Senior Data Engineer – Big Data & Cloud Integration

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Lisbon-based opportunity with hybrid work model (up to 3 days remote per week).

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be working for our client, a leader in financial services, focused on enhancing risk management and data analytics capabilities through innovative big data solutions. You will contribute to a strategic Hadoop-based application that centralizes and normalizes sensitivities, enabling smarter decision-making and business growth. This role offers an exciting chance to shape data architectures that deliver tangible impact and foster career development.

Your main responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and implement new features and enhancements for critical data applications.
• Perform evolutive maintenance on mature systems to ensure optimal performance.
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, from design to deployment.
• Support end-users by resolving technical issues efficiently.
• Provide Level 2 / Level 3 support approximately every 6 weeks, with on-call duties roughly every 4 weeks.
• Continuously improve data processing workflows by leveraging new functionalities of the Hadoop cluster.
• Integrate new sensitivities to support business expansion initiatives.
• Streamline interactions with downstream applications to improve reliability and performance.

You're ideal for this role if you have:

• At least 6 years of experience in data engineering or software engineering.
• Strong expertise in Spark and distributed systems (Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Kafka).
• Proficiency in SQL and programming languages such as Scala or Java.
• Knowledge of code versioning tools, CI/CD processes (e.g., git, Jira, Jenkins, BitBucket).
• High standards for code quality and a test-driven development mindset.

It is a strong plus if you have: (optional)

• Experience with Spring Boot.
• Fluency in French.
• Familiarity with orchestration tools like Control-M.
• Prior experience working with financial systems.

Language Required for the role:

• Fluent English (minimum B2 level).

Eligibility for the role:

• Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role.

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Interested? Apply now and include your CV (preferably in English) along with a statement confirming your consent to the processing and storage of your personal data.