Data Scientist / Data Engineer

For one of our market leading clients in Utrecht, I'm recruiting for Data Scientist / Data Engineer.

As a Data Scientist / Data Engineer, you play a critical role in developing and optimizing the international data model used to detect money laundering and terrorist financing across global clients. Operating within a multidisciplinary team (9 Data Scientists, a Scrum Master, and a Product Owner) in an environment of approximately 180 colleagues, you combine technical data engineering expertise with strong communication to connect large data flows, build scalable pipelines, and onboard new regions to a central monorepository.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Model Development: Develop, maintain, and expand the international transaction monitoring data model so that global data sources can be utilized effectively.

• Scalable Pipeline Engineering: Write and optimize production-ready code using PySpark, Python, Databricks, and Airflow to process massive data flows at scale.

• Stakeholder & Producer Coordination: Partner closely with data producers across the enterprise regarding data sources and quality, while supporting developers who create transaction monitoring logic.

• Monorepository & Onboarding: Contribute to building and maintaining a monorepository structure and onboard new international regions into the data model framework.

Your Deliverables:

• Scalable, robust production code and data transformations powering the international transaction monitoring data model.
• Expanded regional data integrations within the central monorepository.
• Optimized data pipelines leveraging Databricks, PySpark, and Airflow.

Your Profile:

• Education (Hard Requirement): Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Information Studies, or a comparable STEM subject.

• Experience (Hard Requirements):

  • Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience as a Data Scientist or Data Engineer.
  • Demonstrable hands-on experience with PySpark and production-grade data transformations.
  • Professional proficiency in English with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Preferred Assets / Nice-to-Haves: Experience in IT environments, Databricks, Microsoft Azure, and Medallion Architecture patterns.
• Based in the Netherlands