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Lead Data Engineer

Requisition ID:  3578
Location: 

Louvain-la-Neuve, BE

Work regime:  Full-Time
Kind of contract:  Open Ended Contract

Lead Data Engineer

Location: Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Homeworking: 2-3 days per week
Contract: Full-time - Employee contract only (freelancers not admitted) 
Package: Attractive salary with an electric company car 

Transform cancer treatment with data

At IBA, we use data and cloud technologies to revolutionize cancer care through proton therapy. Within our Clinical Digital team, you’ll lead the design of scalable data solutions that power smarter decisions in engineering, operations, product, and finance.

We’re looking for a hands-on Data Tech Lead: someone who can code, architect, and guide a team while collaborating across disciplines.

Your role: technical leadership and data architecture

As our Lead Data Engineer, you will:

  • Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines
  • Coach juniors data engineers and data scientists
  • Drive excellence in data quality, reliability, and performance
  • Collaborate with data architects and tech leads across entities to support a long-term data vision
  • Contribute to the evolution of our data lake and architecture
  • Report directly to the Data Manager

Your profile

We’re looking for a technical expert with:

  • Proven experience in data engineering and data science

  • First experience as Technical Lead or Senior Data

  • Expertise in:

    • Python, Spark, SQL (DBT), Git

    • Azure (or equivalent cloud platform)

    • Databricks, Delta Lake, Dagster, Terraform

    • Docker, Kubernetes

  • Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps

  • Interest in data architecture and software design

  • Bonus: experience with streaming data / IoT

  • Language: English (C1 minimum); French is a plus

Why join IBA

  • Competitive salary with electric company car

  • 2–3 remote working days/week

  • Mission-driven: work on life-saving medical technologies

  • BCorp-certified company: innovation meets impact

  • Career growth in a global, high-tech environment

  • Supportive team with a strong learning culture

Hiring process

  1. HR Interview (via Teams)
  2. Technical interview with hiring manager (on-site in Louvain-la-Neuve)
  3. Final interview with the team

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