Databricks Data Engineer

adesso Belgium, who are we? We are an IT (start-up) provider working under the adesso umbrella with proven track record in different industries. The new Belgian entity of adesso is part of the expansion and growth strategy of the adesso group. With more than 10.000 employees spread over 60 locations we are entering an exciting period with our presence in Brussels, the capital of Europe.

As part of adesso’s group ‘’grow together’’ mission, we want to attract talents who are ready for common growth. This means supporting the company’s vision, strategy, and growth in customers, industries, and, of course, the adessi community in Belgium.

Do you want to make data truly work? At adesso, we are looking for Data Engineers who know how to translate complex data issues into scalable, efficient solutions. Someone who embraces cloud technology, but also understands that good data solutions start with understanding the process behind the numbers.

As a Databricks Data Engineer at adesso, you design and build modern data platforms based on the Lakehouse paradigm. Your main playground is Azure Databricks and the broader Azure data ecosystem, but you’re curious about Databricks on other clouds as well.

You will join our growing Data & AI team in Belgium, working closely with experienced colleagues from adesso in the Netherlands and across Europe. This gives you the energy and impact of building a new practice, backed by the stability, knowledge and customer base of an established international group.

Your Role in projects:

Design & build data platforms

• Design and implement Lakehouse architectures on Databricks (medallion / bronze‑silver‑gold patterns, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog).

• Build robust batch and streaming data pipelines using PySpark and Spark SQL, orchestrated via Databricks Workflows / Jobs.

• Model data for analytics use cases (e.g. star schema for BI, curated datasets for data science).

Ingest, transform & govern data

• Ingest data from APIs, files, databases and SaaS sources into data lakes and lakehouses.

• Implement clear and testable transformation logic (data quality checks, deduplication, SCD, CDC, business rules).

• Apply data governance best practices (cataloguing, lineage, RBAC, masking of sensitive data).

Collaborate with Data & AI teams

• Work closely with data scientists, analytics engineers and BI developers to make data discoverable, reliable and usable.

• Expose data to downstream tools such as Power BI and other visualization platforms via well‑designed semantic and physical models.

• Support ML and advanced analytics workloads running on top of the Databricks platform.

Operate & optimize

• Set up CI/CD and deployment pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub) for Databricks assets (notebooks, jobs, pipelines, workflows).

• Monitor, optimize and troubleshoot pipelines and clusters for performance, robustness and cost efficiency.

• Help define and implement best practices, coding standards and reusable components within the team.

Contribute to the Data & AI community

• Actively share knowledge within the Belgian and Dutch Data & AI community at adesso (brown‑bag sessions, internal talks, blogs, PoCs).

• Contribute to proposals and pre‑sales activities, helping shape new Databricks engagements.

• Coach and mentor colleagues, helping the team grow both technically and professionally.

Required technical skills & knowledge:

Databricks, Apache Spark, Azure, Python, PySpark, SQL, Azure Data Lake/Data Factory

Your profile

You don’t need to tick every box, but you recognize yourself in most of the following:

Technical skills

• Solid experience (min. 5 years) with Databricks and the Apache Spark ecosystem, preferably on Azure Databricks.

• Strong programming skills in Python and PySpark for data engineering.

• Very good SQL skills and understanding of data modeling techniques (e.g. star schema / dimensional modeling; data vault or 3NF is a plus).

• Hands‑on experience building data warehouses / data marts or analytical data stores for reporting and analytics.

• Experience with Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory or similar ingestion / orchestration tools is a strong plus.

• Familiarity with CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and infrastructure‑as‑code (Terraform or similar).

• Understanding of data governance, security and compliance in the cloud (RBAC, PII handling, auditing).

• Knowledge of analytics / ML concepts and how to prepare data for data science teams is a plus.

Consulting & soft skills

• You enjoy talking to stakeholders, understanding their needs and translating them into pragmatic data solutions.

• You can explain complex technical topics in a clear and approachable way, adapted to your audience.

• You are comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams (data engineers, data scientists, cloud engineers, domain experts).

• You are proactive, hands‑on, and take ownership of the solutions you build.

• You communicate fluently in French and/or Dutch and are fluent in English. (both written & spoken)

• This position requires current residency and work authorization in Belgium; relocation from other continents cannot be accommodated.

The offer of the data & AI team:

Growth & learning

• A key role in building the Data & AI practice in Belgium, with real impact on our direction and ways of working.

• Close collaboration with our Dutch Data & AI team, giving you access to proven architectures, accelerators and experienced colleagues.

• A personal development plan, training budget and support for Databricks and Azure certifications.

• Opportunities to grow towards roles such as Lead Data Engineer, Architect, Analytics Engineer or MLOps Engineer, depending on your interests.

Culture & way of working

• A people‑oriented culture focused on collaboration, trust and entrepreneurship.

• Short decision lines and the possibility to influence the technologies, standards and methods we adopt.

• A hybrid way of working with a healthy balance between client‑site, office and home.

Why join adesso Belgium?

• Meaningful work and projects: work within your domain of expertise where you can create value for customers and grow together with the company

• Strategic opinion: your opinion and contribution to the expansion of the company is very valuable, it counts! You can give the company direction bringing in your ideas, creativity and vision for future growth!

• GROWtogether: With over 400 training courses and our digital learning platform, we support your continuous development.

• Work-Life Balance & Flexibility: Enjoy hybrid working options and a dynamic work environment: we are located nearby the Brussels North Train Station in ‘Gare Maritime - Tour & Taxi’ where with a lot of different facilities are present: food corner, gym, padel courts, …. there is even a skate park 🙂

• Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive salary, company car with mobility budget, charging card, net allowance, meal vouchers, insurances and 32 days of annual leave.

• Global Reach with Local Expertise: you will be part of a small agile company where our culture code will drive us to success. As part of an international company we are supported in different domains with expertise and top notch reference cases!

Interested in shaping modern data platforms with Microsoft Fabric and helping us grow the Data & AI community at adesso Belgium?

Apply via our career page or get in touch with us directly – we’re happy to have a conversation and explore if there’s a mutual fit.

Contact details Practice lead data & AI Belgium: Salvatore Caramazza

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