Senior Data Engineer (HR platform)

We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer (HR Data Platform) to join our team in Zurich, Switzerland in a hybrid working mode.

In this role, you will work with a major banking client to expand and optimize their HR data platform. Your key responsibilities include refactoring ETL/ELT pipelines, onboarding new data sources, and creating scalable, automated integrations that enable data-driven decision-making. This is an opportunity to influence the reliability, performance, and architecture of high-impact systems within the financial domain.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refactor, and optimize robust ETL/ELT pipelines for high-performing data flows
• Integrate data from multiple business sources into the central HR data warehouse
• Create structured and analytics-ready datasets to support People Analytics initiatives
• Design and implement Python-based integrations and connectors
• Promote standardized integration patterns and ensure architectural consistency
• Proactively identify, address, and resolve technical debt to improve reliability and performance
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and product owners to drive project success

Requirements

• Extensive experience in data engineering, ETL development, and data modeling
• Proven track record working in the banking or financial services sector
• Strong Python programming skills applied to data pipelines and system integrations
• Deep understanding of data quality assurance, system reliability, and code maintainability
• Self-driven, structured approach combined with strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
• Professional fluency in English

Nice to have

• Familiarity with SAP systems, including SAP BW and SAP S/4HANA
• Practical knowledge of modern data tools such as Workday, Dataiku, Tableau, Trino, or Presto

We offer

• 5 weeks of vacation
• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Enhanced parental leave
• Extended pension plan
• Daily sickness allowance insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Global business travel medical and accident insurance
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses

• Please note that any offers will be subject to appropriate background checks

• We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies

• For this position, we are able to consider applications from the following:

• - Swiss nationals
• - EU/EFTA nationals
• - Third-country nationals based in Switzerland with an appropriate work permit
• - Displaced people from Ukraine who are currently in Switzerland and hold, or have already applied for, S permits