Data Engineer

As a global leader in facilities services we connect people and places to make the world work better. Whether directly or indirectly, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our placemakers in delivering exceptional workplace experiences for our customers. Together, we make space for people and businesses to thrive.

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At ISS Tech Team we are investing in innovative and integrated technological solutions for the facility management industry with a tech team headquarter in Copenhagen, Warsaw and Porto. Our Porto hub is the first space dedicated specifically to software development and acts as a powerhouse where our employees test and implement products for over 40,000 clients and 350,000 placemakers around the world.

Job Description:

Join us in our mission to achieve Net Zero emissions! As a Data Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ISS’s sustainability transformation by designing and implementing enterprise-level data solutions that manage critical datasets driving carbon footprint reduction. Your experience in architecting scalable data platforms, building robust ETL processes, and ensuring data quality will be essential to help us track, measure, and meet our ambitious environmental targets—while empowering over 350,000 placemakers worldwide to deliver more sustainably.

We’re looking for someone with a previous experience on data architecture and solution design, who can translate complex sustainability requirements into reliable, future-ready data systems.

Location: Porto, Portugal

Work Regime: Hybrid

Your Day-to-Day Journey at ISS Tech Portugal:

Data Engineering scope under Sustainability Project:

• Monitor and maintain existing data pipelines in Microsoft Fabric.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy during the entire data pipeline lifecycle;
• Translate sustainability business requirements into technical specifications.
• Support Management team to plan and prioritize upcoming development and framework evolution tasks.
• Support and transform legacy components to fit a scalable, plug-and-play architecture.

Collaboration and Support: 

• Work closely with Integration, RPA and data teams to optimise data workflows. 
• Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline failures or data quality issues, from the current Data Pipelines
• Perform light support tasks , documenting and training internal team members ;

Professional Development: 

• Participate in training and development programs to enhance skills in data operations. 
• Work towards understanding and managing data pipelines and workflow.

Who you’ll work with:

• Collaboration with all internal and external IT & business stakeholders both, at regional and country-level but also at global scale
• Sustainability Project Team (Data Loader, Business Analysts, Project Managers)
• Co-ordinating and aligning across functional teams to ensure solution & data set up, configured and working as required.

What makes you a great fit:

• You’re excited to help shape the future of our sustainability data framework into a modular, plug-and-play architecture that supports rapid onboarding of new data sources and use cases.
• You understand how to leverage OneLake, Lakehouse, and Fabric pipelines to streamline data ingestion, transformation, and consumption.
• Translating  business requirements into robust, scalable data solutions.
• You have a vision for scalable data platforms and can translate that into actionable technical deliverables that evolve with business needs.
• You’re proactive in identifying architectural improvements that enhance performance, maintainability, and extensibility of the data ecosystem.
• Good problem-solving abilities.

• Document and communicate technical deliverables in a way that’s accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Nice to have skills:

• Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python).
• Previous experience on designing Enterprise level solutions.
• Basic knowledge of data governance and compliance standards.
• familiar with sustainability frameworks and standards;

What we offer:

• 22 days of annual leave per year +3 company leave days.
• Flexible working hours.
• Modern, well-equipped office in the heart the city of Porto.
• Free parking.
• Health Insurance (employee).
• Hybrid working model.
• Free access to company Gym.
• Snacks and drinks at the office.

Why ISS:

At ISS, we are more than just a service provider of cleaning, food, workplace and technical services, we are a partner in our customers’ success. By creating exceptional service moments and transforming workplaces into spaces where employees feel valued, engaged and productive, we enhance productivity and help our customers to attract talent and grow their businesses. This begins with our own people through training, career development, and a supportive culture – empowering them to deliver outstanding service. We know that when our people thrive, they create spaces where our customers’ employees and businesses thrive too.

ISS is a Place to Be You.

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Become more. Become ISS.