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# Lead Engineer Data Platform

- **Company:** Q Tech
- **Location:** Madrid, Spain
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Airflow, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), OpenShift, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Software Technical Review, Snowflake, Git, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Apache Kafka, Data Management
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.buscojobs.com.es/lead-engineer-data-platform-en-alcobendas-ID-370665465

## About the Role

Driving automation through infrastructure as code, CI/CD and automated testing.Staying hands-on: design and code reviews, mentoring, and championing a culture of engineering excellence.What were looking for:12+ years of experience in data/platform engineering, designing and operating enterprise-scale data platforms.Deep, hands-on Snowflake expertise (architecture, ingestion, transformation, workload management, cost, governance).
Production experience with Apache Airflow and Apache Kafka / event-driven architectures.Proven ability to integrate batch and streaming pipelines (Snowflake, Airflow, Kafka).
Advanced Python and SQL; Java experience for Kafka-based services/connectors is a plus.Terraform, Git, CI/CD; OpenShift or Kubernetesexperience is a plus.Experience in regulated environments: security, data quality, access management and compliance.Proven technical leadership: team direction, mentoring and communication with technical and business stakeholders.Fluent English, written and spoken.If youre passionate about building robust data platforms, leading with strong technical judgment, and making an impact in a global financial environment, wed love to talk to you.
#DataEngineering #Snowflake #ApacheAirflow #ApacheKafka #DataPlatform #TechLeadership #TechJobs #Hiring #Qtech

## Description

What if your next challenge meant leading the hybrid data platform of an internationally leading investment management firm, with a global presence and world-class teams?At Q-tech, were hiring a Lead Engineer & Data Platform to join a data infrastructure team that provides the secure, scalable and trustworthy foundation for storing, processing and distributing critical enterprise data, across cloud and on-premises environments.This isnt just a technical role: its a leadership position with direct impact on architecture, engineering standards and the future of the platform.Location: MadridYour day-to-day would include:Owning the end-to-end architecture and evolution of the enterprise data platform across hybrid environments.Setting the technical direction: roadmap, standards and reusable patterns for orchestration, scheduling and data processing.Leading architectural decisions, proofs of concept and adoption plans focused on scalability, security and cost.Establishing reliability, observability and operational standards (monitoring, alerting, failure recovery, SLOs).Driving automation through infrastructure as code, CI/CD and automated testing.Staying hands-on: design and code reviews, mentoring, and championing a culture of engineering excellence.What were looking for:12+ years of experience in data/platform engineering, designing and operating enterprise-scale data platforms.Deep, hands-on Snowflake expertise (architecture, ingestion, transformation, workload management, cost, governance).Production experience with Apache Airflow and Apache Kafka / event-driven architectures.Proven ability to integrate batch and streaming pipelines (Snowflake, Airflow, Kafka).Advanced Python and SQL; Java experience for Kafka-based services/connectors is a plus.Terraform, Git, CI/CD; OpenShift or Kubernetesexperience is a plus.Experience in regulated environments: security, data quality, access management and compliance.Proven technical leadership: team direction, mentoring and communication with technical and business stakeholders.Fluent English, written and spoken.If youre passionate about building robust data platforms, leading with strong technical judgment, and making an impact in a global financial environment, wed love to talk to you.#DataEngineering #Snowflake #ApacheAirflow #ApacheKafka #DataPlatform #TechLeadership #TechJobs #Hiring #Qtech


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