Senior Data Engineer

HumanInTech; Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

HumanInTech is seeking a senior Data Engineer to join the Flemish public-sector educational organisation’s infrastructure team. You will build robust data pipelines, semantic models, and Power BI reports to support policy decisions and strategic reporting.

Your work spans backend data engineering, data modeling, and accessible analytics across a large property portfolio. You will leverage Python/Java/Scala, design data warehouse architectures, and ensure data quality, governance, and security.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• At least 5 years of experience developing and maintaining data pipelines.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java or Scala for data flows and ETL processes.
• At least 5 years of experience building reports and dashboards in Power BI.
• Fluent Dutch (CEFR level C2).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Build semantic models and Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Work with Python/Java/Scala for data flows and ETL processes.
• Design and implement data warehouse models and architectures.
• Ensure data quality, governance and security principles are applied.

Skills

Data Engineer

Data pipelines

Power BI

Python/Java/Scala

Dutch (C2)

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Data Factory

Synapse

Fabric Lakehouse/Warehouse

REST APIs

Git

Job description

What you will do

You will join the infrastructure department of a Flemish public-sector educational organisation that is building a central analytical data platform based on Microsoft Fabric. This platform supports data-driven policy decisions, operational insights and strategic reporting across a large and diverse building portfolio, enriched with infrastructure and property data.

Your role combines backend data engineering with making data accessible through semantic models and Power BI reporting. You will build robust data pipelines and data models, and develop performant and user-friendly reports for the organisation's users.

Your responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining data pipelines and ETL processes
• Building semantic models and Power BI dashboards and reports
• Working with programming languages such as Python, Java or Scala for data flows and ETL processes
• Designing and implementing data warehouse models and architectures
• Ensuring data quality, governance and security principles are applied

What we are looking for

Essential

• At least 5 years of experience as a Data Engineer
• At least 5 years of experience developing and maintaining data pipelines
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java or Scala for developing data flows and ETL processes
• At least 5 years of experience building reports and dashboards in Power BI
• Fluent Dutch (CEFR level C2)

Highly valued

• Basic knowledge of Agile development methodology
• Experience designing and implementing Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes
• Experience with databases
• Experience with dbt or analytics-engineering concepts
• At least 5 years of experience with Git and versioning workflows
• At least 5 years of experience with Microsoft Fabric or the Azure data stack (e.g. Data Factory, Synapse, Fabric Lakehouse/Warehouse)
• At least 5 years of experience with REST APIs
• Knowledge of data quality, data governance and security principles

Nice to have

• At least 5 years of experience with Microsoft Purview or data catalogues
• At least 5 years of experience with multi-tenant or domain-driven data platforms
• Experience working in a public-sector context
• Knowledge of infrastructure, property or asset data
• At least 5 years of strong knowledge of SQL and experience with data warehouse modelling (designing and using star schemas and dimensions), processes and architectures

The setting

This assignment runs from 1 December 2026 to 31 December 2027. Interviews with shortlisted candidates are scheduled for 17 and 25 November 2026 in the morning.

The role is based in Flanders with a maximum of two days remote work per week. You will work within the Property Management team, which is responsible for developing infrastructure policy and optimising property management across the organisation. The team works on property data and supporting systems, including FMIS and GIS applications, with the aim of keeping data up to date, making it accessible and supporting processes efficiently.

You can join us for this assignment as a freelancer or as an employee of HumanInTech. Same role, same team. If you join as an employee, your employment continues beyond this assignment. When it ends, we'll work together to find your next assignment.

Location: Flanders, hybrid

Work address: Belgium

Employer / contracting party: HumanInTech

Applications close (Brussels time): October 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Engagement: Freelance or employed by HumanInTech

Working hours: Full-time

Experience: 6-10 years or more

Education: Bachelor's or more

Published: October 2026