Lead Data Engineer
Location: Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Homeworking: 2-3 days per week
Contract: Full-time - Employee contract only (freelancers not admitted)
Package: Attractive salary with an electric company car
Transform cancer treatment with data
At IBA, we use data and cloud technologies to revolutionize cancer care through proton therapy. Within our Clinical Digital team, you’ll lead the design of scalable data solutions that power smarter decisions in engineering, operations, product, and finance.
We’re looking for a hands-on Data Tech Lead: someone who can code, architect, and guide a team while collaborating across disciplines.
Your role: technical leadership and data architecture
As our Lead Data Engineer, you will:
1. Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines
2. Coach juniors data engineers and data scientists
3. Drive excellence in data quality, reliability, and performance
4. Collaborate with data architects and tech leads across entities to support a long-term data vision
5. Contribute to the evolution of our data lake and architecture
6. Report directly to the Data Manager
Your profile
We’re looking for a technical expert with:
7. Proven experience in data engineering and data science
8. First experience as Technical Lead or Senior Data
9. Expertise in:
Python, Spark, SQL (DBT), Git
Azure (or equivalent cloud platform)
Databricks, Delta Lake, Dagster, Terraform
Docker, Kubernetes
10. Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps
11. Interest in data architecture and software design
12. Bonus: experience with streaming data / IoT
13. Language: English (C1 minimum); French is a plus
Why join IBA
14. Competitive salary with electric company car
15. 2–3 remote working days/week
16. Mission-driven: work on life-saving medical technologies
17. BCorp-certified company: innovation meets impact
18. Career growth in a global, high-tech environment
19. Supportive team with a strong learning culture
Hiring process
20. HR Interview (via Teams)
21. Technical interview with hiring manager (on-site in Louvain-la-Neuve)
22. Final interview with the team