Senior Data Engineer (Databricks)
Job description
Data engineering consultant role at Artefact's Lausanne/Zurich offices, designing and delivering modern data platforms (mainly Databricks) for clients while advising them on data and AI initiatives.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Remote · Switzerland
- Languages
- English – fluent, French, German
What you'll do
- Build end-to-end lakehouse architectures, mainly on Databricks, built for reliability, observability, and cost
- Engineer batch and streaming pipelines with Python, Spark, and SQL, with data quality built in
- Migrate and modernize legacy warehouses and ETL to the cloud, from assessment to cut-over
- Create governed data products and semantic layers that analytics and AI agents can rely on
- Handle data governance, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and cost control
- Translate business needs into roadmaps, coach junior engineers, and support proposals
What we're looking for
- Engineer first, consultant second, with a track record of shipping to production
- 5+ years in data engineering, including hands-on Databricks experience in production
- Expert Python and SQL, with strong Spark and data modeling skills
- Databricks Data Engineer Professional certification, or a commitment to obtain it within 6 months
- Experience on Azure, AWS, or GCP, plus DataOps (Git, CI/CD, Terraform, testing)
- Strong consulting skills: requirements gathering, documentation, stakeholder management
- Fluent English plus French or German (both is a plus)
- Eligible to work in Switzerland
Nice to have
- Experience with other data platforms (Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, BigQuery), dbt, MLOps
- Industry experience (consumer goods, pharma, logistics, insurance, manufacturing)
Benefits
- Certifications, training, international missions
- High visibility from day one on flagship programs, working directly with senior leadership
- Close partnerships with leading data and cloud platforms
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About Artefact
Next-generation strategy and data consulting firm
Artefact is a next-generation strategy and data consulting firm that transforms organizations through data and AI. With 1,800+ consultants, data scientists, and engineers across 23 countries, we work with global leaders such as Samsung, L'Oréal, Orange, and Sanofi. From our Lausanne and Zurich offices, we help leading Swiss and international companies turn data and AI into measurable results, working with the leading data platforms, including Databricks.
Mission
Transforms organizations through data and AI
Key facts
- 1,800+ consultants, data scientists, and engineers
- Consulting
- 1,800+ consultants, data scientists, and engineers across 23 countries
- Offices in Lausanne and Zurich
- Works with leading data platforms, including Databricks
Partners & customers
What they value
- Doers who move fast and support each other