Senior Big Data System Engineer (Platform Engineer

Are you an experienced Big Data professional eager to tackle complex challenges in a dynamic banking environment? EPAM is seeking a dedicated Senior Big Data System Engineer (Platform Engineer) to maintain, optimize and enhance distributed systems and data pipelines for one of our strategic clients in the financial sector. In this role, you will operate global data platform components, manage applications and integrate cutting-edge tools to deliver scalable and resilient solutions.

We offer a hybrid work model with a mix of remote and on-site work at our client’s office in Zürich.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain core Global Data Platform components, including VM Servers, Kubernetes and Kafka, to ensure smooth system performance and functionality
• Manage data and analytics applications, such as Apache stack components, Dataiku, Collibra and other essential tools
• Automate infrastructure configurations, security components and CI/CD pipelines to drive efficiency and eliminate manual intervention in data pipelines
• Develop robust solutions to enhance platform resiliency, implement health checks, monitoring, alerting and self-recovery mechanisms for data operations
• Focus on improving data pipeline quality by addressing accuracy, timeliness and recency in ELT/ETL execution
• Embed Agile and Dev Sec Ops  best practices into delivery processes, ensuring iterative development and deployment of integrated solutions
• Collaborate with stakeholders like enterprise security, digital engineering and cloud operations to align on effective solution architectures
• Keep track of and evaluate emerging technologies across the Big Data ecosystem to deliver innovative features and capabilities

Requirements

• Demonstrated 5+ years of experience in building or designing fault-tolerant, large-scale distributed systems, showcasing an ability to manage complex infrastructure and operations
• Mastery of distributed data technologies such as data lakes, delta lakes, data meshes, data lake houses and real-time streaming platforms
• Expert knowledge of tools like Kafka, Kubernetes and Spark, as well as formats like S3/Parquet for scalable data solutions
• Proficiency in Python and Java programming, or alternatives such as Scala/R, coupled with adeptness in Linux/Unix scripting
• Experience in managing Docker (Harbor), VM setup/scaling, Kubernetes pod management and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of configuration management tools like Jinja templates, puppet scripts and best practices in firewall rules setup
• Strong understanding of Dev Ops practices for scalable deployment and automation strategies
• Fluency in English is essential, German language skills are considered an asset for collaboration
• Familiarity with financial services and their unique data and regulatory challenges is an advantage

We offer

• 5 weeks of vacation
• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Enhanced parental leave
• Extended pension plan
• Daily sickness allowance insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Global business travel medical and accident insurance
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses

For this position, we are able to consider applications from the following:

• Swiss nationals
• EU/EFTA nationals
• Third-country nationals based in Switzerland with an appropriate work permit
• Displaced people from Ukraine who are currently in Switzerland and hold, or have already applied for, S permits