Data Engineer (Hadoop, Hive, Python)

Location: Hybrid in Basel, Switzerland. Applications are limited to Swiss nationals, EU citizens, and current Swiss work-permit holders.

Company

hirify.global is recruiting for a Basel-based banking-sector client for a long-term data engineering contract.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and loading across diverse data sources.
• Develop and migrate data solutions from C# to Python using robust, scalable, and maintainable implementations.
• Work with Spark, SQL, and related technologies for data lakehouse and analytics use cases.
• Collaborate with business analysts, technologists, data architects, and stakeholders to define requirements and technical designs.
• Support data architecture, design decisions, proof-of-concepts, operational support, and shared on-call coverage.
• Apply data governance, security, retention, and data quality requirements throughout delivery.

Requirements

• Proven experience building data ingestion pipelines for data warehouse, data lake, or lakehouse environments.
• Hands-on experience with open-source technologies including Hadoop, Hive, Spark, HBase, Kafka, Impala, or dbt, ideally in a Cloudera environment.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, design patterns, and highly scalable application development.
• Advanced Python skills.
• English at mother-tongue level.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics clearly.
• Strong collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders and an analytical, structured, solution-oriented approach.
• Valid Swiss work authorization is required; applicants must be Swiss nationals, EU citizens, or current Swiss work-permit holders.

Nice to have

• Experience in a banking or financial institution.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work setting in Basel, Switzerland.
• Long-term contract with an expected duration of 2 years or more.
• Full-time workload of 100% with a start as soon as possible.
• Shared on-call coverage is part of the operational support responsibilities.
• Applications are accepted without requiring gender information or a photo.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and a daytime phone number for contact.
• Provide marital status, nationality, date of birth, and a valid Swiss work permit as requested by the client.