Tech Leader – Microservices & Big Data

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  • Talan
  • Málaga, AN
  • 1 week ago
Published
February 9, 2026
Location
Málaga, Spain
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Job Description

Company Description

Talan – Positive Innovation

Talan is an international consulting group specializing in innovation and business transformation through technology. With over 7,200 consultants in 21 countries and a turnover of €850M, we are committed to delivering impactful, future-ready solutions.

Talan at a Glance

Headquartered in Paris and operating globally, Talan combines technology, innovation, and empowerment to deliver measurable results for our clients. Over the past 22 years, we’ve built a strong presence in the IT and consulting landscape, and we’re on track to reach €1 billion in revenue this year.

Our Core Areas of Expertise

  • Data & Technologies: We design and implement large-scale, end-to-end architecture and data solutions, including data integration, data science, visualization, Big Data, AI, and Generative AI.

  • Cloud & Application Services: We integrate leading platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and IBM Maximo, helping clients transition to the cloud and improve operational efficiency.

  • Management & Innovation Consulting: We lead business and digital transformation initiatives through project and change management best practices (PM, PMO, Agile, Scrum, Product Ownership), and support domains such as Supply Chain, Cybersecurity, and ESG/Low-Carbon strategies.

We work with major global clients across diverse sectors, including Transport & Logistics, Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Retail, and Media & Telecommunications.

Job Description

We are looking for a Tech Leader with strong experience in microservices architectures and big data solutions to join the CDAIO Tech & Engineer team.

The Tech Leader will act as the technical reference, driving architectural evolution across both application and Big Data ecosystems, ensuring high-quality delivery and alignment with business and data governance needs. This is a hands-on leadership role, combining strategic vision with strong execution capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the technical leader and point of reference for the Datatooling platform.
  • Define, evolve and govern the microservices architecture and REST APIs.
  • Own key technical decisions, ensuring scalability, security and maintainability.
  • Lead the integration and optimal use of ElasticSearch, Redis, and PostgreSQL.
  • Drive the design and evolution of data processing solutions using Spark and Databricks.
  • Oversee orchestration and scheduling of data workflows using Airflow and Control-M.
  • Ensure alignment between application services and Big Data platforms.
  • Define and enforce technical standards, best practices and architectural principles.
  • Mentor team members and promote technical excellence.
  • Collaborate with architects, data engineers and stakeholders.
  • Proactively identify technical risks and define mitigation plans.
  • Drive continuous improvement in code quality, observability, performance and reliability.
  • Contribute to technical planning and roadmap definition.

Qualifications

Required Technical Skills

  • Proven experience as a Tech Leader or Senior Technical role in microservices-based architectures.
  • Strong expertise in REST API design and governance.
  • Hands-on experience with:
  • ElasticSearch
  • Redis
  • PostgreSQL
  • Solid experience in Big Data technologies, including:
  • Apache Spark
  • Databricks
  • Airflow
  • Control-M
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, data platforms and scalable architectures.
  • Experience working in Agile environments.

 

Nice to Have

  • Experience in Data Governance initiatives or platforms.
  • Knowledge of TrueDat (IBM) or similar data governance solutions.
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Cloud platform experience.
  • Ability to define cross-domain technical standards (application & data).

 

Additional Information

What do we offer you?

  • Hybrid position based in Málaga, Spain
  • Possibility to manage work permits.
  • Permanent, full-time contract.
  • Smart Office Pack so that you can work comfortably from home. 
  • Training and career development.
  • Benefits and perks such as private medical insurance, life insurance, Language lessons, etc
  • Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects.

If you are passionate about data, development & tech, we want to meet you!

  • Contract Type: Long term contract
  • Key Skills
    ? Key Skills in dark blue have been inferred based on similar industry roles
    Python SQL ETL AWS Kubernetes Docker Spark Databricks Salesforce REST Elasticsearch Apache Spark Postgresql Redis Airflow

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