process  

Application deadline: Last day to apply is 13th of September. 
To apply for the position: Please apply through our recruitment system and attach your CV and answer the questions on the application form. We will start screening and interviewing candidates already during the application period. Please notice that we are not able to handle any applications outside our recruitment system.  

Location: Turku or Espoo 

Employment type: Permanent and full-time  

Traveling: Requires some occasional traveling in the Nordics and Baltics
 

If have any questions about the position, please contact   

Hiring manager, Rafeef Basna, rafeef.basna@if.fi
 
Final candidates will undergo a background check before a job offer can be presented. Background checks will be done in accordance with the law in the country of employment .
 

We are eager to hear from you!