Job Brief:
We are looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer to join a large-scale international project, focused on building a robust, scalable, and well-governed data platform to support future Artificial Intelligence initiatives.
The role involves leading technical decisions in a modern data environment, ensuring best practices in data engineering across the entire data lifecycle. This is an on-site position in Sweden, with an initial 12-month contract.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, and optimization of data engineering solutions in cloud environments.
- Design and maintain robust data pipelines, ensuring data quality, performance, and governance from ingestion onwards.
- Develop, optimize, and maintain complex queries using T-SQL and/or PL/SQL
- Implement and evolve modern data architectures, including Data Warehouse Automation (DWA) and the Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
- Collaborate with BI and Analytics teams to ensure reliable and efficient data availability for reporting and visualization.
- Act as a technical reference and provide guidance on strategic data and cloud-related decisions.
- Explore, evaluate, and adopt new technologies (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, vector databases, AI integrations) to address evolving business and client needs.
- Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and quality standards.
Requirements & Skills:
- More than 5 years of experience in Data Engineering or similar roles.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL, including T-SQL and/or PL/SQL, with strong skills in querying, programming, and performance optimization.
- Expert-level knowledge of cloud-native data platforms, such as Microsoft Azure (Synapse, SQL Database, Fabric), AWS, or Snowflake.
- Strong experience with BI and data visualization tools, such as Power BI, Qlik, or Tableau..
- Hands-on experience with Data Warehouse Automation (DWA) frameworks and modern data architecture patterns.
- Strong data quality mindset, with a focus on building governed and reliable data platforms to support AI-driven use cases.
- Curiosity and interest in exploring emerging technologies, including AI integration and advanced data platforms.
- Fluency in English and Portuguese (mandatory).
- Availability to work on-site in Sweden (mandatory).
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| Location: | Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Job type: | Contract |
| Emp type: | Full-time |
| Pay rate: | Negotiable |
| Job published: | 10-02-2026 |
| Job ID: | 37038 |