Azure Data Engineer — Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino)
- Location
- 2330 Eur
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 10 days ago
Role overview
Our opportunity Azure Data Engineer
Are you a motivated, hands-on, and innovative person interested in working for one of the largest global insurers?
Are you passionate about designing scalable data architectures and building robust pipelines that power critical risk decisions?
- Our opportunity Azure Data Engineer
- Are you a motivated, hands-on, and innovative person interested in working for one of the largest global insurers?
- As an Azure Data Engineer , your main responsibilities will involve:
- Design and implement the target data model for risk accumulation, covering both location-based catastrophe exposure and non-location-based lines, including full exposure history.
- Your Skills and Experience As an Azure Data Engineer, your skills and experience will ideally include:
- Proficiency in Python (preferably with PySpark, Pandas, and NumPy).
Main responsibilities
- As an Azure Data Engineer , your main responsibilities will involve:
- Design and implement the target data model for risk accumulation, covering both location-based catastrophe exposure and non-location-based lines, including full exposure history.
- Architect and develop data ingestion ETL pipelines to migrate data from legacy accumulation data sources into a modern Databricks based platform.
- Integrate underwriting pipeline data (submissions and quotations) into accumulation reports, ensuring current and in-progress risk views are available to stakeholders.
- Build and optimize long-running batch jobs for data transformation, aggregation, and snapshot management using Databricks and Delta Lake.
- Establish data quality frameworks, automated validation checks, and monitoring for all ingested and transformed datasets.
- Collaborate with and provide backup to the Data Engineer and API Developer on the team, ensuring no key-person dependencies exist across the platform.
- Work in close collaboration with the wider technology and business teams to deliver an excellent, reliable data platform. Your Skills and Experience
- As an Azure Data Engineer, your skills and experience will ideally include:
- 3 years of similar experience
Key requirements
- Your Skills and Experience As an Azure Data Engineer, your skills and experience will ideally include:
- Proficiency in Python (preferably with PySpark, Pandas, and NumPy).
- Strong problem-solving skills and a structured approach to data architecture.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Nice to Have - Experience with Microsoft Azure data services (Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, Azure SQL).
- Experience with Databricks Feature Serving or Model Serving technologies.
Additional details
- Azure Data Engineer
- The position is planned as a 1‑year assignment for now.
- Work in close collaboration with the wider technology and business teams to deliver an excellent, reliable data platform. Your Skills and Experience
- Excellent communication skills and comfort presenting technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- The starting base salary range for this position is 2330 Eur. Working time benefits
- Personal days off, Concentrated work week, Additional vacation, Home office, Extra days off at occasion of childbirth, Sabbatical leave, Workation
- Life insurance from Zurich Austria, Compensation for salary loss during sick leave, 3rd pension pillar contribution, Risk Life Insurance, Meal contribution on top of the legally required minimum, Years of service bonus, Wedding bonus, Baby bonus
- Electronic cafeteria, Maternity leave benefits, Massages in the office Learning/Development
- Professional Certifications, Online Education Portals, Extensive Onboarding program, Strengths based culture (GALLUP) Location: Bratislava Schedule: full-time
- Form: hybrid - occasional home office possible
Notes and original content
- Our opportunity
- Work in close collaboration with the wider technology and business teams to deliver an excellent, reliable data platform.
- Your Skills and Experience
- Nice to Have
- The starting base salary range for this position is 2330 Eur.
- Working time benefits
- Monetary benefits
- Other benefits
- Electronic cafeteria, Maternity leave benefits, Massages in the office
- Learning/Development
Questions about this listing
What salary does Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) offer for this role?
Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) lists CHF 79'000 - 134'500 gross per year for this position in 2330 Eur. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino) during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Zurich Insurance (sede Ticino)?
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