Senior Data Engineer – Environmental & Scientific Data

Tracsis; Galway; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working options

Udemy Licence

VHI Medical Healthcare

Enhanced Family Leave Policy

Volunteer days

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Tracsis is seeking a Senior Data Specialist (Scientific & Environmental Data) to lead data processes across the organisation in a hybrid Galway role. You will work on large-scale environmental datasets, shaping governance, quality controls and compliant data handling for research, policy and regulatory needs.

The role requires expertise in data engineering, modelling and a broad set of tools, with a focus on secure data lifecycle management and actionable insights through visualization and

Qualifications

• Experience working with scientific, environmental, geographical or research datasets.
• Experience operating in public sector, government-funded or regulated environments.
• Demonstrable experience leading cross-functional projects and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience with enterprise databases such as Microsoft SQL Server or similar.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, database design and data access methods.
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain understanding of data assets, systems and data flows across the organisation.
• Gather requirements and translate them into data solutions and workflows.
• Design, implement and document data ingestion, transformation, validation and integration processes.
• Define and monitor data quality standards and metrics for accuracy and compliance.
• Support data governance activities including metadata, standards and documentation.
• Coordinate data processes across the full data lifecycle.
• Ensure data security, access controls, retention, backup and recovery procedures.
• Provide technical expertise for data analysis, reporting and visualization.

Skills

Data engineering

Data modelling

Data governance

Data quality

SQL Server

Python

R

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

SSRS

Jupyter Notebooks

Job description

Tracsis is seeking a Senior Data Specialist (Scientific & Environmental Data) to lead data processes across the organisation in a hybrid Galway role. You will work on large-scale environmental datasets, shaping governance, quality controls and compliant data handling for research, policy and regulatory needs.

The role requires expertise in data engineering, modelling and a broad set of tools, with a focus on secure data lifecycle management and actionable insights through visualization and