Functional Data Engineer - HQ Brussels

YOUR JOB IN A NUTSHELL

The Data department builds and maintains both future-ready and traditional data platforms, tools, and services to ensure easy, secure data access. It empowers data consumers with self-service capabilities while upholding governance and quality standards.

The department delivers scalable, compliant, and user-centric data solutions to meet business needs. Within this framework, the Tribe designs and implements structured, optimized data stores for APIs, reporting, and analytics. They ensure compliance, security, and governance of data assets through modern data management practices, supported by high-quality documentation and tooling. Their mission is to enable reliable, scalable, and well-governed data consumption across the organization.

At BNP Paribas Fortis, you will contribute to innovation by designing advanced data pipelines and infrastructure that power AI, real-time analytics, and strategic decision-making as part of our digital transformation.

As a Data Engineer, you will address challenges such as scalability, latency, and compliance, ensuring secure, high-quality data flows while collaborating in Agile teams. Your work will unlock data-driven insights, combining technical excellence with regulatory requirements to shape the bank’s future.

The Tribe Data Services comprises over 160 colleagues, organized into more than 10 squads, primarily based in Brussels, with some team members working nearshore or offshore.

AND IN DETAIL

As a Functional Data Engineer, you will:

• Build and maintain optimized data stores by designing, developing, and ensuring well-structured, high-performance data assets (e.g., databases) tailored for APIs, reporting, analytics, and BI tools.
• Enable data-driven decision-making by delivering reliable, accurate, and accessible data for business intelligence, reporting, and analysis services while maintaining related infrastructure.
• Collaborate with internal clients and teams as a trusted partner, understanding stakeholder needs, guiding them on data solutions, and working cross-functionally while adhering to Tribe methodologies and standards.
• Ensure compliance and risk management by strictly following data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR) and banking security policies, mitigating risks in data collection, processing, and storage to safeguard client and institutional data.
• Drive continuous improvement by proactively identifying opportunities to enhance data quality, efficiency, and innovation-whether through new tools, automation, or process optimizations-while aligning with business and regulatory requirements.
• Collect the data from the source and design it into models that will be used by developers. In this role you are the bridge between the business needs and the developers. You translate requests into models that will be interpreted by the developers.
• Uphold data quality and governance by implementing validation rules, monitoring, and metadata management to maintain accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
• Support stakeholders and troubleshoot issues by resolving data incidents (e.g., broken pipelines, latency problems) and partnering with analysts, product owners, or business teams to translate requirements into technical solutions-such as creating self-service datasets or optimizing queries for reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

YOUR TALENTS AND COMPETENCES

• Education and experience:
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT or engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Equivalent experience: minimum 3 years.
• Hard skills:
  • Working experience with databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL.
  • Knowledge of SQL, including writing complex queries and performance tuning.
  • Profound Knowledge of data warehouse (DWH) modeling (e.g., Kimball, Inmon, Data Vault).
  • Understanding or knowledge of ETL tools like Informatica PowerCenter.
  • Understanding of Big Data technologies such as Spark, Astronomer.
  • Extended knowledge of PowerDesigner tool (or equivalent)
• Soft skills:
  • Problem-solving mindset: ability to troubleshoot complex data issues and propose scalable solutions.
  • Collaboration: strong team player with experience in cross-functional Agile teams.
  • Ownership and accountability: takes responsibility for data quality, delivery timelines, and system reliability.
  • Communication: ability to clearly explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Continuous learning: stays updated on emerging data technologies.
• Languages:
  • You communicate fluently in English; knowledge of French and/or Dutch is an asset.

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER

SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPACT

We strongly believe in the positive impact that the financial sector can have on the world. BNP Paribas Fortis offers sustainable and responsible investment products and solutions and encourages social entrepreneurship. Together with our customers, we are working towards a better future every day.

DEVELOPMENT & CAREER PERSPECTIVES

The departments that make up BNP Paribas Fortis cover a wide range of activities. You will therefore have many opportunities for “horizontal” and “vertical” career development.

GOOD PLACE TO WORK

You can become a member of internal networks made up of people who are united around common causes, commitments or passions.

OUR ENGAGEMENT

At BNP Paribas Fortis, we want to attract and retain all talent, whatever their gender, age, background or sexual orientation, and irrespective of whether they are living with a disability, as every person has their own experiences and their own identity. All of our full-time vacancies are also open to candidates wishing to work on an 80% or 90% full-time equivalent basis.

TEMPTED BY THE CHALLENGE?

A first selection is made based on your CV and motivation letter. Are we convinced that you are the right candidate? Then we will contact you.

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