Medior Azure Data Engineer in Product Development (ENG)

Job Description
Are you a passionate data engineer who enjoys working on innovative data services Join us at Stantec Netherlands and work on groundbreaking projects. Your expertise will help improve our living environment accelerate the energy transition and reduce societal costs. Be part of a team that designs builds and delivers sustainable solutions with real impact!

At Stantec we use modern technologies and extensive environmental knowledge to assist our clients. With the Soil Risk Map we provide quick and affordable advice on underground risks such as soil contamination explosive war remnants groundwater levels archaeological and ecological values. As you can see our product is infused with large national data sources that are far from fully developed. Additionally machine learning will play an increasingly central role in the coming years with both data engineers and data scientists playing a crucial role in its implementation within our big data product landscape.

As a Data Engineer you are the driving force behind designing developing and maintaining scalable and innovative data services. You design and build CI/CD-based ETL pipelines within a solid structure of Azure Landing Zones enabling us to create secure scalable and future-proof data solutions and prepare them for machine learning applications. Additionally you are responsible for improving our products by utilizing advanced algorithms and big data technologies such as Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory. This way you play a crucial and leading role in developing and managing our data infrastructure making a difference. You have the freedom to experiment and work with the latest technologies in your field. There is plenty of room for your own ideas so bring them on!

The multicultural team you will join combines expertise in (geo)data engineering software development automated testing UI/UX design and environmental management. The teams working language is English but Dutch is used within the organization. As a dev team we meet at least once a week at our Delft office for planning retrospectives and refinement. A joint lunch is more the rule than the exception. We also periodically visit our other offices in the Netherlands.

Our way of working is scrum infused with the agile mindset. We primarily focus on developing and delivering long-term solutions that solve problems for an entire industry or market. Currently we are focusing on accelerating the energy transition automated ETL processes and smarter data analyses using the latest techniques. We see this way of working as an excellent fit to maintain and enhance engagement with clients the organization and team members. As a team we set clear goals and results giving the development team the freedom to decide how best to achieve them.

What are your main responsibilities
Designing and developing data services: You are responsible for designing developing and maintaining scalable and innovative data services within the Azure Landing Zones.
Building data systems and ETL pipelines: Structuring scaling and further automating existing ETL processes for processing large amounts of raw and (un)structured (spatial) data.
Collaborating with other specialists: You work closely with other developers domain experts and analysts to ensure data becomes actual information.
Improving data quality and efficiency: You understand the data models and protocols in the market leading to new insights and proposals fueled by domain knowledge.
Experimenting with new technologies: You have the freedom to experiment with the latest technologies contributing to the development of your field within the dev team and sharing this knowledge by guiding colleagues and mapping out risks or opportunities of proposed solutions.

And of course the employment conditions are also important. Based on a 40-hour workweek you will receive:
- A good salary plus a year-end bonus.
- The possibility to flexibly allocate part of your secondary employment conditions with your personal choice budget.
- 28 vacation days with the option to buy or sell leave days.
- A working from home arrangement: we provide a good workplace at home and you receive a monthly net internet allowance of 36.10.
- Flexible working: at one of our offices in Arnhem Delft Breda Eindhoven Sittard or at home. This international team meets weekly (mandatory) at our Delft office periodically alternating with other offices.
- A fun job of 32 36 or 40 hours per week.

Qualifications
What are you bringing to the team

Hard skills:
- Experience in designing ETL pipelines on Azure with Databricks Azure Data Factory and Azure Data Lake Storage.
- Experience working with PostgreSQL/PostGIS.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL.
- Knowledge of conceptual data modeling (ERD and UML).
- Good command of the English language both spoken and written.

Soft skills:
- You do not hesitate to experiment and test hypotheses without knowing the exact outcome.
- You can explain complex issues within your field to a broad audience.
- You proactively share your ideas and enjoy it when your colleagues do the same.
- You strive to fail quickly to learn faster and proactively share these experiences.
- You get energized by working in a team and can concretize the added value of teamwork.

Background:
- A completed HBO/WO education such as Computer Science Informatics Geoinformation Geomatics or similar.

It is a bonus if you:
- Have experience with version control tools (preferably GIT).
- Have knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) and tools such as FME or QGIS.
- Have experience with data preparation for Machine Learning.
- Have a good command of the Dutch language both spoken and written.

*Only candidates currently residing in the Netherlands will be considered.

About Stantec
Making a sustainable Dutch living environment a reality is what makes our hearts beat faster. Think of accelerating the energy transition future-proof spatial development a healthier environment and reliable underground infrastructure. With smart and creative solutions. By designing advising and realizing for our clients. This is how we shape sustainable change. We do this worldwide with 31000 colleagues. Here in the Netherlands we work with nearly 400 professionals in inclusive teams. Naturally we are also actively working within our own organization to smartly reduce our carbon footprint. We are fully CO-neutral and have scored high on ADP climate leadership for 5 years.

Want to know more about our culture Learn more at: Information
If you would like more information about the position please contact Christiaan Jolly Product Owner at 31 6 .

*Please note that the application processing time might take a bit longer due to the summer holiday period.

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