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# Head of Data Engineering

- **Company:** Harnham Bekijk Alle Vacatures
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €8,333.0 - €10,833.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Software Quality, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Data Warehousing, DataOps, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Snowflake, Data Analytics, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.nl/job/nlf5a2129a75e1fd63db268b3c5c8cc82c/eaa

## About the Role

They are a growing, data-driven organisation investing heavily in their data and AI capabilities. With a clear roadmap and strong executive sponsorship, they are modernising their data estate and building a scalable platform to support analytics, AI, and business decision-making., * Strong commercial experience leading Data Engineering teams and delivering large-scale data platform programmes

 * Expertise with modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
 * Strong understanding of data warehousing, data modelling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and orchestration tools
 * Experience building and scaling engineering teams while maintaining high technical standards
 * Ability to lead architectural discussions and make informed technical decisions
 * Experience implementing CI/CD, automation, testing, and DataOps best practices
 * Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical delivery plans
 * Experience delivering complex transformation programmes, including migrations, consolidations, or greenfield platform builds
 * Familiarity with governance, security, and compliance requirements within enterprise environments
 * A hands-on leadership style with the ability to support technical teams when needed

## Description

This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a business-critical data transformation programme at a leadership level. As Head of Data Engineering, you will lead the build-out of a modern data platform, shape engineering standards, and develop a high-performing team while working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver long-term business value., The organisation is moving from strategy into execution and is seeking an experienced data engineering leader to define best practices, drive delivery, and build a team capable of supporting ambitious growth plans.
The Role
You will lead the Data Engineering function, combining people leadership, technical oversight, and strategic delivery.
Responsibilities include:

 * Building, leading, and mentoring a team of Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Platform Engineers
 * Defining and executing the data engineering roadmap in partnership with senior leadership
 * Driving delivery across platform development, data migrations, and modernisation initiatives
 * Establishing engineering standards covering code quality, CI/CD, testing, documentation, and operational excellence
 * Overseeing architecture decisions to ensure scalable, reliable, and secure data solutions
 * Developing cloud-based data platforms that support analytics, reporting, and AI use case
 * Managing stakeholder relationships across technology, product, analytics, and business teams
 * Ensuring platform reliability through monitoring, incident management, and operational governance
 * Supporting hiring, team development, and succession planning within the engineering function
 * Championing best practices across Data Engineering, DataOps, and platform operations