Senior Data Engineer (Azure)

🌍 About Keyrus

Keyrus is a global consulting and technology company focused on making data matter — truly matter — from a human perspective.

Founded in 1996, Keyrus operates in 28+ countries across 5 continents, with more than 3,300 people worldwide. Our strength comes from combining deep expertise in Data & Analytics, AI, Digital, and Management Consulting with a strong understanding of business realities.

Data is never the goal in itself.

We use data to shape understanding, design meaningful experiences, and enable better, real-life decisions.

At Keyrus, we also believe companies have a responsibility beyond performance. Through our Foundation and ESG initiatives, we actively contribute to sustainability, inclusion, and positive societal impact.

#OneTeamOneKeyrus

🎯 The Role

As a Senior Data Engineer (Azure), you will work at the intersection of data engineering, backend services, and cloud platforms, helping build scalable data foundations that enable analytics, integrations, and data‑driven decision‑making.

You will join a collaborative, cross‑functional team working in an agile environment, contributing end‑to‑end to modern data platforms and integration solutions across the Azure ecosystem.

📍 Job location: Remote (Europe‑based)
🕒 Contract type: Contractor
🗓 Target start date: ASAP
⏰ Working hours: Full-time
💵 Compensation: Daily rate €250 – €350

Note: All applications (CVs) must be submitted in English.

💥 Your Impact

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintainscalable data pipelines and backend serviceson Azure

• Build and optimizedata products and data platformsusing modern lakehouse architectures

• Develop and maintainAPIs and integrationsto connect internal and external systems

• Ensuredata quality, reliability, and performanceacross pipelines and services

• Work withstructured and unstructured datato support analytics and downstream systems

• Contribute toCI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployment processes

• Collaborate in across-functional Agile team, taking shared ownership of deliverables

• Continuously improve solutions, standards, and team practices

⚡ What Makes This Role Challenging

• You will work on modern, large-scale data platforms in evolving environments

• You are expected to balance quality, scalability, and delivery speed

• You will collaborate across data, backend, and platform engineering domains

• You will contribute beyond isolated components, owning solutions end to end

• Autonomy increases with experience — so does responsibility

👤 What We’re Looking For

Must-haves

• Minimum5+ yearsof experience as a Data Engineer

• Experience working inAgile/Scrum environments

• Strong experience withPythonand object-oriented programming

• Solid experience withMicrosoft Azure(e.g., ADLS, ADF, Synapse, or similar services)

• Hands-on experience withDatabricks(Notebooks, Delta Lake)

• StrongSQLskills for data processing and validation

• Experience building and maintainingAPIs and backend services(REST, event-driven)

• Familiarity withCI/CD pipelinesand DevOps practices

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Fluency in English

• Must be based in Europe

Nice-to-haves

• Experience withdata modeling and data architecture

• Familiarity withevent-driven architectures and distributed systems

• Experience withdata governance tools(e.g., Unity Catalog)

• Exposure toAI/ML data preparation or data-driven platforms

• Experience withJSON and API-based data ingestion

• Experience withKubernetes / containerized environmentsis a plus

Mindset & Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Eagerness to learn and work with new technologies

• Comfortable working in afast-paced, evolving environment

Working Environment

• Agile and collaborative teams withshared ownership

• Cross-functional setup combining data, backend, and platform engineering

• Strong focus onknowledge sharing and continuous improvement

• Opportunity to work onmodern, scalable data and integration solutions

💰 How Our Salary Ranges Work

At Keyrus, salary ranges reflect different levels of mastery and impact within the same role — not different job titles.

• Bottom of the range
  You meet the core requirements and will need ramp-up time and support.

• Middle of the range
  You are fully autonomous from Day 1 and deliver consistently.

• Top of the range
  You are a reference for the role, mentor others, and raise the bar for the team.

Final offers are based on experience, autonomy, scope, and market context, and are discussed transparently during the process.

🎁 What We Offer at Keyrus Portugal

• Competitive salary aligned with your experience and the data market

• Meal allowance: €10.20/day

• Flexible benefits plan

• Private medical insurance

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

• Continuous learning via KLX – Keyrus Learning Experience

• A collaborative, international, and human-centred work environment

💙 Why Keyrus?

Joining Keyrus means joining:

• A market leader in Data Intelligence

• A company where people, trust, and diversity are core values

• An environment that values ownership, flexibility, and innovation

• A place where different backgrounds and perspectives are not just welcomed = they are essential

We believe diversity drives better thinking, stronger teams, and better outcomes.

Everyone belongs at Keyrus.

♿ Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.