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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer Utrecht - **Company:** TNO - **Location:** Utrecht, Netherlands (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** €4,100.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, OpenShift, DataOps, Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Generative AI, Containerization, Data Lakes, AI Platforms, Git Flow, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Machine Learning Operations, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Docker - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9cf2c4db4c70cf64 ## About the Role * A completed bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Geoinformatics or a related field. * At least five years of relevant experience as a Data Engineer, MLOps Engineer, Platform Engineer or Software Engineer. * Strong experience with Python, scalable data pipelines and large datasets. * Experience with data lakes or lakehouse architectures, CI/CD and deployment management. * Knowledge of containerisation and infrastructure-as-code, for example Docker and Kubernetes. * Knowledge of data lineage, provenance, version control and reproducible data and model workflows. * Experience managing and operationalising applications in an enterprise environment. * Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across disciplines. * Nice to have: experience with GitOps, MLOps, OpenShift, database management, cloud-native architectures, LLMs, generative AI, machine learning or geodata. ## Description Do you want to work at the intersection of data engineering, cloud platforms, software development and AI? And would you like to contribute to challenges around energy, raw materials, drinking water, climate adaptation and the spatial development of the Netherlands? Then this role at TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands (TNO-GDN) could be a great fit for you., As a Data Engineer, you will build the technical foundation that enables data scientists, geologists, modellers and advisors to develop and use reliable data and AI solutions in production environments. You will work in multidisciplinary teams and translate innovative ideas into scalable, maintainable and future-proof solutions. You will design, develop and manage scalable data pipelines for large geological, spatial and sensor datasets. You will also develop AI-ready data products, contribute to data lakes and lakehouse architectures, and work on CI/CD, DataOps and MLOps processes, deployment management and reproducible workflows. You will work on a broad portfolio of innovative projects, from AI platforms and Knowledge Graphs to AI-ready data products and advanced data pipelines. Around 20% of your time will be dedicated to research and development; the rest of your time you will focus on operationalising successful innovations and bringing data and AI capabilities into production. What we expect from you You enjoy complex technical challenges and like building solutions that have lasting impact. You take ownership of what you develop, think along about architecture and scalability, and care about solutions that are not only functional, but also maintainable, reproducible and future-proof. 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