Data Engineer

Axians; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Axians in Lisbon seeks a Data Engineer to build the data groundwork for AI, ensuring reliable, well-structured data pipelines across operational, customer, and logistic domains.

You will collaborate with data scientists, cloud engineers, and country IT teams to design, implement, operate, and improve data pipelines, data products, and analytical datasets in enterprise systems.

Qualifications

• Experience building enterprise-grade data pipelines (ETL/ELT) for analytics and AI workflows.
• Strong SQL, Python, data modelling and data governance knowledge.
• Experience with Azure cloud and Snowflake.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in international settings.
• Excellent English communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate enterprise-grade ETL and ELT pipelines for AI, analytics, reporting, and agentic workflow use cases
• Create clean, documented, reusable data products from operational, customer, logistics, sales, and other data sources
• Implement data quality checks, monitoring, lineage, metadata, and reliability patterns to make datasets trustworthy and production-ready
• Support integrations between Azure-based AI services, Snowflake, APIs, file-based sources, and selected AWS data services where needed
• Work with business and AI teams to translate use case requirements into data models, pipelines, and serving layers
• Collaborate with local IT and data owners to onboard new data sources while respecting data protection, access control, and governance requirements
• Fluent in English.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modelling

ETL/ELT development

Production data pipelines

Azure cloud

Snowflake

Data governance

GenAI tools

English fluency

Tools

Snowflake

Azure

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Join Axians, where innovation thrives on trust and autonomy, and where every challenge is an opportunity to create technology with impact.

Data Engineer

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for a Data Engineer, you build the data foundation for AI. Your mission is to make operational, customer, parcel, and business data available in reliable, well-structured, governed, and scalable pipelines so that AI Hubs and agentic workflows can turn data into measurable business impact. You work closely with data scientists, AI engineers, cloud engineers, business process owners, and country IT teams to design, implement, operate, and improve data pipelines, data products, and analytical datasets across enterprise systems.

What You Will Do on a Daily Basis

• Design, build, and operate enterprise-grade ETL and ELT pipelines for AI, analytics, reporting, and agentic workflow use cases;
• Create clean, documented, reusable data products from operational, customer, logistics, sales, and other data sources;
• Implement data quality checks, monitoring, lineage, metadata, and reliability patterns to make datasets trustworthy and production-ready;
• Support integrations between Azure-based AI services, Snowflake, APIs, file-based sources, and selected AWS data services where needed;
• Work with business and AI teams to translate use case requirements into data models, pipelines, and serving layers;
• Collaborate with local IT and data owners to onboard new data sources while respecting data protection, access control, and governance requirements;
• Fluent in English.

Your Main Qualifications

• Strong experience with Python, SQL, data modelling, ETL/ELT development, and production data pipelines;
• Experience with cloud-native data engineering, ideally on Azure, with practical AWS exposure as a plus;
• Experience with Snowflake or comparable cloud data platforms;
• Understanding of data quality, orchestration, observability, access management, and governance in enterprise environments;
• Ability to collaborate with data scientists, AI engineers, business stakeholders, and local IT teams in international settings;
• Comfortable using GenAI software engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or OpenCode to accelerate development;
• Fluent in English.

What We Offer

Stable professional career

Working with Axians projects becomes an asset to those of us who want to offer stability through a secure career.

Prospects for career advancement

You can access training and new certifications that will further elevate your skills. The 360° evaluation from managers and peers will also allow you to evolve.

Work Life Balance

By collaborating with Axians, you will be able to reconcile work and family requirements without neglecting either area.

Attractive, evolving compensation

When working with Axians, you will have access to performance bonuses in addition to an attractive salary pack (base salary + benefits). You are also entitled to health insurance and an employee assistance program for you and your family (Psychological, Legal, Psychosocial, and Financial support).

Axians is the VINCI Energies brand dedicated to Information Technology and Digital Transformation. With an international presence and a people-to-people approach, we combine technology, innovation, and proximity to create real impact for organizations and society.

Join Axians

At Axians, we believe that talent does not fit a single profile. We value diversity and promote an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to grow and contribute. If you have a disability or impairment, we are committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout the recruitment and onboarding process. Whenever needed, we provide reasonable accommodations so that you can participate on an equal basis. If you require any accommodation, please let us know by contacting us at [e-mail].