About adesso Belgium
adesso Belgium is an IT (start-up) provider working under the adesso umbrella, with a proven track record across different industries. The new Belgian entity is part of adesso group's expansion and growth strategy. With more than 10,000 employees spread over 60 locations, adesso is entering an exciting period with its presence in Brussels, the capital of Europe.
As part of adesso's group "grow together" mission, the company wants to attract talents who are ready for common growth — supporting the company's vision, strategy, and growth in customers, industries, and the adessi community in Belgium.
Do you want to make data truly work? adesso is looking for Data Engineers who know how to translate complex data issues into scalable, efficient solutions — someone who embraces cloud technology but also understands that good data solutions start with understanding the process behind the numbers.
As a Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer at adesso, you design and build modern data platforms on top of the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. You'll work with the Fabric Lakehouse, Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks and Power BI to deliver robust, scalable and user-friendly data solutions that enable clients to become truly data-driven.
You will join the growing Data & AI team in Belgium, collaborating closely with experienced colleagues from adesso in the Netherlands and across Europe. You get the energy and influence of building a new practice, backed by the stability, knowledge and customer base of an established international group.
Your Role in Projects
Design & build Fabric-based data platforms
•Design and implement Lakehouse architectures in Microsoft Fabric, using OneLake, Lakehouses and medallion (bronze-silver-gold) patterns.
•Build reliable batch (and where relevant streaming) data pipelines using Fabric Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2 and integration with Azure data services.
•Model data for analytics use cases in Power BI (star schema, semantic models) and for advanced analytics in Lakehouses.
Ingest, transform & govern data
•Ingest data from APIs, flat files, on-premises and cloud databases, and SaaS sources into OneLake / Lakehouses.
•Implement clear and testable transformation logic (data quality checks, deduplication, SCD, CDC, business rules) using Notebooks, SQL, Dataflows Gen2 or Warehouse features.
•Apply data governance best practices (workspaces, roles, sensitivity labels, lineage, RBAC) across Fabric.
Collaborate with Data & AI teams
•Work closely with data analysts, analytics engineers, data scientists and BI developers to make data discoverable and usable.
•Expose data to end-users through Power BI datasets, semantic models and reports built on top of Fabric.
•Support advanced analytics / ML workloads by preparing and structuring data within the Fabric environment.
Operate & optimize
•Set up CI/CD and deployment pipelines for Fabric assets (Power BI, Data Pipelines, Notebooks, Datasets) using tools like Azure DevOps or GitHub.
•Monitor and optimize data pipelines, storage and workloads for performance, reliability and cost.
•Help define and implement best practices, coding standards and reusable components for Fabric within the team.
Contribute to the Data & AI community
•Actively share knowledge within the Belgian and Dutch Data & AI community at adesso (brown-bag sessions, internal talks, blogs, PoCs).
•Contribute to proposals and pre-sales activities, helping shape new Microsoft Fabric engagements.
•Coach and mentor colleagues, especially around the transition from "classic" Azure/Power BI stacks to Fabric-based architectures.
Required Technical Skills & Knowledge
Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Apache Spark, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake, Python, PySpark, SQL
Your Profile
Technical skills
•Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric or a strong background in the Azure + Power BI ecosystem and the ambition to specialize in Fabric.
•Good programming skills in SQL and preferably Python (for Notebooks and data engineering workloads).
•Strong understanding of data modeling for analytics (star schema / dimensional modeling; data vault or 3NF is a plus).
•Experience building data warehouses / data marts or analytical data stores that serve BI and reporting needs.
•Familiarity with Azure data services like Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake or similar tools is a strong plus.
•Experience with CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and software engineering best practices (version control, testing, code reviews).
•Understanding of data governance, security and compliance in the Microsoft cloud (RBAC, sensitivity labels, PII handling).
Consulting & soft skills
•You enjoy talking to stakeholders, understanding their needs and translating them into pragmatic data solutions.
•You can explain complex technical topics in a clear and approachable way, adapted to your audience.
•You are comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams (data engineers, data scientists, cloud engineers, domain experts).
•You are proactive, hands-on, and take ownership of the solutions you build.
•You are native Dutch speaking and fluent in English (both written & spoken); French is a plus.
•This position requires current residency and work authorization in Belgium; relocation from other continents cannot be accommodated.
The Offer of the Data & AI Team
Growth & learning
•A key role in building the Data & AI practice in Belgium, with a specific focus on modern Microsoft data platforms and Fabric.
•Close collaboration with the Dutch Data & AI team, with access to proven architectures, accelerators and experienced peers in Azure and Fabric.
•A personal development plan, training budget and support for Microsoft certifications (Fabric, Azure, Power BI).
•Opportunities to grow towards roles such as Lead Data Engineer, Solution Architect, Analytics Engineer or BI Lead, depending on your ambitions.
Culture & way of working
•A people-oriented culture focused on collaboration, trust and entrepreneurship.
•Short decision lines and the possibility to influence the technologies, standards and methods adopted.
•A hybrid way of working with a healthy balance between client-site, office and home.
Why Join adesso Belgium?
•Meaningful work and projects: work within your domain of expertise where you can create value for customers and grow together with the company.
•Strategic opinion: your opinion and contribution to the expansion of the company is very valuable — you can give the company direction bringing in your ideas, creativity and vision for future growth.
•GROWtogether: with over 400 training courses and a digital learning platform, adesso supports your continuous development.
•Work-Life Balance & Flexibility: hybrid working options and a dynamic work environment, located near Brussels North Train Station in 'Gare Maritime - Tour & Taxi', with facilities such as a food corner, gym, padel courts, and even a skate park.
•Comprehensive Benefits: competitive salary, company car with mobility budget, charging card, net allowance, meal vouchers, insurances and 32 days of annual leave.
•Global Reach with Local Expertise: part of a small agile company, supported in different domains with expertise and top notch reference cases as part of an international company.
Interested in shaping modern data platforms with Microsoft Fabric and helping grow the Data & AI community at adesso Belgium? Apply via the career page or get in touch directly.
Contact: Practice lead Data & AI Belgium — Salvatore Caramazza
