DATA ENGINEER SENIOR / LINUX (HYBRID LISBON)
Portuguese company hires for hybrid position.
Location: Lisbon, Portugal.
Work Model: Hybrid.
Language Requirements: English C1/Expert — mandatory | French — working proficiency required.
Seniority: Senior (6+ years).
Sector: Banking.
Rate Between €3900 - 4200 RV / €2500 - 2800 CTI.
About The Opportunity
We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer with extensive SAP BusinessObjects expertise and practical Linux knowledge to join a Business Intelligence team in Lisbon. You will be a key technical reference responsible for consolidating and strengthening SAP BusinessObjects knowledge within the team. Your responsibilities will include creating and evolving SAP BO Universes, managing user groups and restrictions, coordinating platform upgrades and migrating Universes between versions and environments. You will also design data schemas and high-performance pipelines, manage database-related activities, automate releases, perform data migrations, monitor performance and troubleshoot complex data-infrastructure issues. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior professional who combines SAP BusinessObjects expertise, Data Engineering, database management, Linux and release automation skills.
SAP BusinessObjects
- Act as a senior technical reference for SAP BusinessObjects within the BI team.
- Create, maintain and evolve SAP BO Universes.
- Translate complex business and reporting requirements into effective Universe designs.
- Define objects, dimensions, measures, hierarchies, joins and contexts.
- Optimize Universes for performance, usability, scalability and maintainability.
- Implement and maintain SAP BO user groups, roles and access restrictions.
- Manage security and authorization rules across reporting environments.
- Support SAP BusinessObjects platform administration activities.
- Plan and coordinate SAP BO version upgrades.
- Lead or support SAP BO Universe migrations.
- Validate reports, Universes and security configurations after upgrades or migrations.
- Troubleshoot complex SAP BO performance, connectivity and access issues.
- Define SAP BO standards and promote engineering best practices.
- Mentor team members and strengthen internal SAP BusinessObjects knowledge.
Data Engineering and Modelling
- Design logical and physical data schemas.
- Model complex data structures according to business and analytics requirements.
- Design and implement high-performance data pipelines.
- Support data ingestion, transformation and delivery processes.
- Perform data migrations across systems and environments.
- Ensure data quality, consistency, traceability and availability.
- Analyze dependencies between source systems, databases, Universes and reports.
- Support data and data-infrastructure activities throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Identify opportunities to improve data architecture, processing and operational efficiency.
- Provide technical guidance on data modelling and pipeline design.
Database Management
- Work with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and Teradata.
- Develop, review and optimize complex SQL queries.
- Monitor database availability, capacity and performance.
- Investigate database and data-processing issues.
- Troubleshoot data-quality, connectivity and performance problems.Support schema changes and database releases.
- Collaborate with database administrators and infrastructure teams.
- Ensure that database solutions support reporting and analytical requirements.
- Contribute to performance-tuning and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Linux and Data Infrastructure
- Work with Linux environments supporting data and BI platforms.
- Use Linux command-line tools for operational, deployment and troubleshooting activities.
- Analyze logs and investigate application, database and infrastructure issues.
- Support the execution and monitoring of scripts, jobs and data processes.
- Contribute to environment configuration and release activities.
- Help ensure the stability, performance and reliability of data infrastructure.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and production-support teams when required.
Release Management and Automation
- Manage the release of data and BI artifacts across multiple environments.
- Automate end-to-end deployment and release processes.
- Coordinate migrations between development, testing and production.
- Validate deployed artifacts and confirm successful releases.
- Maintain release documentation, dependencies and rollback procedures.
- Use Python to support automation, data processing and operational activities.
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual activities and deployment risks.
- Contribute to continuous improvements in release quality and reliability.
Analytics and Data Visualization
- Support Business Intelligence and data-visualization activities.
- Work with Power BI, Alteryx, Dataiku or similar analytics tools.
- Combine data from different sources to support reporting and analysis.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand information needs.
- Ensure that analytical products use reliable and well-governed data.
- Support data preparation, blending and transformation activities.
- Advise teams on suitable data and visualization approaches.
Mandatory Requirements
- Senior-level professional experience in Data Engineering, Business Intelligence or a similar position.
- Strong hands-on expertise in SAP BusinessObjects.
- Extensive experience creating and maintaining SAP BO Universes.
- Experience evolving complex Universes according to business requirements.
- Experience implementing SAP BO user groups, roles and access restrictions.
- Experience with SAP BO platform administration.
- Experience planning or supporting SAP BO version upgrades.
- Experience migrating SAP BO Universes between versions or environments.
- Ability to act as an SAP BusinessObjects technical reference.
- Knowledge of data-schema design and data modelling.
- Experience designing or supporting high-performance data pipelines.
- Strong experience with database management.
- Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Teradata or similar relational databases.
- Strong SQL knowledge.
- Knowledge of Python.
- Practical knowledge of Linux.
- Experience managing data or BI releases across multiple environments.Ability to monitor and troubleshoot complex database and data-infrastructure issues.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with business and IT teams.
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy and rigor.
- Ability to understand, explain and support change.
- English proficiency at C1/Expert level.
- Working proficiency in French.
- Availability to work in Lisbon.
Qualifications
- University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Management, Data Engineering or another related field.
- Equivalent and demonstrable professional experience may also be considered.
Nice-to-Have Requirements
- Experience with Power BI.
- Experience with Alteryx.
- Experience with Dataiku.
- Knowledge of data blending and advanced analytics.
- Experience with digital-product deployments.Knowledge of third-party data governance.
- Experience automating releases and deployments.
- Knowledge of ETL/ELT processes.
- Experience with data-quality and governance frameworks.
- Knowledge of data lineage, metadata and access-control practices.
- Experience writing or maintaining Linux shell scripts.
- Previous experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
- Experience working in regulated or international organizations.
- Knowledge of the organization’s existing technical environment.
- Experience mentoring colleagues or consolidating SAP BO knowledge within a team.
Soft Skills
- Strong ability to manage the relationship between business and IT.
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Creative and innovative approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to understand, explain and support organizational or technical change.
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly.
- Proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
- Ability to manage priorities and work autonomously.
- Ability to guide and support less experienced team members.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a Senior Data Engineer or Business Intelligence specialist with extensive hands‑on expertise in SAP BusinessObjects and practical knowledge of Linux environments. You can independently create and evolve complex SAP BO Universes, manage user groups and restrictions, coordinate version upgrades and perform Universe migrations. You understand how Universe design, databases, data pipelines, Linux infrastructure and reporting requirements interact within an enterprise BI environment. You have strong experience with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or Teradata and can investigate complex performance, connectivity and data‑quality issues. You also possess Python knowledge and can contribute to release automation, data processing and operational activities. Beyond delivering technical solutions, you can act as a reference for SAP BusinessObjects, establish standards, share knowledge and help the team consolidate its internal expertise. You work effectively with business and technical stakeholders, communicate confidently in English and possess working knowledge of French. Experience with Power BI, Alteryx, Dataiku, digital‑product deployments or third‑party data governance will make your profile particularly relevant.
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