Data Management Engineer

dataroots, a Talan company; Vlaams-Brabant; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget or company car

Hospitalization and group insurance

High-end laptop

Smartphone with subscription

Substantial holidays

Diverse and welcoming work environment

Training budget

Team-building events and sports

Job summary

Dataroots is seeking a Data Management Engineer to help organisations build data foundations they can rely on and actually use. You will design, implement, and embed modern data management practices for clients.

You will work hands-on with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data management solutions, ensuring data quality, governance, and value creation across engagements in a hybrid setup from Leuven or Ghent with remote options.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in Data Management, including:

Responsibilities

• Build data foundations that work, including data quality frameworks, data catalogs, and master data solutions.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to ensure adoption and governance.
• Grow with us by contributing to new offerings and shaping data management approaches.

Skills

Data Management

Data Quality

Master Data Management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Software engineering basics

Tools

Git

Python

SQL

Docker

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

AWS

Job description

Do you enjoy turning complex data challenges into practical, trusted solutions?

As a Data Management Engineer at Dataroots, you help organisations build data foundations they can truly rely on - and actually use.

You work hands-on with clients to design, implement, and embed modern data management practices. From data quality frameworks and catalogs to governance processes that stick, you make sure data doesn’t just exist - it creates value.

This role sits at the intersection of technology, people, and process, in a scale-up environment where your ideas and initiative matter.

What you’ll do

Build data foundations that work

• Implement data quality frameworks, data catalogs, and master data solutions
• Translate business needs into practical, scalable data management setups
• Ensure solutions are adopted, embedded, and used in daily operations

Collaborate closely with people

• Work with both technical and business stakeholders
• Support governance processes and train teams on tools and best practices
• Help organisations grow their data maturity in a sustainable way

Grow with us

• Contribute to new offerings, ideas, and ways of working
• Take ownership and help shape how we approach data management

Why this role?

• Real impact: you empower teams to trust and use their data
• Variety: work across different clients, sectors, and challenges
• Growth: learn, experiment, and shape your path in a fast-growing scale-up
• Support: strong focus on collaboration, learning, and wellbeing

Job requirements

What you bring

You don’t need to match everything perfectly. If this role excites you and you recognise yourself in most of it, we encourage you to apply.

• Hands-on experience in Data Management, including:
• Data Quality (e.g. Soda, Great Expectations, Monte Carlo)
• Master Data Management (e.g. Ataccama, Informatica)
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions
• Confidence working with stakeholders at different levels
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• Solid software engineering basics (Git, Python, SQL)
• Fluent English and either Dutch or French

Nice to have (not required):

• Experience with Docker
• Building batch or streaming pipelines (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster)
• Knowledge of platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, Azure or AWS and their governance tooling

What we offer

• An attractive salary with extralegal benefits, including:
• Mobility budget or a company car with fuel/charging card
• Hospitalization and group insurance
• High-end laptop
• Smartphone with subscription
• Substantial amount of holidays
• ...
• Diverse and welcoming work environment, where you’ll collaborate & unwind with colleagues from different cultures and disciplines. The organization of both fun & professional events and initiatives is actively encouraged and supported.
• A training budget for individual and team learning opportunities.
• Tons of team-building events and sports initiatives to stay connected and unwind.

You’ll work in a hybrid setup from our offices in Leuven or Ghent, with coworking spaces in Antwerp, combined with remote work and on-site client visits.

Ready to help organisations make better decisions with better data?