Senior Data Engineer - €1000 Per day - Fully remote ...

This is a fully remote contract, offering €1000 per day, forming part of a strategic 5-year transformation programme.

Location: Fully Remote (Belgium-based client)

Contract: Long-term (5-year programme)

The Programme

You will join a large-scale enterprise data platform transformation, modernizing legacy systems into a scalable, cloud-native architecture. The programme is business-critical and backed at executive level.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data pipelines using Snowflake and Databricks
• Develop robust ELT/ETL processes in a cloud-native environment
• Optimize data models for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
• Work closely with Data Architects, Platform Engineers, and Business stakeholders
• Implement best practices in data governance, security, and quality
• Contribute to CI/CD automation and DevOps practices within data engineering
• Support regulatory and compliance-driven banking requirements

Required Experience

• 7+ years of Data Engineering experience
• Proven hands‑on expertise with Snowflake (data modeling, optimization, performance tuning)
• Strong experience with Databricks (Spark, PySpark, Delta Lake)
• Experience building enterprise-grade data platforms in cloud environments (Azure or AWS)
• Strong SQL and Python skills
• Experience within banking or financial services (highly preferred)
• Familiarity with data governance, lineage, and regulatory environments

Nice to Have

• Experience with real-time streaming (Kafka, Event Hub)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, ARM, etc.)
• Knowledge of data mesh or modern data architecture principles

This is an opportunity to contribute to one of Belgium’s most significant banking data transformations, with long‑term stability and high visibility.