Data Engineering (DRWN)

Data Engineer (DRWN)

Job title -Data Engineer

Client Location -Brussels, Belgium

Remote work offering -~60% remote (2 days/week onsite in Brussels, 3 days remote, after an initial training period onsite)

Client Industry -Energy / Utilities (Electricity Transmission)

Contract Length -Not specified in the brief - to confirm with client

Contract type -Freelance / Contractor

Project focus

Join a data-driven organization within a major European energy transmission operator, playing a part in building a sustainable, reliable energy infrastructure. You’ll join one of the Data Organization’s Product Teams, working on a data platform that spans integration, business intelligence and analytics, master data management, and data governance (lineage and quality). The role centres on building data pipelines, efficient storage structures, and materialized views across analytical technologies, plus data exchange endpoints for end users, with some exposure to governance tooling (glossary, modeling, lineage, quality).

Key skills and Experience required

• 3-5+ years’ hands-on experience covering at least 2 of the following: SQL Server; building data pipelines with Azure services (Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Azure Stream/Log Analytics, Azure DevOps); Python-based data pipelines/enrichment in a Databricks environment; openness to adjacent technologies such as Redis, RabbitMQ, Neo4j or Apache Arrow
• Comfortable working directly with business analysts and stakeholders to refine requirements and present reusable, integrated solutions
• Strong testing discipline and DevOps practices
• Able to contribute to clear technical documentation
• Analytical, iterative, product-oriented mindset with a track record of continuous improvement
• Fluent English required; French, Dutch or German a strong plus

If this role is of interest, please apply with an updated CV.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Khayelihle Matshayana