Senior / Lead Data Engineer
# Think Data Be Smart #
About Us: DataSmart is a Portuguese company, positioning itself as a consulting company of excellence, with over 20 years of existence. We are specialized in Technologies and Information Systems services, for the Portuguese and International markets. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of involvement, experience, and excellence.
Join our team as a Senior / Lead Data Engineer (Hybrid – Lisbon)!
What You’ll Do:
- Design, build, and optimize end-to-end data architectures, including ingestion, modeling, storage, and orchestration (e.g., Medallion patterns)
- Work on cloud-native data engineering projects, primarily using Microsoft technologies (Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Synapse) while remaining open to other cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud)
- Develop and maintain data warehouse and data lake solutions (e.g., BigQuery, Azure Data Lake, Delta Lake, Amazon Redshift)
- Implement data pipelines and storage solutions optimized for performance, cost, and reliability
- Write clean, scalable code in Python (with data libraries such as Pandas, Boto3), SQL, or Spark
- Manage RDBMS (Oracle, MS SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, ElasticSearch, GBQ)
- Apply DevOps / DataOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated validation, data lineage, documentation, and monitoring at scale
- Mentor and guide mid/junior engineers, enforce standards, and foster a collaborative technical culture
- Translate complex technical decisions into clear explanations for non-technical stakeholders
- Break down ambiguous, complex problems into actionable steps and drive them to resolution
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in data engineering, with a focus on cloud-native solutions and data architecture
- Hands-on experience with end-to-end data pipelines, warehousing, lakes, orchestration, and programming (Python, SQL, Spark)
- Strong understanding of RDBMS and NoSQL databases
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Microsoft Fabric/Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
- Knowledge of DevOps/DataOps practices, including CI/CD, monitoring, validation, and documentation
- Proven ability to optimize pipelines and storage for performance, cost, and reliability
- English proficiency (minimum B2)
- Strong problem-solving skills, ownership mentality, and ability to drive long-term platform evolution
At DataSmart, you will have the opportunity to integrate into a solid company and participate in projects of high recognition, nationally and internationally, with an appealing technological environment and career progression.
Excellence in the way to the future!
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