Data Platform Engineer

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Data Platform Engineer to become part of our Cloud Infrastructure unit.

Cloud Infrastructure manage the DNV multicloud environments based on our Private Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Amazon Web Services - branded as the “VerIT Platform”.

Our main responsibilities are to operate, support and drive innovation across all the key infrastructure disciplines. We support the DNV growth ambitions by active participation in many global mergers & acquisition projects. We embrace the latest technology stack from key partners to build the best solutions for DNV business areas, Group functions and external customers. We are around 100 professionals in 10 locations around the world with main hubs in Oslo, Gdynia, Shanghai and Houston.

We are on a journey to deploy infrastructure at scale using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and a continuous push to drive automation and efficiency in our daily work processes.

Security is at the core of everything we do. We foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and consistent delivery. We want to empower teams with end-to-end product ownership, accountability, and delegated authority.

The Data Platform Engineer will play an essential role in maintaining the backbone of our IT infrastructure to ensure data is efficiently stored, managed, and protected to meet our strategic and operational objectives.

The focus areas for the Data Platform Engineer will include:

• Design and develop robust data platforms and infrastructure in line with DNV data management strategy and business needs.
• Ensure scalable, reliable, secure and cost-effective storage architecture for deployment both in private and public cloud.
• Integrate storage technologies (NAS, SAN, object storage, cloud storage) into existing data platforms to ensure seamless data flow and accessibility.
• Handle daily operations and lifecycle management of global and hybrid data storage solutions.
• Design and implement disaster recovery strategies and solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy systems in line with our IT security and infrastructure requirements.
• Provide Level 3 technical support for storage and data-related issues, working with support teams to resolve complex problems.
• Communicate architecture and strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

You will be based at DNV’s headquarter at Høvik in Norway. We offer attractive office location, and we practice flexible home office solutions. We look forward to having you on our team!

What we offer

Reasons to join us

• Attractive rewards. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 6 weeks annual vacation, subsidised canteen, competitive pension, insurance, and parental leave agreement, in addition to a global profit share scheme.
• Work/life balance. We offer flexible working hours and workplace, with focus on work/life balance for our employees.
• Supportive and caring culture. Our international culture embodies diverse colleagues who value teamwork and inclusion across business areas and borders. We offer opportunities for our employees to connect through social and professional networks. Our largest community CONNECT, throws after-works and informal meetings all year long for you to join.
• Career and development. DNV offers extensive possibilities to grow and develop your competencies and career ambitions. We have a strong company culture with emphasis on growth mindset, knowledge sharing, and professional and personal development.
• By joining DNV you become part of a world-leading company whose purpose is to safeguard life, property, and the environment. Our values “we care, we share, we dare” characterize how we work and behave towards each other and our customers.
• Our Høvik office is in beautiful surroundings by the sea and can offer access to sailboats, kayaks, tennis courts etc. We have more than 30 activity groups for you to join, as well as gym facilities and a kindergarten located on our premises. It is also worth noting that we offer free parking and shuttle buses to and from Skøyen, Lysaker and Sandvika.

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture, and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

We are looking for a candidate with:

• A university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• A good understanding of cloud delivery models, data platform and storage architecture – or IT infrastructure architecture in general.
• Experience with Block, File, Object – and Unified storage solutions
• Competence in Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Security mindset, ensuring security and risk mitigation is embedded into all solutions and processes.
• Experience with disaster recovery solutions and planning.
• Fluent proficiency in English – written and oral.

Desired personality traits:

• You are curious and seek insight into emerging data platform technologies and trends.
• You are adaptable, proactive, and with a service-minded attitude.
• You are curious and open-minded.
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• You have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• You can create trust through robust delivery and strong relationship building.