Senior Data Engineer: Azure Synapse, Data Vault & SAP

Starion; Frascati; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ESA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for on-site work at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy. You will design and deliver scalable data platforms using Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Data Vault and SAP technologies, transforming Finance, Procurement and HR data into reliable data products.

You will build ETL/ELT pipelines, implement DataOps practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data quality, governance and performance across on-premises and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in enterprise data engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Data Vault Builder, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, SQL/T-SQL, Spark/PySpark and Data Lake/Lakehouse architectures.
• Experience with ETL/ELT, SAP data extraction, Theobald Software, Azure DevOps and CI/CD/DataOps practices.
• Proven experience in at least two of Finance, Procurement or Human Resources.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, architecture, warehousing, cloud engineering, governance and performance optimisation.
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective, well-governed technical solutions, with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and enhance scalable enterprise data platforms across on-premises, Azure Synapse and Microsoft Fabric environments.
• Develop robust data solutions, including Data Vault models, lakehouse layers, semantic models, data marts and BI-ready datasets.
• Build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines, integrating data from SAP, databases, APIs, SaaS applications and legacy systems.
• Drive SAP data integration and platform migrations, ensuring data quality, traceability, performance and reliability.
• Optimise and secure data platforms, covering queries, storage, pipelines, access controls, governance, lineage and compliance.
• Champion CI/CD and DataOps practices, supporting releases, monitoring platform health and resolving operational issues.
• Turn Finance, Procurement and HR needs into valuable data products, working with stakeholders, analysts, architects and tech teams.

Skills

Data modeling

Data architecture

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Azure Synapse

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

Data Vault Builder

SAP data extraction

SQL/T-SQL

Spark/PySpark

Data Lake/Lakehouse

Job description

ESA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for on-site work at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy. You will design and deliver scalable data platforms using Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Data Vault and SAP technologies, transforming Finance, Procurement and HR data into reliable data products.

You will build ETL/ELT pipelines, implement DataOps practices, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data quality, governance and performance across on-premises and cloud environments.