Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer (GCP / Data Platform)

About the Opportunity

Our client is looking for a highly senior Data Engineer to strengthen its Data Platform team.

We are looking for someone capable of designing scalable cloud-native data solutions while mentoring engineers and driving best practices across the platform.

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a central role in the design, evolution, and optimization of the company's cloud data platform.

Your responsibilities will include:

Data Platform & Architecture

Design and implement scalable Data Lake and Data Warehouse solutions on GCP.

Define end-to-end technical flows using:

BigQuery

Dataform

Cloud Run

Pub/Sub

APIs

Support migration initiatives from legacy systems to modern cloud-native GCP environments.

Design robust and scalable real-time data integration solutions.

Ensure platform scalability, maintainability, and reliability.

Data Engineering & Governance

Structure and historize data coming from multiple business domains.

Ensure data is reliable, accessible, and easily consumable for:

Data Scientists

Reporting teams

Business stakeholders

Define and maintain best practices around:

Data Warehouse design

IAM & privacy

Data governance

Cloud architecture standards

Contribute to AI/ML deployment standards and platform evolution.

Leadership & Collaboration

Coach and mentor Data Engineers on complex technical challenges.

Act as a senior technical reference point within the team.

Collaborate closely with Product Owners and business stakeholders.

Translate functional requirements into actionable technical solutions and work packages.

Promote engineering best practices and help raise the overall maturity level of the platform team.

FinOps & Optimization

Optimize GCP resource usage and cloud costs.

Contribute to performance improvements and operational efficiency initiatives.

Ideal Profile

8+ years of experience in Data Engineering or similar roles.

Strong expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Solid experience within Data Warehouse environments.

Proven experience on legacy-to-cloud migration projects.

Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and scalable data platforms.

Good knowledge of real-time integration patterns and API-based architectures.

Exposure to AI-related initiatives is considered a strong plus.

Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Comfortable working in a highly autonomous and senior environment.

Fluent English required + French or Dutch