Data Engineer
Summary
Build and optimize Azure-based data pipelines and models for a bank’s liquidity and regulatory reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance in a regulated environment.
For a leading bank in the Utrecht region, we are looking for a Senior Data Engineer who will play a key role in building and optimizing data platforms that support critical financial processes such as liquidity reporting and regulatory compliance.
You will work in a highly regulated environment where data accuracy, reliability, and scalability are essential.
What Will You Do?
As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and delivering robust data solutions:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF)
- Develop and optimize data processing solutions in Azure Databricks (Spark)
- Model and manage data in Azure Synapse Analytics
Liquidity & Regulatory Reporting
- Support and enhance liquidity reporting frameworks (e.g., LCR, NSFR)
- Ensure data quality, lineage, and auditability for regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with Finance, Risk, and Regulatory teams
- Design efficient data models (star/snowflake) for analytical workloads
- Optimize performance and cost across Azure data services
- Implement data partitioning, indexing, and caching strategies
Governance & Security
- Ensure compliance with banking standards (e.g., BCBS 239 principles)
- Implement data governance, access control, and encryption
- Maintain strong data lineage and traceability
- Work closely with Data Scientists, Analysts, and DevOps teams
- Contribute to improving data engineering standards and best practices
- Mentor junior engineers and elevate team maturity
What Do You Bring?
Must-Have Experience
- Proven experience as a Data Engineer in enterprise environments
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Solid SQL and data modeling skills
Domain Knowledge
- Experience with banking or financial data is highly preferred
- Knowledge of liquidity reporting (LCR, NSFR) is a strong plus
- Experience with CI/CD for data pipelines
- Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform / ARM)
- Understanding of data quality frameworks and testing
Governance & Compliance
- Experience working in regulated environments
- Knowledge of data governance, lineage, and auditing
Context
The organization is actively evolving its data platform maturity. You will help:
- Improve data reliability and scalability
- Enable faster and more accurate regulatory reporting
What Makes This Role Interesting?
- Direct impact on critical financial reporting
- Opportunity to shape data engineering standards
- High visibility within the organization