Overview
Senior Data Engineer (Azure Data Platform) – Part-Time Contract – Ghent, Belgium (On-site). Duration: 4 months (11 May 2026 – 1 September 2026). Workload: 1 day per week.
We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud data platform within an enterprise environment.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement Azure-based cloud data platform infrastructure (compute, storage, networking)
Set up and maintain DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, environments (dev/test/prod), monitoring, and alerting
Implement security and access controls in line with ICT policies
Automate platform operations to reduce manual effort and operational risk
Ensure the platform is production-ready, stable, and resilient
Enforce security, access control, and compliance (IAM, networking, secrets management, GDPR-by-design)
Monitor performance, reliability, and cost of the data platform
Support DevOps, DataOps, and MLOps practices across analytics and AI workloads
Required Experience
Several years of experience with cloud data platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure
Experience operating and maintaining production-grade data platforms
Strong background in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation
Experience working within enterprise ICT standards and compliance frameworks (GDPR, IAM, security policies)
Key Skills
Strong expertise in Azure (networking, storage, compute, security)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
Strong knowledge of Databricks, SQL Server, MySQL, Python, and SQL
Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and cost management
Understanding of IAM, secrets management, private endpoints, and network segmentation
Familiarity with data lineage and documentation practices
Profile
Senior engineering mindset with ability to guide and support junior engineers
Strong automation-first approach (if it happens twice, it gets scripted)
Focus on stability, performance, security, and reliability
Hands-on and pragmatic problem solver
Collaborative across ICT, governance, and data teams
Strong operational discipline and documentation mindset
Languages
English: Full professional proficiency (required)
Dutch: Nice to have
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