dbt Champion - Data & AI

At customer site, Antwerpen, Gent, Hasselt, Leuven
Data & AI
Professional, Freelancer

Within our Data & AI team at Cegeka, we are looking for a driven dbt Champion who will play a key role in the expansion of our Competence Center around dbt. With your extensive experience and strategic vision, you will work with our stakeholders to shape the future of our dbt solutions. Are you passionate about the latest Data & AI technologies and would you like to join our team of specialists? Apply now and let your talent and experience contribute to our mission!

  • As a Lead Data Engineer and dbt Champion, you are responsible for creating, developing and supporting our Competence Center around dbt. You will guide, coach and provide technical leadership to Data Engineers in the use of dbt.
  • You will also actively participate in customer projects as a Lead Data Engineer, implementing and integrating dbt into their data projects.
  • You will develop documentation, manuals and training materials for both internal and external stakeholders.
  • You share your expertise and best practices, ensuring that our team can make optimal use of dbt for data transformation and modeling.
  • Together with your team, you ensure the successful delivery of projects, meeting quality, timing and budget requirements.
  • You will always stay up-to-date with the latest trends and developments within the dbt community and you will be responsible for sharing this knowledge.  

What you need to succeed:

  • You are very enthusiastic about data & cloud services.
  • You preferably have a relevant bachelor or master degree (Computer Science, Business Engineering, …)
  • You have extensive hands-on experience as a Data Engineer and/or Data Architect in the Modern Data Stack.
  • You already worked with cloud platforms such as Fabric, Snowflake and Databricks.
  • You have advanced knowledge of SQL.
  • You have experience with data integration and ETL tools.
  • You have strong communication skills and enjoy working in a team.
  • You are very customer oriented and you are strong in explaining complex concepts easily to various audiences
  • You have a passion for knowledge sharing and team development. You feel comfortable in a lead position and you know how to motivate and coach your team members.
  • You are fluent in Dutch and English.

What are we offering:

  • We ask a lot (of talents) of you. Fortunately, you also get a lot in return!
  • Competencies and character are essential to us, in addition to experience and ambitions. Cegeka continuously invests in talent management so that every employee can realize his potential.
  • You will join a Top Employer!
  • A competitive salary completed with fringe benefits. An electrical company car with charging card or mobility budget, lunch vouchers, eco vouchers, interesting group and hospitalisation insurance, a mobile phone subscription, flat-rate expense allowances, a powerful laptop and the opportunity to give your salary package a personal touch thanks to our Flex Reward Plan.
  • Flexible working hours and a nice work/life balance.
  • A top team: in which new fresh ideas and initiatives are always welcome! Team events, monthly happy hours and an always legendary company party are also part of this.
  • Tailormade guidance: throughout your career, you will be guided by our people managers. So you have a point of contact, a personal coach and a sparring partner.
  • Continuous learning: through innovation centres, reading groups, knowledge sharing meetings, hackathons, participation in conferences and external training courses, we focus on knowledge sharing and learning.
  • Opportunity to grow: depending on your own interests and initiatives, Cegeka offers various horizontal and vertical career paths.
  • Hybrid working: you work from a Cegeka office in your area (Hasselt, Leuven, Antwerp, Ghent), combined with working on site at the client and working from home.
  • At Cegeka, we value sustainability by pursuing carbon neutrality with the electrification of our vehicle fleet and an eco-friendly data center. We develop innovative solutions with a positive impact on the environment, people and society, and strive for an inclusive and diverse work environment where everyone is valued and heard.
  • Want to get in as a freelancer? No problem! Then we offer you a competitive daily rate and numerous benefits.

Aspire to more: our promise to you!

At Cegeka you get all the opportunities you need to develop further as a professional. Together we discover what you really want to do for our clients and colleagues. We would like to invite you to grow with us. In an unprecedented variety of challenging and meaningful IT projects. Make your mark on projects with interesting customers where we can make the difference. Aspire to more!


We are always working together here. Intensively, with lots of fun and commitment. It is a culture driven by family values: full of trust, people-oriented, open, loyal and respectful. We offer a lot of freedom and responsibility. We want you to be part of the next phase of a proud, successful, fast-growing, innovative, European IT company full of ambitions.

Application flow

1. Apply

If the role is interesting apply, or get in touch with the dedicated recruiter for more details.

2. Assessment

Our Recruitment team will take a look at your application and let you know the next steps.

3. Meet us

Within two steps we will meet and we can discover together if we are a match on both sides.

4. Time to start!

Accepted our proposal? Great! We look forward to working with you.

Do you have any questions about this role?

Let's connect.

Anneleen Valkeneers

anneleen.valkeneers@cegeka.com
+32 11 240234
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