Data Engineer Tech Lead em Porto, Portugal

Based in Portugal, Wire IT is your specialized IT consulting partner with 18 years of experience driven by an experienced and senior team that helps clients make the right decisions in a fast-moving market.

Wire IT's ambition is to grow while keeping true to its nature: agile, people-centered, and fun. As we like to say: Its not only what we do, its how we manage that truly make the difference..

If you're looking for more than just a job - if you're looking for a place where you can truly make a difference - you might be the next person to join WIRE IT.

Role: Data Engineer Tech Lead

Location: Remote, Portugal

Required skills:

• 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering , with a strong track record of designing and delivering enterprise-scale data solutions.
• Proven experience leading the delivery of real-time data products and streaming solutions in production environments.
• Advanced hands-on expertise in Apache Flink and Apache Kafka .
• Strong knowledge of real-time data processing, distributed systems, event-driven architecture and streaming technologies.
• Extensive experience designing scalable data architectures and end-to-end data solutions.
• Strong experience developing REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications, microservices and streaming interfaces.
• Advanced knowledge of AWS cloud services, particularly MSK, Kinesis, Managed Service for Apache Flink, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, S3 and IAM.
• Experience establishing data quality frameworks, schema management, data governance and automated testing strategies.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices and tools such as GitLab CI and GitHub Actions.
• Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring solutions, including CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus and Grafana.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, OAuth2/OIDC, authentication, authorisation, encryption and secrets management.
• Proven experience managing production-critical services, SLAs, incident response and performance optimisation.
• Experience producing and reviewing technical architecture designs and engineering documentation.
• Previous experience in a Tech Lead, Technical Architect or Senior Engineering Leadership role , providing technical direction to engineering teams.

We offer:

• No-term full-time contract;
• Health Insurance;
• 22 days of paid vacation;
• 4 extra days annually (Carnival, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Birthday);
• Meal Allowance on card (Coverflex);
• Referral Bonus;
• Special discounts and flex options;
• Training annual budget;
• A great team-oriented culture;
• Chance to become a part of a dynamically growing international company;
• Challenging projects giving the unique opportunity to grow and learn.

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