Senior Data Platform Engineer​/Lead Data Engineer

Senior Data Platform Engineer / Lead Data Engineer Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Platform Engineer to design, develop, and maintain a modern, cloud-based data platform on Microsoft Azure for a large-scale financial services environment, supporting critical data workloads for the Swiss Stock Exchange. The role involves leading legacy-to-cloud migrations, driving data transformation initiatives, and collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams in an agile setup.

• 12+ years of experience in building and maintaining data pipelines on public cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure preferred) or Big Data platforms such as Hadoop / Cloudera

• Strong expertise in relational databases and advanced SQL

• Hands‑on experience with:

  • Azure Databricks

  • Apache Spark

  • Azure Data Factory

  • No
    
    SQL data stores

  • Data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical)

• Solid understanding of Data Warehousing and Big Data architectures

• Experience working in Agile methodologies (SCRUM, Kanban, SAFe)

• Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence