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Data Engineer — Air Quality Open Data

European Commission — DG CONNECT

POS-0030 · posted 1 month ago

Brussels Mid Freelance Apply by 16 Oct 2026

About the role

This mid Data Engineer role sits inside an ongoing engagement for an EU institution client, on-site in Brussels. The focus is building and operating the data pipelines that feed reporting and analytics for the institution.

What you'll be doing

  • Build and operate ETL/ELT pipelines feeding reporting and analytics
  • Model data for downstream BI and statistical use
  • Monitor pipeline health and fix data-quality issues at the source
  • Work with analysts to expose clean, documented datasets

Tech environment Python/SQL, Airflow or an equivalent orchestrator, a cloud data warehouse (Azure/AWS), CI/CD.

What we're looking for

  • 3-6 years of relevant experience in a similar role
  • Strong SQL and at least one scripting language (Python preferred)
  • Experience with pipeline orchestration and cloud data platforms
  • Comfortable working under a freelance contract

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