{"id":1879,"date":"2026-05-28T12:42:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolfjansen.com\/the-data-engineer-role-is-splitting-in-two-and-storage-unification-is-why\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:42:26","slug":"the-data-engineer-role-is-splitting-in-two-and-storage-unification-is-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wolfjansen.com\/de\/the-data-engineer-role-is-splitting-in-two-and-storage-unification-is-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Rolle des Dateningenieurs ist zweigeteilt, und die Vereinheitlichung der Speicherung ist der Grund daf\u00fcr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wenn ein Datensatz an zwei Orten existiert, nur um zwei Anwendungsf\u00e4lle zu bedienen, muss jemand beide Kopien verwalten. Diese Person ist in der Regel ein Data Engineer. Unserer Erfahrung nach hat diese Duplizierung die Zahl der Dateningenieure in der DACH-Region \u00fcber Jahre hinweg in die H\u00f6he getrieben.<\/p>\n<p>Die technische Diskussion \u00fcber konvergierte Speicher, bei der Datei- und Objektsysteme zu einer einzigen Ebene verschmelzen, ist in der Unternehmens-IT bereits weit fortgeschritten. Aber wir glauben, dass die Auswirkungen auf die Talente untersch\u00e4tzt werden. Wir sehen, dass sich die Auftr\u00e4ge in zwei verschiedene Bereiche aufteilen: Dateningenieure, die sich auf die Plattform und die Infrastruktur konzentrieren, und solche, die sich auf die Pipeline-Orchestrierung und ML-Workflows konzentrieren. Die \u00dcberschneidungen, die es fr\u00fcher gab, schrumpfen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Die Rolle auf der Infrastrukturseite wird immer mehr spezialisiert.<\/strong> Gefragt sind Bewerber mit umfassender Erfahrung in der Speicherarchitektur, insbesondere solche, die bereits Migrationen oder Konsolidierungen durchgef\u00fchrt haben. Das sind keine Generalisten. Es sind Leute, die \u00fcber Latenz, Haltbarkeit und Zugriffsmuster im Detail sprechen k\u00f6nnen. Und sie sind auf dem deutschen Markt erstaunlich schwer zu finden.<\/p>\n<p>Auf der anderen Seite werden Pipeline-Ingenieure weniger nach ihren Speicherkenntnissen als vielmehr nach ihrer F\u00e4higkeit beurteilt, mit Orchestrierungstools, Streaming-Frameworks und ML-Integration zu arbeiten. Die Erwartung ist, dass die Speicherung abstrahiert wird. Dies ist ein bedeutender Wandel im Vergleich zu noch vor 18 Monaten, als beide F\u00e4higkeiten in einem einzigen Mitarbeiter geb\u00fcndelt wurden.<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Personalverantwortliche stellt sich die Frage, ob sie ihre Teams jetzt um diese Spaltung herum aufbauen oder warten sollen, bis sich der Staub gelegt hat. Unserer Ansicht nach birgt das Warten Risiken. Die passiven Kandidaten, die beide Welten verstehen und sie w\u00e4hrend des \u00dcbergangs \u00fcberbr\u00fccken k\u00f6nnen, werden nicht ewig verf\u00fcgbar sein. Sobald sich der Markt vollst\u00e4ndig aufteilt, verschwinden die Generalisten.<\/p>\n<p><em>Angeregt durch Berichte von <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpcwire.com\/bigdatawire\/2026\/05\/27\/converging-file-and-object-storage-for-ai-scale-data-architectures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BigDATAwire<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re watching a quiet shift in how DACH enterprises structure their data teams. The push to converge file and object storage isn&#8217;t just a technical decision. 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