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Lead Data Platform & Technical Office

Remote from Spain·Added 5 days ago (last checked 13 Oct)

Overview

Salary
€60,000 a year

About €3,460 a month after tax, or €3,480 under the Beckham regime.

Work mode
Remote from Spain
Experience
5+ years

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Skills

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • More than 5 years of experience in Technical Office, Platform Engineering, Data Platform Operations, DataOps, Cloud Platform Team, Internal Developer Platform, or Data Center of Excellence environments.

  • Experience in organizations with multiple development teams.

  • Experience defining and implementing platform operating models.

  • Ability to establish service catalogs, responsibility matrices (RACI), and evolutionary roadmaps.

  • Experience coordinating Operations, Architecture, and Development teams.

  • Real participation in the construction, governance, or evolution of a shared platform.

  • Transversal vision to drive the standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of data services.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

💰 Salary: €60,000 gross per year
🏡 Modality: 100% remote
🧩 Experience: More than 5 years
🎯 Profile: Data platform leadership, operational governance, and Platform Engineering

The role

We are looking for a Lead Data Platform & Technical Office to lead the definition and implementation of a Technical Data Office, oriented towards operational governance, the evolution, and the industrialization of an enterprise data platform.

The selected person will be responsible for defining the operating model, establishing standards, and coordinating the involved teams, driving a shared platform under Platform Engineering and DataOps principles.

Important: we are looking for a profile with a global vision and real experience in platform governance and evolution. This is not a purely technical position, nor is it a role focused exclusively on the development of data pipelines.

Technical knowledge

  • Data platforms: Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric.

  • Cloud: Microsoft Azure.

  • Methodologies: DataOps and Platform Engineering.

  • Automation: Git, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

  • Operations: observability, monitoring, and service management.

  • Optimization: FinOps and cloud cost control.

  • Governance: operating models, standards, and platform governance.

About Tecdata Engineering

Tecdata Engineering (TECDATA ENGINEERING) is a technology consulting and services provider specialized in global technology projects, with a portfolio covering custom software development, legacy modernization, managed services, cloud infrastructure, Salesforce, cybersecurity (including SOC, pentesting and NIS2 compliance), and data & AI services, alongside IT talent services such as headhunting and staff augmentation. The company reports being founded in 2012 with around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and 5M in billing, and forms part of a broader technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants across 5 countries. It states it is present in major economic sectors including banking, telecommunications, and insurance.

In Spain, Tecdata Engineering hires across multiple locations including Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with a significant share of openings marked "Completamente remoto" (fully remote) or hybrid. Its careers portal organizes vacancies into departments such as Desarrollo y QA, Ciberseguridad, Cloud, DevOps, Sistemas y Producción, Gestión de Proyectos, Comercial, and RRHH, and current openings range from COBOL and mainframe-adjacent banking roles to data engineering, Salesforce, SAP, cybersecurity, and air traffic management QA. For international professionals considering a move to Spain, the volume of remote-eligible roles across the country is notable, though the company's careers and website content is published in Spanish.

Industry
IT Services
Founded
2012
Employees
500
Website
tecdata.es

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  • Many openings are advertised as fully remote within Spain, e.g. "Senior Data Scientist – GCP Madrid · Completamente remoto" and "ML ENGINEER Madrid · Completamente remoto".
  • Hiring activity in Spain includes Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao, with hybrid and on-site arrangements depending on the role.
  • The company reports around 500 employees ("Compañeros 500") and was founded in 2012.
  • It is part of a technology consulting group with more than 550 consultants operating in 5 countries.
  • Its client sectors include banking, telecommunications, and insurance, so many roles involve regulated, enterprise-grade environments.
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