Data/AI Engineer - Data Platform & Analytics

SquareDev; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SquareDev is seeking an Engineer to join one of our EU public sector projects based in Brussels. You will contribute to the design, development and deployment of core platform components, focusing on data engineering, analytics and AI-enabled capabilities.

The role requires working with structured and unstructured data to enable reporting and advanced analytics. The ideal candidate will build ETL/ELT pipelines, integrate diverse data sources, implement data quality checks, and help create

Qualifications

• Experience designing ETL/ELT pipelines and working with data lake/warehouse architectures.
• Ability to integrate structured and unstructured data end-to-end.
• Knowledge of analytics development, data modelling, and exposure to AI/ML on text/data.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining data pipelines across heterogeneous sources (batch and near-real-time).
• Performing data cleansing, validation, and metadata tagging, with data lineage support.
• Contributing to data catalogs and implementing data quality checks and monitoring.
• Designing data products by merging structured and unstructured data into reusable solutions.
• Supporting AI-driven processing of document-centric data with explainability and governance.
• Automating pipelines and reporting workflows with event-driven processing and alerts.
• Implementing security controls and supporting secure environments.

Skills

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data lake/warehouse

AI/ML on text

DevOps CI/CD

Git

Data modelling

English communication

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Why are you looking for a job?

If your answer ticks all the boxes, this could be the start of a great collaboration.

• You have a curious mind - You won't understand what we're talking about if you don't


• You want to learn more around technology - You won't survive if you don't


• You want to make the world a bit better

We happen to be just like that as well. We like hacking things here and there (you included) and create scalable solutions that bring value to the world.

SquareDev?

We use state-of-the-art technology to build solutions for our customers and our partners' customers. We make sure we stay best-in-class by participating inresearch projects across Europe, collaborating withtop universities and enterprisesonAI, Data, and Cloud.

About QnR Group

SquareDev is a member of the QnR Group, a leading technology organization specializing in end-to-end custom software solutions, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business One, ServiceNow, and FinTech solutions.

As part of QnR Group's ongoing expansion — both in Greece and internationally — we are continuously hiring across a wide range of tech roles. Successful candidates may be hired by QnR Group, or another company within the Group, depending on the role and project.

Role overview

We are looking for an Engineer to join one of our EU public sector clients based in Brussels. You'll will contribute to the design, development, and deployment of core platform components, focusing on data engineering, analytics and AI-enabled capabilities. The role requires a strong ability to work across structured and unstructured data, enabling reporting and advanced analytical and AI use cases.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for:

• Building and maintaining data pipelines integrating heterogeneous structured and unstructured sources, including batch and near-real-time ingestion.


• Performing data cleansing, validation, standardization, metadata tagging, and supporting data lineage across data flows.


• Contributing to the Data and Product Catalogue and implementing data quality checks and monitoring.


• Designing solutions that combine structured data (databases, tabular datasets) with unstructured data (documents, reports, text) into reusable data products.


• Supporting AI-driven processing of document-centric data and contributing to AI-enabled use cases with explainability, traceability, and human-in-the-loop controls.


• Automating pipelines and reporting workflows, and implementing event-driven processing, alerts, and monitoring.


• Implementing security controls (IAM, encryption at rest/in transit, audit logging) and supporting separation of classified/unclassified and secure or air-gapped environments.


• Building modular, scalable platform components using open standards/APIs, and supporting integration with existing EDA systems.

To excel in this role, you'll need:

• Proven experience designing ETL/ELT pipelines and working with data lake/warehouse architectures (Microsoft Fabric, Azure ecosystem, or open-source platforms).


• Demonstrated experience integrating structured data (databases, tabular) with unstructured data (documents, PDFs, text corpora) end-to-end.


• Experience in analytics development, data modelling, and exposure to AI/ML on text/document-based data, with understanding of explainability and traceability.


• Knowledge of DevOps, Git, CI/CD, and pipeline automation; ability to work in multi-stakeholder environments.


• Strong English communication skills.