Snowflake Lead Data Engineer - Data & AI

At customer site, Antwerpen, Diegem, Gent, Hasselt, Leuven
Data & AI, Architecture
Professional, Freelancer

Do you enjoy working on the most innovative data solutions of the future? Then Cegeka has the challenge for you! Within our Data & AI team at Cegeka, we are looking for a Lead Data Engineer Snowflake. As an expert in Snowflake, you will play a crucial role in one of our exciting Snowflake projects. We follow a “Public Cloud First” strategy and have established partnerships with Snowflake, Microsoft, and Databricks. Are you ready to join our team of specialists? Apply now and let your talent and experience contribute to our mission!

  • As a Lead Data Engineer Snowflake, you will work closely with colleagues on Data and AI projects for companies across various sectors. Given your seniority, you are expected to take the lead in these projects.
  • As a Lead Data Engineer, you help our clients build scalable data platforms and work on projects in diverse industries, each with their own unique challenges.
  • Together with the team, you develop ETL flows needed to extract data from source systems, transform it according to predefined business logic, and integrate it into the central data warehouse or make it available on the central data platform.
  • Data quality and the robustness of ETL processes are of great importance.
  • As a Lead Data Engineer, you will also act as a specialist in client conversations to arrive at the best data solutions.
  • You translate functional and technical requirements into the data solutions of the future.
  • With your coaching style, you elevate other project members to a higher level.
  • You enable our clients to fully leverage the vast potential of data—your persuasiveness and passion are key assets here.
  • You continuously invest in your technological skills by obtaining and maintaining certifications.
  • Cegeka is a Snowflake partner, giving you direct access to their solution architects for technical challenges or specific questions.
  • You’ll join a close-knit, driven, and passionate team where working together is both productive and enjoyable—we even have our own Data & AI fun team!

What you need to succeed:

  • You have extensive experience in Data & AI-related roles, preferably as a Data Engineer or in a hands-on position within complex enterprise environments.
  • You work daily with Snowflake and are familiar with open table formats such as Iceberg tables. You understand how to leverage open catalog integrations for consistent metadata management and governance.
  • You are experienced with multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS) and know how to efficiently configure and integrate cloud resources with Snowflake.
  • You have hands-on experience with data integration tools such as Snowflake OpenFlow or Apache NiFi, enabling you to efficiently manage complex data flows.
  • You develop and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines using tools like dbt and Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration, with a strong focus on automation and reusability.
  • You are practical and actively contribute to setting up and expanding data platform frameworks and reference architectures within a cloud-native environment.
  • You work according to data mesh principles and support domain teams in building autonomous data products within a self-service infrastructure.
  • You have a solid technical background in data modeling (Data Vault, Kimball) and know how to apply these models in a practical, scalable, and maintainable way in production environments.
  • You have strong problem-solving skills and can quickly tackle complex technical challenges.
  • You are a team player with excellent communication skills and can collaborate effectively with colleagues and clients.
  • You have a passion for continuous self-development and stay up to date with the latest innovations. Snowflake certifications are a plus.
  • With your strong organizational skills, you can manage multiple tasks simultaneously and deliver high-quality work within tight deadlines.

What are we offering:

  • We ask a lot from you in terms of talent, but fortunately, you get a lot in return! Competencies and character are essential to us, alongside experience and ambitions. Cegeka continuously invests in talent management to ensure that all employees can realize their potential.
  • You will be starting at a Top Employer!
  • We apply a fair compensation framework, where employees are rewarded based on their role, experience, and performance—regardless of gender or other non-work-related characteristics. Benefits include an electric car with a charging card or a mobility budget, meal vouchers, eco vouchers, an attractive group and hospitalization insurance, a mobile subscription, a fixed expense allowance, a powerful laptop, and the possibility to personalize your salary package through our Flex Reward Plan.
  • Flexible working hours and an excellent work-life balance.
  • A top team, where new ideas and initiatives are always welcome! Expect team events, happy hours, and legendary company parties.
  • Tailored guidance: Throughout your career, our people managers will support you. You will have a point of contact, a personal coach, and a sparring partner.
  • Continuous learning: Through innovation centers, reading groups, knowledge-sharing meetings, hackathons, participation in conferences, and external training, we prioritize learning and development.
  • Opportunities for growth: Depending on your interests and initiatives, Cegeka offers various horizontal and vertical career paths.
  • Hybrid working: You will work from a Cegeka office near you (Hasselt, Leuven, Antwerp, Ghent), at our clients, combined with working from home.
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Benefits

Market-compliant salary with attractive extra benefits.

Continuous learning via hackathons, innovation centers, events,...

Flexible working hours supporting your work/life balance.

Career growth with horizontal and vertical development paths.

Hybrid work model blending office and remote work efficiently.

Personal guidance from managers, coaches, and sparring partners.

ESG: lower emissions, foster inclusion and drive sustainability in IT.

Cegeka proudly holds the Top Employer certificate.

Team events, happy hours, sports events, and epic company festival.

Aspire to more: our promise to you!

At Cegeka, you have every opportunity to further develop yourself as a professional. Together, we achieve what you truly want to mean for our customers and colleagues. We warmly invite you to grow with us through an unparalleled variety of challenging and meaningful IT projects. Leave your mark on projects for high-profile clients where we truly make a difference. Aspire to more.


Intense, enjoyable, and deeply committed—that’s how we work, always together, in close cooperation with colleagues and clients. All within a culture driven by our core values: ownership, personal development, respect, and authenticity. Join us in shaping the next phase of a successful, fast-growing, and innovative international IT company.

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