Data Engineer / BI Consultant (Microsoft Data Platform)
Job description:
As a member of our data consulting team, you will support current and future client projects built on modern Microsoft data platforms. We are proactively recruiting Data Engineers and BI Consultants to build a strong talent pool for upcoming missions.
You will contribute to the design, implementation, and optimization of data platforms, analytics solutions, and reporting environments, working closely with technical and business stakeholders in varied client contexts.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain data ingestion and transformation pipelines (ETL/ELT)
- Work with Lakehouse or Data Warehouse architectures (Bronze / Silver / Gold layers)
- Develop, optimize, and maintain SQL-based data models and schemas
- Support the development of Power BI semantic models, reports, and dashboards
- Collaborate with BI, data science, and business teams to understand data requirements
- Contribute to technical documentation and best practices
- Participate in version control, CI/CD processes, and deployment pipelines (Git)
- Support testing, troubleshooting, and performance optimization activities
Technical skills:
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering and/or BI projects (preferred)
- Strong knowledge of SQL
- Experience with Microsoft data tools (Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, or similar)
- Basic understanding of Spark / PySpark or modern data transformation concepts
- Experience with Power BI (data modeling, DAX, report and dashboard development)
- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD practices
- Understanding of REST APIs and service principals is a plus
- Exposure to Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, Notebooks), OneLake, Delta Lake, and Azure fundamentals is an asset
Profile:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Data, Engineering, Business Management, or a related field
- Strong analytical mindset with problem-solving skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional and client-facing teams
- Clear communication skills and ability to document technical solutions
- Interest in data architecture and scalable analytics solutions
- Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working in different client environments
- Fluency in English is required; French is a strong asset
Why Cronos Group?
We’ll propose you:
- An attractive salary or freelance rate, depending on contract type
- A healthy work-life balance with remote and hybrid possibilities
- The opportunity to work with cutting-edge Microsoft data technologies
- A consulting environment with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Tailor-made training and continuous development opportunities
- A dynamic, friendly, and human-scale working environment
If you wish to integrate a dynamic structure on a human scale while working with the latest Microsoft data technologies, don’t wait anymore and join Cronos!
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering or BI projects
- Strong knowledge of SQL
- Experience with Microsoft data tools (Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Synapse)
- Basic understanding of Spark / PySpark
- Experience with Power BI (data modeling, DAX, report and dashboard development)
- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD practices
- Understanding of REST APIs and service principals
- Exposure to Microsoft Fabric and Azure fundamentals
What We Do
Cronos Europa is an IT and digital communications company uniquely dedicated to serving the European institutions, agencies and bodies. From the European Union to EUROCONTROL, we partner with a range of supranational and interinstitutional authorities. Our mission is to arm them with the tools they need to thrive in the digital age. Every aspect of our organisation is designed to complement their capabilities - from our people to our processes and our premises. Our brand combines the expertise of former companies Cronos International and C-Dev, with the creative skills of Inspiiro and the breadth of capabilities of the Cronos Group. Today, Cronos Europa employs over 1,000 people in offices across Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, serving institutions across diverse framework contracts. Cronos Europa is part of the Cronos Group, one of the largest IT service providers in the Benelux, employing over 8,000 people across 200 competence centres. By leveraging the Group’s resources, Cronos Europa can help clients extract value from new and emerging technologies, for everything from Artificial intelligence to Zg Quantum. For spontaneous applications: https://cronoseuropa.breezy.hr/p/7a64ee973c6701-spontaneous-application?state=published
