Senior Data Engineer AWS
- Employment type
- Part-time
- Location
- Bern
- First posted
- IT - Software Engineering
- Bern
- Contracting
- Part-time, 80-100%
- 03.09.2026 - 31.03.2027
- Apache, SQL, Python, AWS
Your tasks:
- Development, operation and continuous further development of an AWS-based data infrastructure and corresponding data pipelines
- Optimization and ensuring the stable operation of Spark ETL processes for efficient data processing
- Development and maintenance of robust data pipelines in close cooperation with data owners and data analysts
- Analysis of functional and technical requirements as well as conception and implementation of data products within an AWS Big Data Stack
- Automation of development and operation processes as well as continuous further development of the existing development stack
- Coaching and technical support of other data engineers regarding technical questions and automation topics
- Close cooperation with business stakeholders and architecture teams to align technical solutions with business requirements
- Optimization of existing AWS services with regard to performance and costs
- Support with migrations to new tools, technologies and cloud services
- Co-design of modern CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code and DevOps processes
Your profile:
- Several years of experience in data engineering and in the development of complex data pipelines
- University degree in computer science or a comparable qualification or equivalent professional experience
- Sound knowledge of Apache Spark, SQL and Python
- Experience with AWS and cloud-based big data architectures
- Ideally knowledge of AWS Analytics Services such as Glue, SageMaker, Athena, Lambda and Batch
- Experience in software development with Scala or Java is an advantage
- Knowledge of CI/CD as well as Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
- Good understanding of DevOps Best Practices and automated development and operation processes
- Experience in optimizing cloud resources with regard to performance and costs is an advantage
- Agile and team-oriented way of working with a strong growth mindset and enjoyment of knowledge exchange
- Very good German skills in speaking and writing as well as good English skills
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