Data Platform Engineer 80-100% — Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ)

Full description

Actively shape the data and integration platforms of the University Hospital Zurich and create the technological basis for the digital hospital of the future. In the Data & Integration Platform team, you develop and operate the Data Platform of Platforms (DPoP) and the Integration Platform, ensuring their secure, stable and scalable operation for data and API engineers. >The University Hospital Zurich is one of the largest hospitals in Switzerland. Our more than 8,600 employees and around 700 trainees work every day for the well-being of our patients.

Tasks

• Building, operating and continuously developing the Data Platform of Platforms (DPoP) and Integration Platform (MuleSoft Anlypoint Platform) on a private VMware vSphere infrastructure
• Establishment, operation and further development of the DevSecOps stack and its integration into the platforms
• Further development of platform, deployment and operational processes with focus on automation, stability and scalability
• Ensuring platform security, performance, observability and service levels using modern DevOps and monitoring tools
• Close collaboration with Platform Engineers, Data Engineers, API Engineers and product teams as well as support for onboarding and the respective user groups

Requirements

• University or university degree in computer science, business informatics, medical informatics or comparable training
• Several years of experience in setting up, operating and further developing data platforms, platform services or data-intensive infrastructures
• In-depth experience with SQL servers as well as in-depth knowledge of database operation, performance tuning and platform administration
• Experience with modern data stack and platform technologies such as Airflow, Trino/Starburst, Spark, DataHub, Power BI or comparable solutions
• Good knowledge of Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, CI/CD and DevOps tooling such as GitLab, ArgoCD, Vault, Grafana or Prometheus
• Structured, communicative and solution-oriented personality with a high level of personal responsibility and a pronounced awareness of quality and safety as well as familiarity with agile working methods
• Very good knowledge of German and English

We offer

With us, you play an important role in the development of our Data Platform of Platforms (DPoP) and Integration Platform and actively shape the future data landscape towards the "Digital Hospital". You can expect a motivated, interdisciplinary team with flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths and plenty of room for manoeuvre. You work with modern platform technologies and have the opportunity to shape technical standards, operating models and platform capabilities. Flexible working models, home office opportunities and an environment that focuses on cooperation, personal responsibility and continuous development round off our offer.