Senior Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer (Employed or freelance)

📋 Tasks and responsibilities

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to help build and roll out Microsoft Fabric, establish strong foundations, and coach the internal team through best practices and structured knowledge transfer. In the first phase, you will play a key role in the implementation, set up the platform, create the initial pipelines, and demonstrate effective ways of working.

Key responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end implementation of Microsoft Fabric, from initial setup to production-ready solutions.
• Design and implement a Medallion Architecture within Fabric, aligned with industry standards and data architecture best practices.
• Build scalable and reliable data pipelines and data transfer flows using Python notebooks and Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering capabilities.
• Help shape a robust data lake approach and broader data & services architecture within the platform.
• Integrate Power BI and Microsoft BI practices, including DevOps-oriented ways of working, into the data development lifecycle.
• Contribute to data visualization enablement by ensuring well-structured and reusable data solutions for reporting needs.
• Provide hands-on coaching, workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions to strengthen the internal data team's capabilities.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth handover and sustainable long-term ownership.

📝 Your profile

• You have proven experience delivering Microsoft Fabric solutions in production environments.
• You bring strong expertise in data architecture, data & services architecture, data lakes, and ETL/ELT or broader data transfer processes.
• You have solid experience designing Medallion Architectures, data pipelines, and Fabric-based data platforms.
• You are proficient in Python, notebooks, and modern data engineering workflows.
• You are familiar with Power BI, Microsoft BI, data visualization concepts, and DevOps practices and tools.
• You communicate clearly and can translate complex topics into understandable guidance or training.
• You enjoy coaching others, sharing knowledge, and helping a team grow in maturity.
• You combine initiative and leadership with a collaborative mindset.
• You are a pragmatic, hands-on problem solver, not only a designer or architect.
• You communicate in Dutch or French, and in English.

If you are passionate about data engineering and enjoy combining implementation work with coaching and knowledge transfer, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

💼 Offer

You will be part of a growing Belgian SME where initiative and personal development are encouraged. We will provide you with an enjoyable work environment with fun colleagues. We will work out a career plan with you, with attention and a budget for extra education/certification. You can count on an attractive salary, supplemented with extra-legal benefits, including a company car.
(Freelance is also possible)