Lead Data Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a Lead Data Engineer with expertise in cloud-native data pipelines and Microsoft technologies to join our team in Lisbon, Portugal.

About the Company

At Sourcing Trust, we are committed to delivering innovative, reliable, and tailored technology solutions that empower businesses to succeed in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. With a focus on excellence, integrity, and collaboration, we build lasting partnerships by understanding our clients' unique needs and providing them with expert support across. Our team is dedicated to fostering a positive and inclusive work environment where every employee's contribution is valued, encouraging continuous growth, learning, and shared success. Join us and be part of a passionate organization driven by innovation and excellence.

About the Role

We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer with strong expertise in cloud-native data pipeline development in Microsoft environments, alongside solid capabilities in data architecture, modeling, and scalable analytics solutions. The role requires both technical depth and leadership to drive high-performance, reliable, and cost-effective data platforms that support business decision-making across the organization.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience in data engineering, with a strong focus on cloud-native solutions and data architecture.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to guide teams and communicate effectively.

Technical Skills

• Strong experience in end-to-end data architecture and design, including ingestion, modeling, storage, and orchestration such as Medallion architecture.
• Proficiency in cloud-native engineering, with a focus on Microsoft technologies such as Fabric, Azure Data Factory, and Synapse, while remaining open to comparable tools in AWS or Google Cloud.
• Hands-on experience with data warehousing and data lake solutions such as BigQuery, Azure Data Lake, Delta Lake, and Amazon Redshift.
• Proficiency in Python with data-related libraries such as Pandas and Boto3, as well as SQL and/or Spark.
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS platforms such as Oracle and MS SQL Server, or NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, ElasticSearch, and GBQ.
• Experience with DevOps/DataOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to implement data validation, lineage, documentation, and monitoring at scale.
• Proven ability to optimize pipelines and storage solutions for performance, cost, and reliability.

Soft Skills

• Ability to evaluate trade-offs and make clear, defensible technical decisions.
• Capability to explain complex engineering choices clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to mentor mid/junior engineers, enforce standards, and foster a collaborative technical culture.
• Strong problem-solving ability, with a structured approach to ambiguous and complex problems.
• Strong sense of ownership, anticipating issues and driving long-term platform evolution.

Main Responsibilities

• Design and lead cloud-native data platforms and end-to-end data pipelines.
• Build and optimize data ingestion, transformation, storage, and orchestration flows.
• Ensure strong data quality, lineage, documentation, and monitoring practices.
• Drive technical standards and mentor engineering teams.
• Translate business needs into scalable and reliable analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support data-driven decision-making across the organization.

We Offer

• Full Time position
• Hybrid work location type
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment in Lisbon, Portugal