Senior Data Platform Engineer (Power BI / Fabric) – 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 Platform Engineer to design, implement, and manage a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient Power BI (Fabric) environment within an enterprise setting.
Key Responsibilities
* Design and implement the Power BI / Fabric platform, including tenant and admin configuration
* Set up and maintain DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, dev/test/prod environments, monitoring, alerting)
* Implement security and access controls aligned with enterprise ICT policies
* Automate platform operations to reduce manual effort and operational risk
* Ensure the platform is production-ready, stable, and scalable
* Guarantee security, access control, and compliance (IAM, networking, secrets, GDPR-by-design)
* Monitor platform performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
* Support DevOps, DataOps, and MLOps practices across analytics and AI workloads
Required Experience
* Proven experience implementing and operating Power BI (Fabric) environments
* Strong background in CI/CD setup and platform automation
* Experience working within enterprise ICT standards and compliance frameworks (e.g. GDPR, IAM, security policies)
Key Skills
* Strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
* Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
* Experience with monitoring, alerting, logging, and cost management at platform level
* Solid understanding of IAM, secrets management, private endpoints, and network segmentation
Profile
* Senior mindset with the ability to guide and support junior engineers
* Automation-driven approach: reduces repetition through scripting
* Strong focus on reliability, performance, and security
* Hands-on and pragmatic problem solver
* Collaborative across ICT, governance, and data teams
* Strong documentation discipline and operational rigor
Languages
* English: Fluent (required)
* Dutch or French: Nice to have