Principal Analytics Engineer

Valcon; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 4 months

Mobility budget or lease car

Remote work abroad 10 days/year

Sabbatical/extra leave

Sports facilities access

Social events

Job summary

Valcon is seeking a Principal Analytics Engineer to be the technical authority on analytics broadly across client engagements. You’ll elevate analytics practices, shape data models, and mentor experts to deliver high-impact data solutions.

You will lead complex analytics projects using Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery and Fabric, implement dbt, SQL and Python, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to define KPIs, data products and strategic roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Completed technical bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• At least 5+ years of experience in analytics engineering or data warehousing.
• Experience leading projects and engaging with director or C-level stakeholders.
• Deep expertise in Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, and Fabric, and analytics tools including dbt, SQL, and Python.
• Hands-on experience building enterprise data warehouses and implementing analytics best practices such as dimensional modeling and data products.
• Experience leading complex analytics projects and managing diverse stakeholders across business, data, and technical domains.
• Hands-on experience establishing analytics CI/CD pipelines and data quality frameworks from the ground up in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise environments and agile teams.
• Strong communication skills, including advising on data architecture, translating business requirements into technical solutions, and providing substantive support.
• Effective communication in both Dutch and English.
• You already reside in the Netherlands and hold a valid work permit.

Responsibilities

• Design complex, scalable analytics data models and pipelines, ensuring delivery excellence across multiple projects.
• Connect business requirements with technical implementation to create maximum value for clients while following industry best practices.
• Stay ahead of market developments in analytics tools and methodologies, translating them into new approaches and standards for Valcon.
• Shape how analytics solutions are built and help maintain technical leadership in the analytics space.
• Mentor senior specialists and specialists, contributing to knowledge sharing through expert training and coaching.
• Act as a trusted advisor in strategic client sessions, helping frame analytics requirements, define KPIs and metrics, and identify opportunities where Valcon can add analytics value.

Skills

Analytics engineering

Data warehousing

Stakeholder management

Mentorship

CI/CD pipelines

Data quality

Dutch & English comms

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

BigQuery

Fabric

dbt

SQL

Python

Job description

Do you want to set the technical course and inspire the next generation of data engineers?

As a Principal Analytics Engineer at Valcon, you’ll be the technical authority that both clients and colleagues turn to for guidance. You’ll look beyond individual projects to see the bigger picture: how can we elevate our analytics solutions and empower our people to reach their full potential?

Data & AI Strategy

Valcon places data at the center of every client engagement and focuses on AI and data-driven business transformation.

What will you do?

In this role, you combine deep technical expertise with strategic insight. You are responsible for the quality of solutions within a broad portfolio, and you set the standards for the rest of the organization.

• Design complex, scalable analytics data models and pipelines, ensuring delivery excellence across multiple projects.
• Connect business requirements with technical implementation to create maximum value for clients while following industry best practices, including dimensional modeling, efficient transformation patterns, medallion architecture, dbt standards, and performance optimization.
• Stay ahead of market developments in analytics tools and methodologies, translating them into new approaches and standards for Valcon.
• Shape how analytics solutions are built and help maintain technical leadership in the analytics space.
• Mentor senior specialists and specialists, contributing to knowledge sharing through expert training and coaching.
• Act as a trusted advisor in strategic client sessions, helping frame analytics requirements, define KPIs and metrics, and identify opportunities where Valcon can add analytics value.

What do we offer you?

We believe top experts need space: space to innovate, and space for a private life.

• Direct influence on Valcon’s technical strategy.
• A culture that respects work-life balance, including options for a sabbatical or extra leave.
• An excellent salary, bonus scheme, and mobility budget or lease car.
• A network of peers, access to sports facilities, and social events.
• Competitive and transparent salary according to the pay structure, an annual bonus of up to 4 months’ salary depending on seniority level, individual performance, and company results, and a monthly expense allowance of €95.
• The opportunity to work remotely from abroad for 10 days per year.
• A vibrant community that organizes both professional and social events.

Who are you?

You are a recognized expert in your field who easily switches between technology and business. You enjoy sharing your knowledge, for example by speaking at events or writing publications.

Experience

• A completed technical bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• At least 5+ years of experience in analytics engineering or data warehousing.
• Experience leading projects and engaging with director or C-level stakeholders.
• Deep expertise in modern analytics platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, and Fabric, and analytics tools including dbt, SQL, and Python.
• Hands-on experience building enterprise data warehouses and implementing analytics best practices such as dimensional modeling and data products.
• Experience leading complex analytics projects and managing diverse stakeholders across business, data, and technical domains.
• Hands-on experience establishing analytics CI/CD pipelines and data quality frameworks from the ground up in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise environments and agile teams.
• Strong communication skills, including advising on data architecture, translating business requirements into technical solutions, and providing substantive support.
• Effective communication in both Dutch and English.
• You already reside in the Netherlands and hold a valid work permit.

Keywords

dbt, Dimensional Modeling, Strategy, Medallion Architecture, Trusted Advisor, Stakeholder Management, Mentorship, Data Products.