Data Engineer

Accenture Digital Core

At Accenture Digital Core, we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale, combining deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver meaningful transformation. You will bring innovation, intelligence and experience together to shape robust, secure and scalable digital solutions. 

What You’ll Do

Design and build scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines;

Optimize data storage and performance in cloud platforms;

Ensure data quality, validation and lineage;

Operate pipelines in production environments;

Collaborate with analytics and AI teams;

Support incident resolution and platform stability;

Handle and oversee Python and SQL development activities in production environments;

Oversee Spark / PySpark data processing workloads to ensure reliability and performance;

Ensure proper handling of Lakehouse and Delta Lake concepts across data pipelines;

Supervise and apply data partitioning strategies, schema evolution and CDC patterns;

Coordinate and manage the use of Azure services, including Synapse, Data Lake and data pipelines;

Oversee monitoring and alerting processes and support the use of DevOps pipelines to ensure operational stability.

What You Bring

University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Engineering, or a comparable technical field;

3-5 years of relevant work experience;

Understanding of distributed systems;

Strong understanding of ETL frameworks and data warehousing concepts;

Strong hands-on experience with PySpark / Apache Spark;

Proficiency in Python and SQL;

Model lifecycle awareness as well as Model assumptions & limitations;

Data lineage awareness;

Professional English (C1 Level required in spoken and written);

French or Dutch is a plus;

Effective communication with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders;

Strong collaboration skills within distributed and cross‑functional teams;

Proactive mindset with a high sense of ownership and accountability;

Structured approach to incident and problem management;

Ability to prioritize workload efficiently in a dynamic environment.

Legal: Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal

What We Offer

Health insurance;

Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs;

Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist);

Wellness programs;

Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarden, Training, Technology, Health);

Employee Share Purchase Plan;

Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Plurisight Plataforms;

Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities);

Special banking conditions;

Hybrid working model.