Data Engineer Freelance
Summary
Freelance Microsoft data engineer/data analyst in Barcelona (hybrid, 2 remote days/week) for a global insurance and financial services group. Day to day: building data models, Dataflows and Databricks SQL pipelines, Power BI reporting, and data governance with Unity Catalog. €370/day on a freelance contract.
- Location: Barcelona, hybrid - 2 days remote/week
- Daily rate: €370 / day
- Languages: Professional English level
- Anything else: Freelance contract
WHAT'S THE PROJECT?🤩
The project is that you bring your talent and your ambition to a global leader in insurance and financial services that is constantly transforming how data drives business decisions. Operating within the digital and technology ecosystem in Spain, this initiative focuses on evolving a modern, highly scalable, and well-governed data platform. You will work within an agile environment combining Microsoft and Databricks architecture to power advanced reporting, analytics, and future AI capabilities.
AND WHAT'S MY ROLE IN THIS?⁉️
As Microsoft Data Engineer / Data Analyst, you will bridge data engineering, analytics, and governance to design, build, and optimize trusted data solutions.
- Support the evolution of the modern data platform across Microsoft and Databricks technologies
- Design and maintain robust data models and underlying data structures
- Build and optimize data integration and transformation pipelines using Dataflows and Databricks SQL
- Develop and enhance Power BI reports, dashboards, and semantic models
- Support data migration and platform modernization initiatives leveraging Dataverse and Databricks
- Implement data governance, metadata management, and data quality best practices
- Support Unity Catalog adoption, data lineage, and access management
- Collaborate with cross-functional technical and business teams to deliver actionable data solutions
OK, AND WHAT DO YOU NEED?🙂🙃
- Proven experience in a hybrid Data Engineering, Data Analytics, and Governance role
- Technical mastery of Power BI (Data Modeling, DAX, Power Query)
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Databricks SQL
- Hands-on expertise with Databricks and Dataverse ecosystems
- Solid experience in Data Integration and ETL/ELT pipeline design
- Demonstrated experience in Data Governance, metadata management, and Unity Catalog
- Strong understanding of data architecture and analytics best practices
- Fluent level of English (mandatory)
THAT'S IT? 😎
You're a highly autonomous, proactive data professional who thrives in dynamic and matrix organizations. You possess strong interpersonal skills, communicating effectively across hierarchy levels, cultures, and countries while incorporating feedback quickly. Resilient and adaptable, you bring tenacity and continuous drive to deliver scalable, high-quality data solutions in an evolving technical environment.