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Data Engineer

ZorgDomein

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We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer with a strong background in Python and experience with AWS to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate is passionate about automating data processing pipelines and plays a critical role in the development of data products. In this role, you will work closely with data scientists and fellow data engineers to innovate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in solving complex business problems.

We are ZorgDomein

How can you continually improve healthcare in the Netherlands? How do you make extra time and space for patients, and give them more attention? These are the sort of questions that are central to our work at ZorgDomein. We develop smart technology to create more room for human work in healthcare. That's how we help healthcare professionals such as family doctors, physiotherapists and lab technicians to do what they do best: give patients the best possible healthcare. We have been doing just that for 25 years.

Established name with ambition

Did you know that nearly all referrals and diagnostic requests are channelled through our platform? In fact, in 2024 our platform was used nearly 24 million times to refer or request research for patients. ZorgDomein is an established name in the Netherlands, but for us the adventure has only just begun. Our healthy ambition is to ensure even better coordination of supply and demand in the healthcare sector. With a user-friendly, high-tech platform and digital solutions. And by building lasting relationships with healthcare professionals. There's plenty of work to be done at ZorgDomein and we could use your help in it.

Your role at ZorgDomein

ZorgDomein is using technology to reduce administrative load in healthcare so that there is more time for actual contacts with patients. Every day, we help over 100.000 healthcare professionals to find the best possible care for their patients through the ZorgDomein platform. In particular, more than 91% of general practitioners in the Netherlands use ZorgDomein to find the right follow-up care for their patients from a wide range of healthcare providers. In the process of helping our users, we are increasingly using smart data solutions to help our users find the right care more quickly.

As a data engineer at ZorgDomein, you bring models and algorithms into production that underpin the searching, finding, and comparing of the more than 115.000 healthcare products on our platform. Together with our product teams, you explore and test solutions for user problems.

You then help design, develop, implement, improve, and manage the data products that meet these user needs. An example of such a data product is the sorting of healthcare products on the offering screen.

You are part of the data product team and work closely with other data engineers, scientists, and analysts, as well as your colleagues in the multidisciplinary product teams within ZorgDomein. You will also be part of our platform team that comprises cloud engineers and DevOps engineers to maintain and possibly improve or innovate the services required to enable our data platform.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Pipeline Automation & Optimization:

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data processing pipelines

  • Develop automation scripts and tools using Python to streamline ETL processes

  • Ensure data quality, consistency, and reliability across data systems

• Collaboration & Data Product Development:

  • Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and engineers to build and maintain scalable backend components that leverage data science techniques

  • Support advanced analytics initiatives by ensuring data pipelines deliver high-quality data for machine learning models

  • Participate in cross-functional teams to brainstorm and prototype new solutions integrating AI and data analytics

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement:

  • Stay abreast of emerging technologies and best practices in data engineering and AI

  • Identify opportunities for process improvements, tool integrations, and automation enhancements

  • Contribute to a culture of experimentation and innovation by proposing and implementing new ideas

About you

• Technical Expertise:

  • You have at least 2 years of relevant work experience

  • Proficiency in Python with hands-on experience in writing, debugging, and optimizing code for data processing (preferably with PySpark)

  • Extensive experience with AWS services (or similar Cloud solutions), especially those related to data processing and storage such as S3, Glue & Redshift

  • Familiarity with software engineering, event streaming (Kafka) and knowledge of Scala is a plus

  • Experience with CI/CD (Gitlab is a plus) and Terraform for deploying data products into production

• Data Management & Processing:

  • Strong understanding of ETL processes and data integration techniques

  • Experience working with both structured and unstructured data sources

  • Knowledge of data warehousing solutions and database technologies

• Collaboration & Communication:

  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment with data scientists and cross-functional teams

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically about data challenges

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to document processes and share insights

• Educational Background:

  • A degree in Computer Science or a related field

  • Relevant AWS certifications (or other major cloud provider) are a plus

Working in your own way

You will join a hard-working family of 200 colleagues. A great bunch of professionals working together to achieve something valuable: better flow in the Dutch healthcare sector. ZorgDomein employees enjoy working here because the work climate is ideal. The secret? You enjoy the total confidence of your colleagues to do what you do best. That means you have a high degree of autonomy. You have freedom to work in your own way.

Healthy work environment

Are you looking for a work environment where you feel comfortable? ZorgDomein is the right place for you. Here, you can be yourself and work in a way that suits you. We highly value a healthy work-life balance. That's why we provide a pleasant workplace where you feel at home and can collaborate well with your team.

What else do we offer you:

• An informal team of enthusiastic and driven professionals that is fully committed to realize the mission on a daily basis

• A workplace in our beautiful office on the Vecht, but also an ergonomical workspace at home

• Salary between € 4.500,- and € 6.000,- based on fulltime employment (you are available to work for 32 to 40 hours per week)

• Flexible leave policy

• Full payments for your pension policy by ZorgDomein

• Attention for your growth through personal attention, our development days and an additional personal development budget

• As a part of the Visma Group you will have access to the Visma learning environment

• Fun! With our (digital) events and (sport)activities we create an relaxed atmosphere and we will keep you sharp and fit!

Do you see yourself working at ZorgDomein?

In that case, we want to know more about you! You can apply by clicking on the orange button below. If you have any questions about the vacancy, get in touch with addressed to Robina Schouten.

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