Data Engineer – Microsoft Fabric & Python

Pauwels Consulting; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Start date: 25/08/2026

Location: Antwerpen

Work regime: Full-time

Onsite work

Contract: permanent or freelance

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is assisting a prominent public sector client in Antwerp to design and maintain a modern cloud-based data platform. The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines, data models, and reliable datasets to support reporting and analytics.

You will collaborate with stakeholders and architects, optimize performance, and ensure data quality across lakehouse and warehouse architectures. Fluency in Dutch (C2) is required, with onsite, full-time work in Antwerpen and a contract

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• 3+ years of Python in a data engineering context.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric pipelines, dataflows, and notebooks.
• Experience with Azure cloud-based data architectures (lakehouse/warehouse).
• Proficiency in SQL and query optimization.
• Experience with data integration from multiple source systems.
• Experience supporting reporting and analytics environments.
• Dutch language fluency at C2 level.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines within a modern cloud data environment.
• Implement data integrations from various sources (relational databases, APIs, internal applications).
• Manage lakehouse, warehouse, and medallion architectures with a focus on reusability and performance.
• Translate reporting and analysis requirements into clear data models and datasets.
• Monitor and document data flows and processes to ensure data quality.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, analysts, and architects to deliver data projects from analysis to production.

Skills

Data engineering

Python

SQL

Data integration

Reporting/Analytics

Dutch (C2)

Proactive/independent

Power BI (nice-to-have)

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Job description

Our client, a prominent public sector organization, is looking for a professional to further expand and professionalize a modern cloud-based data platform. The role focuses on designing and maintaining scalable data solutions while translating reporting needs into robust data models and pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines within a modern cloud data environment.
• Implement data integrations from various sources such as relational databases, APIs, and internal applications.
• Manage lakehouse, warehouse, and medallion architectures with a focus on reusability and performance.
• Translate reporting and analysis requirements into clear data models and reliable datasets.
• Monitor and document data flows and processes to ensure continuous improvement and data quality.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, analysts, and architects to deliver data projects from analysis to production.

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• You bring 3+ years of experience with Python within a data engineering context.
• You possess experience with Microsoft Fabric, specifically pipelines, dataflows, and notebooks.
• You have experience with Azure cloud-based data architectures, including lakehouse or warehouse concepts.
• You bring proficiency in SQL and query optimization.
• You have experience with data integration from multiple source systems.
• You possess experience supporting reporting and analytics environments.
• You're proactive and able to work independently while contributing to team standards.
• You are fluent in Dutch with a C2 level.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with ETL processes, databases, and Spark-based processing.
• Knowledge of medallion architecture, Kimball methodology, and datamesh concepts.
• Experience with CI/CD, version control, and deployment of data solutions.
• Knowledge of data governance, quality management, and lineage.
• Experience with Power BI or working in a complex enterprise environment.

Offer

• Start date: 25/08/2026
• Duration: project until 15/07/2027
• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Antwerpen
• Working model: Onsite
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers