Data Engineer

IBM

IBM

Software Engineering, Data Science

Lisbon, Portugal

Posted on Apr 30, 2026
Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

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Your role and responsibilities

As a Data Engineer specializing in Data Platforms, you will develop applications on Big Data technologies, including API development. This role requires a strong foundation in traditional Application Development, along with knowledge of Analytics libraries, open-source Natural Language Processing, and statistical and big data computing libraries. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Design and Develop Applications: Develop applications on Big Data technologies, including API development, utilizing expertise in traditional Application Development and knowledge of Analytics libraries.

• Write and Debug Code: Write and debug complex code, applying technical abilities to ensure high-quality solutions. • Apply Technical Expertise: Apply knowledge of open-source Natural Language Processing, and statistical and big data computing libraries to deliver robust data platforms.

• Implement Big Data Technologies: Implement Big Data technologies to support the development of data-driven solutions.

• Deliver High-Quality Solutions: Deliver high-quality solutions, leveraging exceptional technical abilities to meet business needs.

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Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

2-3 years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or related data platform role with hands-on technical experience

Solid working knowledge of Snowflake (warehouses, tables, basic security, RBAC) and modern data stack tools (dbt, SQL, Python)

Ability to develop and maintain data pipelines, transformations, and SQL queries in production environments

Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) including object storage, compute services, and IAM; version control workflows (GitLab or equivalent)

Understanding of data architecture principles and ability to implement components of Medallion-style data models

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Preferred technical and professional experience

  • Hands-on experience with dbt (materializations, testing, documentation) in a team environment

  • Familiarity with Snowflake advanced features (Streams, Tasks, Dynamic Tables) or infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform)

  • Experience working on customer-facing projects or consulting engagements

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ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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