Senior dbt Analytics Engineer

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Company

hirify.global is an IT and digital transformation partner serving European Institutions and agencies with mission-critical digital solutions. It is part of the Cronos Group and supports long-term EU programmes through expertise across Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

What you will do

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize reliable, scalable data transformation pipelines and dbt projects.
• Build modern data models using dbt, SQL, and PySpark for large-scale data processing.
• Implement data quality checks, automated testing, and regression validation.
• Translate business requirements and legacy processing logic into modern data transformations.
• Document solutions and promote dbt best practices within the team.

Requirements

• EQF Level 6 or higher in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with dbt, preferably dbt Core.
• Advanced SQL skills and solid experience with modern data modelling.
• Practical experience with PySpark, Apache Spark, and Apache Iceberg.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, automated deployment, and job orchestration.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Nice to have

• Experience optimizing Spark jobs and distributed data workloads.
• In-depth Apache Iceberg knowledge, including schema and partition evolution, snapshots, and performance optimization.
• Experience with orchestration tools such as Dagster.
• Knowledge of SAS-based ETL and experience migrating legacy SAS workflows to dbt and PySpark.
• Experience working in international and collaborative environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on mission-critical EU programmes requiring reliability, scalability, and innovation.
• Collaborate within a human-scale structure backed by a large European technology ecosystem.
• Work with modern data and engineering technologies.