Cloud Data Engineer – Contract Opportunity Porto

Cloud Data Engineer – Contract Opportunity
Porto
Porto, Porto District, Portugal

Cloud Data Engineer – Contract Opportunity (Hybrid, Porto , Portugal)

We are seeking an experienced
Cloud Data Engineer (Contractor)
to support a major transformation program, contributing to the design and delivery of scalable, reliable, and maintainable cloud data solutions.

What you'll do:

• Advise on data strategy, architecture, and implementation approaches.
• Design and build modern data pipelines on
  AWS
  (experience with Azure/GCP is a plus).
• Implement and optimize
  Lakehouse architectures
  (Iceberg preferred, Hudi/Delta beneficial).
• Develop and automate
  ETL processes, workflows, and orchestration
  (Airflow, Step Functions, AWS Workflow).
• Ensure high standards of
  reliability, automation, maintainability, and security
  .
• Support incident resolution and share best practices with internal teams.

Deliverables include:

• Functional, optimized data pipelines aligned with business needs.
• Clear documentation of designs, implementations, and operations.
• Regular updates on progress, risks, and improvements.
• Knowledge transfer and mentoring of internal teams.

What we're looking for:

• 3–5 years' experience building pipelines on public cloud (AWS essential).
• Strong expertise in
  data solution architecture, ETL, BI, Big Data, ML/Analytics
  .
• Hands-on with
  Spark ecosystems, SQL, Python, CI/CD, Docker, Dev
  Ops/Agile
  .
• Experience with
  AWS services
  (Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, Dynamo
  DB, Batch, Crawlers).
• Knowledge of
  Lakehouse architectures
  and optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with
  Ia
  C (Cloud
  Formation, Terraform)
  and cloud security fundamentals.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; fluent in English (French a plus).

Collaboration & Setup:

You'll work alongside delivery managers, architects, developers, and analysts in a
hybrid model (up to 2 remote days per week)
, participating in agile ceremonies and
- sharing sessions.