Senior Data Engineer (Data Platform), Brazil

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Hey everyone This is Laura from CI&T;'s Talent Attraction Team :) I am looking for a talented Senior Data Engineer who has a strong background in both data pipelines and cloud infrastructure.

You'll be building our client's near-real-time data platform to solve complex data synchronization challenges. This role is hands‑on and requires deploying, tuning, and operating key tools like DataHub and self‑managed Confluent (Kafka) connectors on a Kubernetes platform.

Key Responsibilities

- Deploy, tune, and operate data pipelines on Kubernetes.
- Implement and manage Confluent Kafka ecosystem components, including Kafka Connect, Debezium CDC, and Snowflake sync.
- Configure and operate data governance tools such as DataHub.
- Build and maintain enterprise data warehouses on Snowflake.
- Write and optimize SQL queries for EDW and real‑time streaming use cases.
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for ETL/ELT processes.
- Design and implement Data Lake / Data Warehouse solutions.

Required Qualifications

- Advanced or fluent English communication skills (reading, writing, speaking).
- Proven experience deploying, tuning, and debugging applications on Kubernetes at an operational level.
- Hands‑on experience with the Confluent Kafka ecosystem, especially Kafka Connect (Debezium CDC, Snowflake sync).
- Experience with data governance tools,



preferably deploying, configuring, or operating DataHub.
- Strong experience with Snowflake for enterprise data warehousing.
- Strong knowledge of SQL.
- Experience building data pipelines for both EDW use cases and real‑time streaming scenarios.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for ETL/ELT processes.
- Experience with Data Lake/Data Warehouse implementations.

Nice to Have

- Experience with Apache Flink (especially Flink SQL).
- Experience with open table formats like Apache Iceberg.
- Knowledge of DBT.
- Familiarity with data ingestion tools (Airbyte, Fivetran).
- Experience working with AWS and Azure.
- Familiarity with data quality practices.
- Knowledge of FinOps as applied to the data space.

Benefits

- Health and dental insurance.
- Meal and food allowance.
- Extended paternity leave.
- Partnership with gyms and health and wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) TotalPass.
- Profit Sharing and Results Participation (PLR).
- Life insurance.
- Continuous learning platform (CI&T; University).
- Discount club.
- Free online platform dedicated to physical, mental, and overall well-being.
- Pregnancy and responsible parenting course.
- Partnerships with online learning platforms.
- Language learning platform.

Inclusion and Accessibility

At CI&T;, inclusion starts at the first contact. If you are a person with a disability, it is important to present your assessment during the selection process. We can support you in obtaining it.

We have a dedicated Health and Well‑Being team, inclusion specialists, and affinity groups who will be with you at every stage. Count on us to make this journey side by side.

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