Senior Enterprise Data Platform Engineer

River Advice AG; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term career opportunities within 

Supportive, experienced team

Thorough introduction to the role

International, expanding company

Job summary

River Advice AG in Porto is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate a scalable data platform enabling high-quality data integration, analytics, automation, and data-driven decisions in a digital transformation program. The role emphasizes cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT, SQL, and tools like Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, and Power BI.

You will collaborate with data analysts, application owners, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable data foundations for

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, Business Informatics, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or comparable qualification.
• Several years of experience in data engineering, data platform operations, data integration, BI, or related roles.
• Proven experience designing, developing, operating, and optimizing data pipelines and enterprise data models.
• Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT, SQL, relational databases, cloud data platforms, and data integration tech.
• Familiarity with data quality, governance, metadata management, reporting, analytics, and information security concepts.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including IT, business, analysts, and partners.
• Business-fluent English; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, operate, and enhance a scalable, secure data platform across the enterprise.
• Integrate data from business apps, databases, and cloud services for performance and reliability.
• Maintain platform standards, architecture principles, and technical documentation.
• Develop robust data ingestion, transformation, validation, and provisioning processes.
• Support data governance, metadata management, and data model lifecycle documentation.
• Ensure compliance with data protection and security requirements.

Skills

Data-driven mindset

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science / Data Engineering

Tools

Azure

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

River Advice AG in Porto is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate a scalable data platform enabling high-quality data integration, analytics, automation, and data-driven decisions in a digital transformation program. The role emphasizes cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT, SQL, and tools like Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, and Power BI.

You will collaborate with data analysts, application owners, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable data foundations for