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Data Engineer with German (80-100%)
full-time•Zurich
About this role
SIX drives the transformation of financial markets.
What sets us apart drives us ahead: between local roots and global relevance, we are a unique blend of tradition and future, of foundation and growth. We value bright minds and inspire them to grow with their ideas. Come and shape the future of finance with us.
Data Engineer with German (80-100%)
Zurich | working from home up to 40% | Reference 7594
Do you want to shape the future of Swiss payments with data? Are you passionate about building scalable data solutions and applying modern analytics and AI in a highly dynamic environment?
Then our Data Science team within Banking Services at SIX wants to hear from you!
Banking Services plays a central role in orchestrating Swiss payments, providing critical infrastructure for interbank payments as well as card-based and mobile transactions. Embedded in this business unit, our Data Science team enables data-driven decision-making and innovation for both internal stakeholders and external customers.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with business representatives, engineers, and analysts to unlock the value of data and deliver impactful, production-ready solutions.
What You Will Do
- design, implement, and optimize scalable and fault-tolerant Python-based ETL pipelines in a cloud environment (Databricks, Azure Data Factory)
- build robust data ingestion pipelines from databases and files (e.g. CSV, Parquet), including schema mapping, data quality checks, and error handling
- deliver clean, validated, and well-structured datasets to downstream applications such as invoicing and operational systems
- develop and maintain access-controlled Power BI dashboards and support their integration into an external-facing portal
- continuously learn and apply modern data engineering concepts
What You Bring
- 4+ years of professional experience in Data / Machine Learning / Software Engineering, or related roles
- a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, a quantitative field, or an equivalent qualification
- strong proficiency in production-ready Python and SQL, with solid engineering practices (testing, code reviews, documentation)
- proven experience building and operating data services, APIs, and data stores in production environments with hands-on experience in Azure services (Databricks, ADF, Power BI) considered a plus
- fluent in German; good command of English
If you have any questions, check out our FAQ page or call Gabriela Reclaw at +48 532 466 652 / +41 58 399 42 33 / +34 91 330 51 49.
For this vacancy we only accept direct applications in English.
Diversity is important to us. Therefore, we are looking to receiving applications regardless of any personal background.
What you'll do
- The Data Engineer will design, implement, and optimize scalable Python-based ETL pipelines and build robust data ingestion pipelines. They will also deliver clean datasets to downstream applications and develop Power BI dashboards.
About SIX
SIX has been connecting the financial markets to the real economy for over 90 years.
The Swiss company provides services in the securities, financial information as well as the payments business and caters to a broad international client base. Its stable and efficient infrastructure guarantees the competitiveness of the Swiss and Spanish financial center.
The workforce of 4,000 employees in 19 countries on 5 continents constantly provide innovations across the value chain to help financial institutions accelerate growth. The reliable and secure services enable them to focus on their core business, create value, and reduce cost.
Measured in terms of free float, SIX – with the Swiss and the Spanish stock exchange – constitutes the third-largest exchange group in Europe by market capitalization.
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