Data Engineer

We are looking for a Data Engineer in Lisbon or Porto who's eager to embark on an exciting new opportunity! https://form.typeform.com/to/PYqxT8NO?opportunity=Marina%20Morais&channel=ITJobs

About KWAN
We connect IT professionals with projects that match their skills, professional experience, and goals, then we offer a career progression program, delivered by in-house specialists - our People Experience Partners - to guide them through our journey with us.

What is this challenge about:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable end-to-end data pipelines (ETL/ELT) to ingest, process, and store large volumes of data from multiple sources.
- Build and maintain robust data platforms, data lakes, and data warehouses on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Develop Python-based solutions for data transformation, orchestration, automation, and data quality validation.
- Implement and maintain data models, schemas, and storage solutions to support business analytics and data-driven decision-making.
- Integrate testing practices into the data engineering lifecycle, including UAT, QA activities, data validation, and release readiness assessments.
- Ensure data reliability through monitoring, logging, alerting, and data quality controls.
- Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Analysts, and Business Stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver effective data solutions.
- Ensure compliance with data governance, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements, including access control, encryption, and IAM policies.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, data dictionaries, runbooks, and test plans.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Stay up to date with emerging GCP services and promote cloud-native data engineering best practices.
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What we are looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience;
- +5 years of experience in Data Engineering roles;
- Strong Python development skills, including software design principles, testing practices, packaging, and performance optimization;
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), particularly BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow / Apache Beam, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer / Apache Airflow;
- Strong SQL skills and practical experience designing and maintaining data warehouses, data lakes, and scalable data pipelines;
- Solid understanding of ETL/ELT concepts, data modelling, and schema design, including star and snowflake schemas;
- Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow, Cloud Composer, or similar scheduling platforms;
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices for data pipelines;
- Experience using version control systems such as Git;
- Exposure to testing methodologies, including UAT, QA testing, test planning, data validation, and test automation;
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and Agile teams;
- Living in Lisbon or Porto (hybrid role);
- Fluent level of English.
Do you meet most of the position requirements? Then grab this opportunity and apply now! https://form.typeform.com/to/PYqxT8NO?opportunity=Marina%20Morais&channel=ITJobs

What we offer
- A project that matches your skills and ambitions, as well as your preferences for working policies and culture.
- A competitive salary with awesome benefits and opportunities to leverage your knowledge and network to earn additional income.
- An empowering and respectful work culture enriched with social and learning events.
- A People Experience Partner specially assigned to you - your go-to career guide, responsible for supporting your growth, facilitating training, and ensuring your work-life balance at KWAN.
- A relocation package and visa sponsorship for all our international hires.

Some Words From Our Colleagues
“At KWAN, they make sure that I feel comfortable with the client I’m working for and that what I’m doing aligns with my career aspirations.”
 - Luis Caldeira, DevOps @ KWAN

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