Data Platform Engineer

NISH Tech BV; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NISH Tech BV is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join a central Data team within a leading international logistics and parcel delivery organisation. You will build, optimise and operate a modern enterprise data platform, marrying cloud engineering, automation and DataOps.

You will collaborate with Data Platform Leads, Data Architects and Data Engineers to develop scalable AWS and Snowflake solutions, automate infrastructure and deployment processes, and ensure platform security, performance

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Data Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or DataOps.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Experience with Snowflake and cloud data storage/processing.
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong Python and SQL programming skills.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of data ingestion, transformation and orchestration frameworks.
• Knowledge of IAM and RBAC and data protection principles.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS, Data Eng or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and optimise cloud-based data platforms using AWS and Snowflake.
• Develop and operate data ingestion, transformation and orchestration capabilities.
• Work with dbt and Airflow.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment and platform operations.
• Develop reusable templates, frameworks and automation tools using Python and SQL.
• Implement secure access management, RBAC and encryption.
• Support data governance and data protection controls.
• Monitor and improve platform performance, reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture and security teams.
• Resolve technical challenges and continuously improve platform capabilities.

Skills

AWS

Snowflake

Terraform

Python

SQL

Git

CI/CD

IAM / RBAC

ETL / Data Ingestion

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / Data Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

dbt

Airflow

OpenMetadata

Dagster

PySpark

Job description

NISH Tech BV is looking for a Data Platform Engineer to join a central Data team within a leading international logistics and parcel delivery organization.

You will help build, optimise and operate a modern enterprise data platform, combining cloud engineering, automation and DataOps. Working closely with Data Platform Leads, Data Architects and Data Engineers, you will develop scalable AWS and Snowflake solutions, automate infrastructure and deployment processes, and ensure platform security, performance and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and optimise cloud-based data platforms using AWS and Snowflake.
• Develop and operate data ingestion, transformation and orchestration capabilities.
• Work with technologies such as dbt and Airflow.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment and platform operations.
• Develop reusable templates, frameworks and automation tools using Python and SQL.
• Implement secure access management, role-based permissions and encryption.
• Support data governance and data protection controls.
• Monitor and improve platform performance, reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture and security teams.
• Resolve technical challenges and continuously improve platform capabilities.

Required Skills

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Data Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DataOps or a related field.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
• Experience with Snowflake and cloud data storage and processing.
• Practical experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong Python and SQL programming/scripting skills.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Understanding of data ingestion, transformation and orchestration frameworks.
• Knowledge of IAM, role-based access control and cloud/data protection principles.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• dbt, Airflow or Dagster.
• Docker and Kubernetes.
• PySpark.
• OpenMetadata or other data governance tools.
• Monitoring and observability.
• GDPR, ISO 27001 and data security frameworks.

Languages

• Advantage: Dutch and/or French.

About NISH Tech BV

NISH Tech BV is a Belgium-based IT consulting and technology services company connecting skilled professionals with technology opportunities. We support organisations through IT expertise, recruitment and technology-driven solutions.