Data Ops Engineering Team Lead

Orange; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Brussels

Yearly bonus scheme

Housing budget and representational/di

Job summary

Orange Business recrute un Data Ops Engineering Team Lead à Bruxelles. Vous dirigerez une équipe de consultants en Data Ops/DevOps, piloterez la delivery de projets data, et contribuerez à l’offre Cloud & Data.

Le poste exige au moins 5 ans d’expérience en Data/DevOps et des compétences fortes en SQL, Python, Docker et Kubernetes. Le poste est en mode hybride dans le contexte belge, avec un focus sur l’impact client et l’innovation.

Qualifications

• Diplôme avancé requis ou équivalent (Master/PhD) dans une discipline liée à la data ou au génie logiciel.
• Minimum 5 ans d’expérience pertinente en Data/DevOps/Software Engineering.
• Intérêt marqué pour la gestion de données et les pipelines ETL.
• Compétences en SQL et Python.
• Expérience avec Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Airflow et outils d’orchestration.
• Compréhension de la modélisation et de l’architecture des données.

Responsibilities

• Leadership d’une équipe de 10–15 consultants et renforcement de l’esprit d’équipe.
• Définition et mise en œuvre de la stratégie de l’équipe en collaboration avec les leaders Data & Cloud.
• Soutien au développement et à la formation des consultants, plans de carrière et adéquation aux besoins clients.
• Participation au recrutement et montée en compétence selon l’évolution du marché.
• Soutien aux activités commerciales et pré-vente par Proposition de solutions et staffing.

Skills

Leadership

Data engineering

SQL

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Airflow

Data modeling

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Engineering, Physics or related field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Synapse

Job description

Date de publication : Oct 22, 2026, 1:44PM

Grow your career as a Faction Lead - Data Ops Engineering at Orange Business in Belgium — based in Brussels, driven by impact.

Data Ops Engineering Team Lead - Consultant

Permanent

FR or NL + EN

Our Digital & Data division at Orange Business is a dynamic community of expert consultants revolutionizing Customer Experience, Cloud, Data, and AI across various sectors, including retail, finance, manufacturing, life sciences, and public services.

With more than 30 years of expertise, we remain at the forefront of innovation, transforming business across industry with the full potential of vanguard Data technologies at scale in a sustainable way.

Check out some of our ongoing projects:

• At Carrefour, Orange Business ensures the seamless operation and evolution of the Data Platform, managing both analytical and operational data flows with a focus on reliability and performance. We handle diverse workloads, including batch and stream processing. By processing everyday terabytes of data that feed dashboards and web APIs, we empower Carrefour to leverage data-driven insights and support their business growth.

• Big Pharma International Company: Orange Business migrated a Drug Discovery Data Platform hosted on-premises from a Hadoop stack to Azure. During the migration, we improved various data flows to reduce processing time, implemented proactive data quality checks, and optimized the CI/CD pipelines. Our efforts resulted in a more efficient and reliable platform, allowing scientists to quickly and safely assess the potential of tested molecules for new drugs development.

• For Paradigm, Orange Business created a data platform and a unified set of tools for all public sector to conduct data projects, with a focus on Kubernetes and DevOps processes to enable self-service and standardization. We were able to handle many projects from all administrations, ranging from API management to data processing & analytics, as well as data science modelling.

What You’ll Do:

All the responsibilities we’ll trust you with

• Team Leadership: Mentor and manage a team of 10–15 consultants while building a strong team spirit through regular follow-up and team activities.

• Strategy: Define and implement the team strategy in collaboration with the other data team leads within the Data & Cloud chapter.

• Culture & Development: Foster a positive, innovative, and excellence-driven culture while supporting consultants’ growth through guidance, motivation, and tailored training plans.

• Recruitment & Capability Building: Contribute to team growth by recruiting new resources and aligning skills with company objectives, market evolution, and sector needs.

• Sales & Business Development: Support sales and pre-sales activities by responding to staffing requests, RFIs, and RFPs, and by contributing innovative solutions for prospects and clients.

• Consultant staffing: optimize staffing based on company performance, client needs, and individual ambitions.

• Consulting & Delivery: Continue contributing as a consultant on data engineering projects, helping clients solve data challenges while shaping the Cloud & Data offering.

Who you are:

Your interests & soft skills:

• Interest in digital transformation and data-driven solutions

• Initial experience in a leadership role.

• Proactive mindset and outside the boxthinking to tackle challenges.

• You are able to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience.

• You excel in interpersonal communication and know how to have a professional and commercial approach with customers.

• You value collaboration as a way to succeed

• Strong communication and presentation skills in French and/or Dutch + English

Your technical expertise:

• A master’s degree or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Engineering, Physics or any related field

• At least 5 years of relevant experience as a Data/DevOps/Software Engineer.

• A strong interest in data management (databases systems and ETL processes).

• Programming: A strong SQL and Python knowledge.

• Deployment and Orchestration: Experience working with deployment and orchestration technologies (i.e., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Airflow, etc.).

• Data-Oriented Mindset: you possess a good knowledge of data modeling and data-architecture core concepts.

It is not a requirement, but other preferred qualifications would be:

• DevOps methodologies: Familiar with DevOps practices, automation tools, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

• Programming Concepts: Understanding of object-oriented programming concepts, data structures, and algorithms.

• Cloud and Data tools: Experience with a cloud provider or data processing tools (Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse, etc.)

• Experience with AI-driven data delivery, including the use of AI capabilities to accelerate, automate, and improve data engineering outcomes.

Interests and soft skills we value

We seek individuals who embody our values - Caring, Responsible and Bold.
You thrive on ambitious goals, collaborate openly, and make a meaningful impact with integrity.
We value professionals who combine deep expertise with a passion for learning, innovation, and exceeding expectations.
If you show initiative, accountability, and support your colleagues, you’ll flourish with us.
Excellence comes from people who lead by example and pursue personal and professional growth.

Why you should join us:

• A community of experts - as Digital Natives, we put innovation at the heart of ourexpertise. Continuously seeking new ideas, we proudly host regular Guild workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions through our Data Meetups.

• A place to strengthen both technical depth and professional skills (communication, ownership, stakeholder collaboration).

• Exposure toreal-world client contexts and business challenges where your work has visible impact.

• Real opportunity to grow your autonomy and career growth possibilities.

• We may work withtomorrow’s technology, but at our core we are apeople-oriented organization. We value quality, feedback, continuous improvement, as much as collaboration, openness, inclusivity and well-being at work.

• Hybrid way of working and modern & collaborative office in Brussels.

• Compelling advantages including a yearly bonus scheme, a flexible mobility with possibility for a housing budget,representationand expense allowances

Chez Orange, seules vos compétences comptent.

Quel que soit votre âge, genre, origine, parcours, religion, orientation sexuelle, handicap, neuroatypie, ou apparence, nous encourageons activement la diversité au sein de nos équipes, car elle constitue une force pour le collectif et un vecteur d’innovation.Orange est une entreprise handi-accueillante : n’hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos besoins spécifiques.