Lead Data & Platform Engineering

That Recruitment Company

Eindhoven Area

Description

Lead Data & Platform Engineering

📍 Eindhoven, Netherlands

💼 Hybrid

📣 Dutch speaking position

🌍 EU work autorization required - no visa sponsorship

✨ Azure | Data Platforms | Architecture

Are you an experienced Data Engineer or Data Architect who enjoys shaping technical direction, advising clients and helping other engineers grow?

We’re looking for a Lead Data & Platform Engineering to help develop an expanding Azure Data Platform practice.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on architecture, strategy and knowledge sharing. People management sits with the Team Lead, allowing you to focus on technical quality and impact.

What you’ll do

  • Design scalable and cost-effective Azure data platforms
  • Translate business challenges into technical solutions and roadmaps
  • Advise clients during sales and project discovery processes
  • Define architectural standards, blueprints and best practices
  • Select technologies such as Fabric, ADF, Databricks and Purview
  • Shape governance, security and monitoring strategies
  • Lead architecture phases and mentor senior Data Engineers
  • Contribute to the wider Data Platform vision and offering

What you bring

  • 4+ years of experience in data engineering or architecture
  • Strong hands-on Azure data platform experience
  • Knowledge of data modelling, schema design and end-to-end pipelines
  • Experience with Python, SQL, PySpark or Polars
  • Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps and DataOps
  • Infrastructure as Code experience is a plus
  • Airflow or Dagster knowledge is beneficial
  • Strong communication skills in Dutch and English

What’s on offer

• Salary plus performance-related bonus

• Lease car and public transport card

• 25 vacation days and an excellent pension

• Personal development budget and internal academy

• Varied projects across manufacturing, logistics and finance

• Regular social events, team outings and an annual ski trip

• A friendly, entrepreneurial culture with plenty of room for input

Interested in shaping the future of Azure data platforms? Let’s have a chat.