Senior Azure Data Engineer - Lakehouse & Governance

AETHER; Oudergem; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

AETHER is seeking a senior Azure Data Engineer for an 11-month Belgium assignment to design, develop, and maintain reliable data solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will improve platform architecture, governance, self-service access, performance, security, and cost efficiency across the data platform.

Responsibilities include building pipelines with Azure Data Factory and Databricks, implementing Delta Lake and Lakehouse architectures, and collaborating with analysts and business partners to

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years in a similar data engineering role.
• Proven Azure Databricks, Unity Catalog, and Azure data architecture experience.
• Strong SQL, Python, Spark, and data orchestration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable data pipelines on Azure (Data Factory, Databricks).
• Apply Delta Lake and Lakehouse concepts for robust data architectures.
• Implement Databricks Unity Catalog governance and access controls.
• Collaborate with analysts, scientists, and stakeholders to deliver self-service data solutions.
• Monitor and optimize Azure Databricks performance and costs.
• Document data flows, architectures, and best practices.

Skills

SQL

Python

Spark

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Data Lake

Data governance

Cost optimization

Communication

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in CS or related

Tools

Power BI

Azure SQL

Key Vault

Terraform

Databricks Unity Catalog

Job description

AETHER is seeking a senior Azure Data Engineer for an 11-month Belgium assignment to design, develop, and maintain reliable data solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will improve platform architecture, governance, self-service access, performance, security, and cost efficiency across the data platform.

Responsibilities include building pipelines with Azure Data Factory and Databricks, implementing Delta Lake and Lakehouse architectures, and collaborating with analysts and business partners to