[Hiring] Senior Data Engineer @Keyrus Portugal

Role Description

As a Senior Data Engineer with strong expertise in Snowflake, you will help organisations transform complexity into measurable outcomes by combining technology, data, intelligence, and human decision-making. This role is both technical and consultative, perfect for someone who can combine:

• Data engineering expertise
• Large-scale migration delivery
• Modern cloud data platform design

We're looking for professionals who think like architects and act like builders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the migration of data workflows from Hadoop/Hive environments into Snowflake.
• Design and implement a scalable Migration Factory to industrialise and automate migration processes.
• Develop and optimise Dataiku workflows supporting data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and automation.
• Design and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to improve scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Analyse existing data solutions and identify opportunities for optimisation and performance improvement.
• Implement scalable and high-performing Snowflake architectures, ensuring security, governance, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Data Architects, Business Analysts, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Contribute to documentation, knowledge transfer, and engineering best practices across projects.

Qualifications

• Relevant academic background in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 6+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
• Proven experience delivering data migration programmes, ideally within Lift & Shift initiatives.
• Strong experience working with modern data warehousing and data platform technologies.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Professional proficiency in French.
• Must be a Portuguese or European citizen or have a work permit for Portugal.

Requirements

• Strong expertise with Snowflake (data modelling, optimisation, performance tuning, security).
• Hands-on experience with Dataiku or equivalent tools (Alteryx, Talend, Azure Data Factory, Informatica, Knime, Apache NiFi).
• Strong experience with Hadoop; Hive; Legacy-to-cloud migration projects.
• Proficiency in SQL, Relational databases, Analytical databases.
• Proficiency in big data frameworks such as Apache Spark, or alternatives (Databricks, Flink, Beam).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design scalable and maintainable data solutions.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Programming experience with Python or Scala.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for data engineering.
• Understanding of Data Governance, Data Quality, and Data Security best practices.
• Experience working in consulting or client-facing environments.
• Exposure to international projects and multicultural teams.

Benefits

• Competitive salary aligned with your experience and the data market.
• Meal allowance: €10.20/day.
• Flexible benefits plan.
• Private medical insurance.
• 22 days of annual leave, increasing every 3 years (up to 25 days).
• Continuous learning via KLX – Keyrus Learning Experience.
• A collaborative, international, and human-centred work environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.