Data Engineer Consultant

i2CAT Foundation is looking for a Data Engineer Consultant with at least 5 years of experience in technology and business innovation projects to join its "Data Spaces" team, a holistic group of 6 additional colleagues.

Data Spaces represent a new European approach that promotes B2B/G2B collaboration between organizations through a set of reference architectures, standards, and protocols that ensure secure and sovereign data exchange. This is the future of European data ecosystems and services.

The main responsibilities of the selected candidate will include:

• Working with clients and partners in the public and private sectors across various verticals (mobility, industry, digital health) to define technological solutions to their challenges in secure data exchange within B2B and G2B ecosystems.
• Providing in-depth technical advice on clients' and partners' data platforms and services to determine how they can expand their solutions to participate in data space ecosystems and understand how to implement these European standards and components across a variety of proprietary platforms and infrastructures.
• This includes leading various activities in collaboration with clients and partners to:
    - Identify technical challenges
    - Define the requirements to address these challenges, unique to the client’s or partner's data platform and services, etc.
    - Design solutions to be implemented by the technical team.
    - Coordinate technical support with clients and partners who implement, configure, and use these solutions.
• Participating in the search for and development of new opportunities with colleagues from the business development department for new projects in the public and private sectors.
• Participating in sectoral clusters, forums, and events to help companies and public administrations understand the scope and benefits of these data exchange technologies and standards.

Examples of the technologies, reference architectures, and standards that will be used include:

- IDS-RAM (International Data Spaces Association)
- Data Space Protocol
- Eclipse Data Space Components
- Gaia-X

No prior experience with these technologies is required. During the onboarding process, the selected candidate will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with these technologies with the help of colleagues and technical leaders of the team.

Who we are:

The i2CAT Foundation is a non-profit research and innovation center that promotes mission-driven R&D activities on advanced Internet architectures, applications, and services. More than 15 years of international research define our expertise in the fields of 5G, IoT, VR, and Immersive Technologies, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, AI, and Digital Social Innovation. The center partners with companies, public administration, academia, and end-users to leverage this knowledge in order to meet real social and business challenges.

The greatest value of i2CAT is the talent of the people who make up our human team. We enjoy a team of people from more than 13 different nationalities and work every day to create and foster a work environment where we all feel comfortable creating, innovating and growing.

Want to know more? Visit our webpage! www.i2cat.net

What will you enjoy?

• Work from our offices or from home, whichever works best for you. We only ask for one day in person at the office to coordinate with the rest of the team.
• This is a full-time vacancy.
• We have a flexible work schedule respecting your work-life balance.
• Reduced working hours on Fridays and in July and August.
• Fix + variable salary based on objectives.
• You decide wether you preferr to receive your salary in 12 or 14 payments.
• Optional benefits: Configure your salary according to your needs. We offer you the option of restaurant vouchers, public transport vouchers, nursery services, and medical insurance.
• Annual leave of 27 working days.
• We have fruit in the office to promote a healthy lifestyle
• Free coffee and tea.
• If you are interested, you can participate in events of your sector.
• You will work with a laptop. You can choose your operative system, Mac, Linux or Windows.
• Company social and team-building events (virtual & in-person).
• You can develop your own and personal training programme with our support.
• We will work so that you have a career plan to promote your growth and development.

Where will you do it?

At i2CAT we already have an established ‘work-from-home’ policy for some time. You can work from home or from the office, whichever suits you best. We expect that you attend the office one day per week to stay connected with your team and to engage with other colleagues

If you decide to come to the office, we are located in Zona Universitària, next to the Campus Nord of the UPC, within a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment. It is a very well-connected area (metro, tram, bus) with bars and restaurants around.

Our offices are designed with an open-office concept where everything is light and transparency. We have a variety of workspaces so that you don't have to be at the same table all day.

i2CAT is an organization committed to equal opportunities. That is why we seek to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented, and therefore explicitly encourage female candidates to apply.

I2CAT is an organization committed to creating an environment where we celebrate diversity, and where we provide the dedicated support that our employees need, regardless of their disability.

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