Data Engineer Consultant

At Sia, you will join a young, diverse and growing Data Science team with a flat structure and a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Initiative is highly encouraged, and the team values well-being and knowledge-sharing so everyone can grow.

As a Data Engineer Consultant, you will work on various client projects as well as on building Sia AI solutions together with the French Data Engineering team.

Company description

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group born digital, augmented by data, enhanced by creativity, and driven by responsibility. We partner with clients to resolve challenges and capitalize on opportunities.

What you will do

• Work with cloud services on GCP, AWS and Azure, including architecture choices, use of storage and compute services, cost monitoring and optimisation, role management, and Infrastructure as Code
• Use Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation and orchestration of applications, and manage Kubernetes clusters adapted to Data Science workloads
• Develop server-side tools in Python, including bulk data processing, REST API servers, and authentication
• Manage CI/CD for the integration and ongoing deployment of applications and internal platforms, and support the deployment of Data Science projects at client sites
• Develop ETL scripts in Big Data environments
• Implement infrastructures and services adapted to Machine Learning, including technology watch and solutions that support Data Scientists in training and serving ML models

Qualifications

• You hold a Master’s Degree with a strong quantitative component such as Econometrics, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Quantitative Finance
• You have 1–3 years of relevant experience in Data, DevOps, Cloud, or Software Engineering
• You have a good level in Python and a solid foundation in other languages
• You are familiar with at least one SQL DBMS, ideally PostgreSQL, and ideally NoSQL, preferably MongoDB
• You are already familiar with at least one cloud services platform such as GCP, AWS, or Azure, or you have a strong appetite to learn more about these topics
• You are comfortable using Docker, automating CI/CD pipelines, and are motivated to build competence in Kubernetes if you do not yet have experience with it
• You can work in a DevOps culture, taking responsibility for the code lifecycle from development to deployment and maintenance of applications; mastery of the Gitlab-CE ecosystem is a plus
• You are familiar with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools, ideally Terraform
• You are sensitive to security issues and have experience implementing application protection solutions such as certificate management, HTTPS security, OAuth2 authentication, and credential management
• You have a strong interest in data and AI-related topics, the ability to quickly build expertise in these areas, and enthusiasm for helping clients seize the opportunities they offer
• You have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Excellent English and Dutch verbal and written skills are required

Additional information

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide a work permit for this position.

Non-Dutch speakers will not be accepted.