Description

Dynamic Azure Data Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native data platforms. Expert in Azure, dbt, and Databricks, with a focus on metadata-driven, testable, and governed architectures. Combines deep technical expertise with DevOps and Infra-as-Code to deliver sustainable, high-impact solutions.Skilled at translating business needs into robust data platforms, enabling data democratization and self-service analytics at scale.Former Eredivisie water polo athlete — bringing leadership, discipline, and high-performance teamwork to every engagement.

Languages

Dutch
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Amsterdam (up to 50km)

Transavia
Senior Data Engineer
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
Implemented the foundational setup of the Databricks data platform
Implemented dbt-based medallion architecture and standardized data modeling practices
Configured Unity Catalog for centralized data governance and access control Established CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
Provisioned infrastructure with Terraform for scalability and automation

Impact: Supported Transavia’s digital transformation strategy with a future-proof, governed data platform

Technologies: Databricks, dbt, Unity Catalog, Azure DevOps, Terraform, SQL, Python
Schiphol
Capability Lead Business Intelligence – Data Engineering
May 2022 - October 2023 (1 year and 5 months)
• Led a 25-member engineering team delivering back-end BI and analytics solutions
• Directed migration from Synapse SQL to a Databricks-based Lakehouse platform
• Standardized on dbt for modeling and testing (with Elementary integration)
• Developed metadata-driven orchestration frameworks for Synapse
• Implemented full infra-as-code pipelines and modular data marts via dbt
Impact: Enabled data-driven decision-making across airport operations, from retail analytics to logistics
Technologies: Azure Synapse, Databricks, dbt, ADF, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, PySpark
Schiphol
Senior Data Engineer
September 2020 - May 2022 (1 year and 8 months)
• Introduced and implemented dbt within the BI department
• Migrated 30+ legacy data warehouses to Microsoft Azure
• Developed reusable Azure Synapse pipelines
• Established Azure DevOps CI/CD framework with Infra-as-Code
• Created data marts and data models for front-end consumption Technologies: Azure Synapse, Databricks, dbt, ADF, DevOps, Pyspark