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Lead Data Engineer

Sita


Job Location:

Barcelona - Spain

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 25 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 23 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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WELCOME TO SITA

Were the team that keeps airports moving airlines flying smoothly and borders open. Our tech and communication innovations are the secret behind the success of the worlds air travel industry.

Youll find us at 95% of international hubs. We partner closely with over 2500 transportation and government clients each with their own unique needs and challenges. Our goal is to find fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to make their operations run like clockwork. Want to be a part of something big

Are you ready to love your job The adventure begins right here with you at SITA.

PURPOSE

You will be part of thehighly talentedindividualsteam responsible for bringing the Air Transport Industry data to the next level. Yourday by day will include working with Data Pipelinesextractingand digginginto different Datasets coming from Airports Airplanes andGround Handlerstounderstandit andget insights that then we will use to train ML Models so we can make this industry more reliable and easier at SITA are the biggest Tech Service provider worldwide for theAir TransportIndustry. Wehave tons of data and now we want to make use of itto make our customers lives easier!

We are looking for aData Engineerto join the Central Data Platform Team and design develop andmaintainreference data patterns templates and frameworks on the centrally managed Databricks portfolio teams by enabling governance-aligned data engineering practices ensuring data is produced in a consistent secure and scalable way without owning team data products or pipelines.

This position requires an office presence of 3 days a week on our offices near to Madrid Airport or in Barcelona cityCentre.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Work together with the team in designingscalable cloud-based data architectureswith a focus on performance cost-efficiency and security.

  • Develop reference ingestion patterns and templates for integrating data from enterprise systems APIs and external datasets.

  • Develop andmaintainpipelines (e.g. platform services system tables reference implementations) and provide guidance on ETL/ELT best practices for portfolio teams.

  • andvalidatedata governance cataloguing and quality monitoring(compliance with guidelines) to ensure trustworthy and well-documented data.

  • Collaborate with data architects scientists analysts and business stakeholders across the Air Transport Industry totranslate requirements into technical solutions.

  • Explore and apply modern technologies (e.g.DatabricksAzureML LLMs) to enable advanced analytics and AI/ML use cases (use-case driven).

Qualifications External
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
  • 5 years of technical experience withBig Data systems.

  • Familiarity withDatabricks Sparkand event streaming (e.g. Azure Event Hub Kafka).

  • Proficiencyin SQL andPython with clean coding and OOP practices.

  • Cloud deployment experience (Azure preferred).

  • Nice to have: Knowledge of data visualization (e.g. Power BI Databricks Dashboards Tableau etc).

  • Nice to have: Strong understanding ofdimensional modelling and data warehouse design.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

  • We will spend eight hours a day together and we prefer to expending them with a good mood and a smile on our faces. Having a good atmosphere at work is a must on our teams!
  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to enable and advise teams without taking ownership of their delivery.
  • Proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
  • Flexibility and adaptability in dynamic environments.
  • Curiosity and eagerness to learn new tools and improve processes.

WHAT WE OFFER

Were all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. Were really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what its like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever.

Flex Week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your teams needs)

Flex Day: Make your workday suit your life and plans.

Flex-Location: Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.

Employee Wellbeing: We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your dependents 24/7 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.

Professional Development: Level up your skills with our training platforms including LinkedIn Learning!

Competitive Benefits: Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse support of our Employment Equity Program we encourage women aboriginal people members of visible minorities and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify in the application process.


Required Experience:

Senior IC


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