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# Senior Data Engineer

- **Company:** Pacific International
- **Location:** Madrid, Spain
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, BigQuery, Business Software, Customer Data Management, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Python (Programming Language), Netsuite, NoSQL, Software Engineering, Tableau (Software), Pulumi, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, SAP Integration Solutions, Large Language Models, Terraform, Looker Analytics
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.buscojobs.com.es/senior-data-engineer-en-madrid-ID-365097347

## About the Role

You'll lead the data?lake design, the data modelling and the multi?tenant architecture that keeps every customer's data isolated and secure, whilst giving support and channel teams the access they need.What you'll own:Data?lake and partitioning design on Google Cloud (BigQuery, Buckets)Multi?tenant architecture with strict customer data isolationPipelines, ETL and the access patterns that feed internal teams and reportingSecure data?access layers and MCP / LLM connectors so AI tools can consume enterprise dataData privacy, encryption and GDPR / regional compliance baked into the designCandidate profile:6+ years in data or software engineering, with time spent at staff, principal or lead levelHighly proficient with Python (must have)Strong Google Cloud experience and a track record designing multi?tenant data systemsSQL and NoSQL, solid pipeline / ETL experience preferredA portfolio of projects you can talk through end to end: the requirements, the design, and why you made the calls you

## Description

We're partnering with a global energy?transition software business as it builds out its European presence from a new Madrid base.They're hiring a Staff Data Engineer/Senior Data Engineer to own the architecture and design of their cloud data platform from the ground up.This is a hands?on, technical lead role, the anchor for the data side of the business, not a people?management position.You'll lead the data?lake design, the data modelling and the multi?tenant architecture that keeps every customer's data isolated and secure, whilst giving support and channel teams the access they need.What you'll own:Data?lake and partitioning design on Google Cloud (BigQuery, Buckets)Multi?tenant architecture with strict customer data isolationPipelines, ETL and the access patterns that feed internal teams and reportingSecure data?access layers and MCP / LLM connectors so AI tools can consume enterprise dataData privacy, encryption and GDPR / regional compliance baked into the designCandidate profile:6+ years in data or software engineering, with time spent at staff, principal or lead levelHighly proficient with Python (must have)Strong Google Cloud experience and a track record designing multi?tenant data systemsSQL and NoSQL, solid pipeline / ETL experience preferredA portfolio of projects you can talk through end to end: the requirements, the design, and why you made the calls you didUseful additional experience:Airflow / dbt / Fivetran, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi), CRM / ERP integration (NetSuite especially)BI layers (Looker / Tableau)Background in e?commerce data segmentation, industrial back?office or charging?infrastructure software.For further information on this position and for a confidential discussion about your career please contact: Dominic ReedDiversity Statement:At Pacific International, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are and what we do.Our commitment to these values is unwavering and we proudly champion diversity on behalf of our clients in every Executive Search mandate we undertake.Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.In pursuit of these objectives, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities.#J-*****-Ljbffr


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