Senior/Lead Data Engineer

Dellent is a consulting company focused in System Information and Telecommunications. Our goal is to help our candidates and consultants to take a step forward in their careers through projects that meet their needs and expectations.

Can you imagine yourself being part of a global, innovative, and ever-evolving project, where technology and creativity come together to create solutions that make a real impact? If you’re looking for a dynamic environment with a culture of collaboration and innovation, where you’ll have access to exciting challenges and real opportunities for growth, then this is the project for you!

We are looking for a Senior/Lead Data Engineer to work in Lisbon, Coimbra, Braga or Porto (Hybrid).

Requirements

• Strong experience in end-to-end data architecture and design, including ingestion, modeling, storage, and orchestration (ex. Medallion);
• Proficiency in cloud-native engineering, with a focus on Microsoft technologies (Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Synapse) but open to other cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud) with comparable tools;
• Hands-on experience with data warehousing and data lake solutions (e.g., BigQuery, Azure Data Lake, Delta Lake, Amazon Redshift);
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python (with data-related libraries: e.g. Pandas, Boto3), SQL, or Spark;
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS (e.g., Oracle, MS SQL Server) or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, ElasticSearch, GBQ);
• Experience with DevOps/DataOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines;
• Ability to implement data validation, lineage, documentation, and monitoring at scale;
• Proven ability to optimize pipelines and storage solutions for performance, cost, and reliability.

Soft Skills

• Ability to evaluate trade-offs and make clear, defensible technical choices;
• Translate complex engineering decisions into clear, accurate explanations for non-technical stakeholders;
• Uplift and mentor mid/junior engineers, enforce standards, and foster a collaborative technical culture;
• Break down ambiguous, complex problems into clear, actionable steps and drive them to resolution;
• Take responsibility for outcomes, anticipate issues, and drive long-term platform evolution.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in data engineering, with a focus on cloud-native solutions and data architecture;
• English proficiency should be at least B2 level.

What can you expect from us

• Health insurance;
• A personalized training plan, with a budget to spend on training;
• Constant feedback so you can grow professionally;
• Remote onboarding process;
• Team events every semester so you can live new adventures;
• Culture of proximity and transparency. Your ideas and needs are heard and valued by us!

If the above sounds like the kind of job opportunity you would want to get involved with, then please do not hesitate to apply here.