Senior Data Engineer
N-iX
Municipality of Madrid, Spain
3 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Shift work Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Municipality of Madrid, Spain
Tech stack
Airflow
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Data analysis
Azure
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
Data Architecture
Information Engineering
Data Systems
Data Warehousing
Python
SQL Databases
Snowflake
Spark
Data Lake
Kafka
Data Management
Data Pipelines
Job description
- Lead end-to-end development and implementation of scalable data pipelines, data lakes, and cloud-native data platforms
- Ensure performance, security, and reliability of data solutions through CI/CD, testing, and automation best practices
- Mentor and guide a team of engineers; review code, enforce standards, and foster knowledge sharing
- Participate in solution design with architects and senior stakeholders - contribute to data architecture, system integrations, and technology selection
- Translate business needs into data models, transformation logic, and orchestration workflows
- Gradually take on architecture ownership for projects and support pre-sales with technical scoping and effort estimation
- Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to clarify requirements, demonstrate value, and refine deliverables
- Participate in pre-sales activities: help shape proposals, provide technical insights, and create solution roadmaps
- Stay on top of modern data platform trends (e.g., Data Mesh, Lakehouse, real-time analytics, observability)
- Explore new tools and techniques - contribute to N-iX's internal Data & Analytics accelerators and reference architectures
Requirements
Do you have experience in Spark?, * 5+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering
- Strong SQL, Python, and Spark skills
- Strong expertise in (AWS or Azure) and Snowflake modern data platforms
- Knowledge of Airflow, dbt, Kafka, or similar tools preferred
- Proven experience building data lakes, lakehouses, data warehouses, and streaming pipelines
- Familiarity with architectural concepts like Data Mesh, Data Fabric, and cloud-native data architectures
- Experience leading delivery teams or mentoring other engineers
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English
- Willingness to travel for business (when needed) and to engage directly with clients
Benefits & conditions
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Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
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A competitive salary and good compensation package
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Personalized career growth
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Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
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Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
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Education reimbursement
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Memorable anniversary presents
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Corporate events and team buildings
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Other location-specific benefits
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not applicable for freelancers
About the company
N-iX is a global software development company founded in 2002, connecting over 2,400+ tech professionals across 40+ countries. We deliver innovative technology solutions in cloud computing, data analytics, AI, embedded software, IoT, and more to global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. Join us to create technology that drives real change for businesses and people across the world.