Data Operations Consultant

Empowered by our motto, "Making Data Matter", Keyrus stands at the forefront of global consultancy in Data & Analytics, AI & Machine Learning, and Digital Transformation. With a presence in 27 countries across 4 continents, we're on a mission to elevate the impact of data.

We are data experts, guiding our clients through their data journey regardless of their level of maturity in analytics. As an end-to-end partner, we address varied challenges that our clients face, from Advanced Analytics, Cloud, Data Governance, Visualisation to Enterprise Performance Management, from advisory to delivery.

With more than 3200 employees in all corners of the world, Keyrus is dedicated to helping businesses taking advantage of the Data and Digital paradigm to enhance their performance, facilitating, and accelerating their transformation, and generating new drivers of growth, competitiveness, and sustainability.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Data Operations & Reliability Engineer to ensure the stability, quality, and reliability of enterprise data platforms. This role is focused on monitoring, incident handling, and continuous operational improvement of data pipelines in production.

• Location: Portugal (On-site availability for select projects required).

• Start date: Q2 2026

Note: All applications/CV’s must be submitted in English.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor data pipelines and ETL workflows in production

• Investigate and resolve data incidents and failures

• Perform data validation, reconciliation, and quality checks

• Support production releases and deployments

• Provide root cause analysis and operational reporting

• Work closely with data engineers, cloud, and DevOps teams

Requirements for the role

• 4+ years of experience in data operations, data support, or similar roles

• Strong SQL skills

• Python or scripting experience for troubleshooting and automation

• Experience with data pipelines (ADF, Talend, Databricks or similar)

• Experience in incident management and production support

• Fluent in English

• Nice to Have

  • SLA-based support experience

  • Experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments

  • Basic cloud platform knowledge (Azure or AWS)

  • German language skills

• Must be a Portuguese or European citizen or have a work permit for Portugal

What we offer at Keyrus Portugal:

• Competitive salary based on your skills & experience and according to the Data market practice

• Meal allowance of €10.20 per day

• Flexible benefits option

• Private Medical Insurance

• 22 days of annual leave (increasing every 3 years up to a maximum of 25 days)

• Training Program through KLX (Keyrus Learning Experience) Platform

Why Keyrus?

Joining Keyrus means joining a market leader in the Data Intelligence field and an (inter)national player in Management Consultancy and Digital Experience.

Keyrus Portugal operates on five guiding pillars that shape our approach to work and collaboration – Diversity; Trust; Flexibility; Ownership & Innovation - we're dedicated to cultivating a team as diverse as the challenges we take on.

We embrace and celebrate the rich variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and talents that each individual brings. We firmly believe that diversity fuels innovation, ignites creativity, and propels us towards greatness.

Regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other dimension of diversity, everyone is not only welcome but valued here.

Join us in shaping a future where everyone can thrive!