Lead Data Engineer (m/f/d) - Tieto Tech Consulting

Lead Data Engineer (m/f/d) - Tieto Tech Consulting

Vienna, Austria

Full-time · Application and Product Development · Hybrid · Tieto Tech Consulting

Do you turn raw data into real impact and take the lead in shaping how it’s done? Where others focus on implementation, you think in systems, architecture, and long-term value. You don’t just build data solutions, you define how they should be built, guide teams through complexity, and act as a trusted advisor to customers. As a Lead Data Engineer, you bring clarity to ambiguity, align technical solutions with business goals, and take responsibility for driving projects forward. If you’re motivated by ownership, influence, and creating data solutions that truly matter, then you might be exactly who we’re looking for.

Tieto Tech Consulting is the leading digital accelerator for innovation and sustainable value creation. We combine business design with software engineering to bring digital business to life.

With a team of around 280 highly qualified employees at our locations in Vienna, Graz, and Linz and a global team of 8,000 colleagues, we are constantly striving to develop and grow. Our customers trust in our solutions, which is why we are continuously looking for new talents.

When joining Tieto Tech Consulting as a Lead Data Engineer, you

• Take ownership of data engineering initiatives within projects and act as a technical lead towards customers.
• Design, build and evolve scalable data platforms and architectures aligned with business goals.
• Guide and support project teams with your expertise, setting best practices and ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to translate business needs into robust data solutions.
• Optimize and monitor data workflows to ensure performance, scalability and reliability.
• Stay ahead with the latest trends in data technologies and bring innovative ideas into projects.

Who we are looking for

• 7+ years experience in designing and implementing data solutions, platforms, and interfaces.
• Strong expertise in data modeling, dimensional modeling, de-normalization, normalization, etc.
• Hands-on experience with modern data technologies, cloud platforms, big data tools, data warehousing.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms, Medallion architecture, Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience in guiding technical decisions and taking responsibility within project setups as well as in mentoring and guiding team members.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in interacting with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A consulting mindset, fluency in German, C1 level, and English for stakeholder discussions.
• Passion for future developments and eagerness to learn about innovative IT solutions.

As a person, we believe you are a team player who takes actions and demonstrates responsibility to organize your work and solve your tasks. With our agile end-to-end development process, you will continue to both learn from, and coach your colleagues, so communication is important for us. Technology is developing fast, so learning new innovative technologies is something you strive to do.

We also believe you have

• Valid certifications in Databricks, Microsoft Fabric and MS Azure which are considered as a strong advantage.

We offer

• Professional growth, meaningful projects, open culture, and an outstanding work-life balance.
• Access to an extensive international network of industry experts.
• Opportunity to create the future of a growing, fast-developing, and important sector.
• Flexible hybrid work model as part of our culture and way of working.
• Benefits like laptop and smartphone also for private use, health programs, team events, excellent public transport connection, food vouchers, contribution to the costs of the Austrian KlimaTicket, fresh fruits, the perfect environment to prosper professionally, and a lot more.
• We believe that our organizational culture is an important part of enabling you to be successful.
• Curiosity and learning as a lifestyle where you need to unlearn and relearn every day as new possibilities emerge.

The annual gross salary for this position will start from a monthly gross salary € 4.476,00 on a full-time basis, IT collective agreement, ST1 Erfahrungsstufe, depending on your qualifications and experience, as well as the type of contract.

Did we get you inspired?

We look forward to your online application. Please attach your CV or LinkedIn-profile and we will reach out to you. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact us: careers.austria@tieto.com

Locations: Austria, Vienna, Linz, Graz, Germany, Berlin, Regensburg, remote from other locations.

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