Data Engineer
Summary
Chapter Lead for DWH data engineering at a financial services organisation in the Netherlands: split your time between hands-on data warehouse (Kimball) work in a multidisciplinary DevOps team and coaching/leading a chapter of data professionals. Hybrid role with 1–2 office days per week.
Hybrid working — typically 1–2 days per week in the office
Are you an experienced Data Engineer who enjoys leading people while staying close to the technology?
We’re looking for a DWH Data Engineering to join a leading financial services organisation in the Netherlands. This is a unique opportunity to combine hands‑on technical work with coaching, development and people leadership — while helping shape a newly developing chapter.
The role
As Chapter Lead, you’ll split your time between working as a specialist within a multidisciplinary DevOps team and leading a chapter of data professionals.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Coaching and supporting team members in their personal and professional development
- Driving performance, growth and career development
- Supporting recruitment, onboarding and performance processes
- Building a healthy, inclusive and high‑performing culture
- Helping shape the chapter’s vision, standards and way of working
- Encouraging knowledge sharing and collaboration across the wider data community
- Working closely with IT leadership and other Chapter Leads
- Staying hands‑on and contributing your expertise within a DevOps environment
- Keeping up to date with developments in data engineering and sharing knowledge with the team
For this particular chapter, we're looking for experience with:
You should also have a solid understanding of Data Warehouse concepts and Kimball methodology.
What we’re looking for
You don't necessarily need to be an established people manager. We’re particularly interested in someone who:
- Has a strong technical or functional background in data engineering
- Has experience working in a DevOps environment
- Enjoys coaching, mentoring and developing others
- Has strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Is proactive and focused on continuous improvement
- Wants to take the next step into leadership
- Is comfortable giving and receiving honest, constructive feedback
- Experience within financial services, mortgages or another regulated environment is a plus, as is experience with Agile/Scrum.
This is an opportunity to have a genuine impact — both technically and on the development of the people around you — while helping build a new chapter from the ground up.