Senior Data Engineer

With the rise of digitization, data is becoming a key priority in the future of Swiss Post. We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Data Platforms Team and take ownership of building and optimizing scalable, reliable, and efficient data pipelines. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be developing high-performance data solutions that support decision-making and analytics at scale.What you'll doAs part of a DevOps team, you will play a key role in developing, optimizing, and maintaining our AWS-based data infrastructure and pipelines. In this role, you will:− Develop scalable and reusable solutions that can be applied across multiple teams, enhancing efficiency and consistency while benefiting the existing data engineering community.− Implement and optimize large-scale Spark ETL pipelines for efficient data processing.− Collaborate with other data engineers and architects to define and implement scalable and efficient data infrastructure solutions.− Automate processes and continuously improve the development and deployment stack.− Ensure smooth operations by troubleshooting and resolving issues in data workflows.What you bring with you− Strong expertise in data engineering with deep knowledge of Apache Spark, SQL, and Python or Scala.− Profound experience building and maintaining scalable data pipelines in production environments.− Familiarity with AWS analytics services (such as Glue, SageMaker, Athena, Lambda, Batch) or similar Cloud-based platforms.− Understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code.− Proven experience collaborating across teams to design and implement effective data solutions. − Strong communication skills with the ability to bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions.Social skills and characteristics− Strong proactive communication skills− Problem solving mentality− Eager to learn− Knowledge sharing skills− Team playerEducation− You have completed a higher degree in computer science or business informatics (university of applied sciences).Language skills− English oral and written− Optional: German/French/Italian oral (and written)− Willingness to travel− Hybrid Model: Two days a week @office (mandatory).Just by joining us you will get benefits like:Open minded company where every employee has to contribute to the development of the company - ideas are welcome as well as independent thinking too25 annual days of vacationsFlexible working hoursAnnual allowance for Benefits (Training, Gym, Public Transportation, Technologies, etc...)An amazing onboarding week at SwitzerlandiPhone 14Second Screen to work at home (Flat or a Curved one)First month Tech Allowance to buy your headset or, if you already have one, whatever you need to work comfortablyHealth insurance for you and your familyLife insuranceOffice Perks (coffee, fruit, stand up desks. etc...)So much more...