Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Data Platform & Lakehouse

RTÉ; Dublin; On-site; EUR 51,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

RTÉ is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and build its next-generation data platform. You will own end-to-end data pipelines, lakehouses, and data models, collaborating with analytics teams to deliver trusted datasets across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Data Engineering, you will implement best practices, governance and security while mentoring peers in a fast-paced environment. The role requires strong SQL/Python, cloud data engineering experience and a passion for modern

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience in data engineering.
• 5+ years of enterprise data engineering experience.
• Strong experience building and managing cloud-based data platforms.
• Hands on experience with Microsoft Fabric or closely related tools (Azure Data Factory, ADLS, Synapse. Azure Databricks).
• Strong programming skills in SQL and Python, with Spark/PySpark a bonus.
• Proven experience designing and implementing data pipelines, lakehouses and data warehouses.
• Good understanding of modern data architecture patterns (e.g. ELT, Medallion architecture).
• Experience working with large, complex datasets, including structured and unstructured data.
• Familiarity with version control, CI/CD and agile development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimise end to end data pipelines (batch and streaming).
• Develop and maintain Lakehouse architectures and data models to support analytics and reporting.
• Work closely with analytics teams to deliver high quality, trusted datasets.
• Contribute to the design of RTÉ’s data platform architecture, including standards and tooling.
• Implement best practices across data engineering, including testing, performance optimisation, monitoring and documentation.
• Contribute to improving data quality, governance and security standards.
• Support project teams with the design and delivery of data engineering solutions.
• Mentor and support other engineers to foster learning and ownership.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and bring innovation to the team.

Skills

SQL

Python

Spark/PySpark

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

ADLS

Synapse

Azure Databricks

Job description

RTÉ is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and build its next-generation data platform. You will own end-to-end data pipelines, lakehouses, and data models, collaborating with analytics teams to deliver trusted datasets across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Data Engineering, you will implement best practices, governance and security while mentoring peers in a fast-paced environment. The role requires strong SQL/Python, cloud data engineering experience and a passion for modern