Data Platform Manager

Sword Group; Nyon; Vor Ort; CHF 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Training budget

25 days paid vacation

No meetings after 5 p.m.

International accident insurance

Monthly events

International environments

Innovation projects

Discount program

Zusammenfassung

Sword Group in Nyon, Switzerland, seeks an experienced Data Platform Manager to lead a Data Engineering team and drive a cloud data platform transformation. You will implement standards, governance, and cost optimization while collaborating with analytics, integration, and BI teams to deliver end-to-end data services.

The role requires strong Azure and Databricks expertise, hands-on dbt, Fivetran, and Control-M knowledge, plus fluency in French and English.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience managing enterprise Data Platforms and coordinating Data Engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of the Azure ecosystem including security, identity, networking, monitoring, and cost management.
• Solid knowledge of Databricks and its production use cases (jobs, notebooks, orchestration).
• Expertise in dbt, data transformation, modeling, testing, and DataOps practices.
• Hands-on with Fivetran and Control-M for connectors and orchestration.
• ITIL v4 Foundation certification or equivalent practical experience.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coordinate a team of Data Engineers for data initiatives.
• Industrialize the Cloud Data Platform with standards, docs, and ops processes.
• Establish IT service management practices including incident, change, and problem management.
• Oversee evolution of data tech stack (Azure, Databricks, dbt, Fivetran, Control-M).
• Monitor platform costs and provide forecasts, optimization and budgets.
• Collaborate with Integration, Analytics, and BI teams for end-to-end data flows.

Kenntnisse

Team leadership

Data platform experience

Bilingual (French & English)

Ausbildung

ITIL v4 Foundation

Tools

Azure

Databricks

dbt

Fivetran

Control-M

Jobbeschreibung

We are recruiting a Data Platform Manager to strengthen our client's teambased in Nyon. This role is part of a major cloud data platform transformation initiative aimed at industrializing data services, improving operational reliability, strengthening governance, and accelerating the adoption of modern data practices across the organization.

We are recruiting a Data Platform Manager to strengthen our client's teambased in Nyon. This role is part of a major cloud data platform transformation initiative aimed at industrializing data services, improving operational reliability, strengthening governance, and accelerating the adoption of modern data practices across the organization.

Responsabilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of Data Engineers, ensuring efficient planning, prioritization, and delivery of data initiatives.

• Drive the industrialization of the Cloud Data Platform by implementing standards, best practices, documentation, and operational processes.

• Establish and improve IT service management practices, including incident, change, problem, and request management.

• Oversee and guide the evolution of the data technology stack, including Azure, Databricks, dbt, Fivetran, and Control-M.

• Monitor platform costs and consumption, providing forecasts, optimization recommendations, and budget reporting.

• Collaborate closely with Integration, Analytics, and BI teams to ensure seamless end-to-end data flows and service delivery.

• Define governance models, service catalogues, KPIs, and operational frameworks to enhance platform adoption and efficiency.

• Contribute to the long-term data strategy through roadmap definition, knowledge transfer, coaching, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job requirements

• Proven experience managing enterprise Data Platforms and coordinating Data Engineering teams.

• Strong understanding of the Azure ecosystem, including Cloud services, security, identity, networking, monitoring, and cost management.

• Solid knowledge of Databricks and its production use cases, including jobs, notebooks, orchestration, Delta patterns, performance, and operational support.

• Strong expertise in dbt, data transformation processes, data modelling, testing, documentation, and DataOps practices.

• Hands-on experience with Fivetran and Control-M, particularly connector management, monitoring, orchestration, dependency management, and production tracking.

• Proven experience in IT service management and managed services, with ITIL v4 Foundation certification or equivalent practical experience.

• Ability to manage budgets, analyze Cloud consumption, develop forecasts, and identify cost optimization opportunities.

• Excellent communication skills in both French and English, with the ability to interact effectively with technical teams, IT management, business stakeholders, and external providers.

Joining Sword means…

• Continuous training: A training budget that grows every month to be used in a large training catalog
• 25 days of paid vacation: All our employees are entitled to 25 days of paid vacation per year
• Respect for privacy: No meetings after 5 p.m. with us
• International accident insurance coverage
• Regular events: Monthly events to get together in a small or large group
• International environments: Assignments in groups of international scope
• Innovation: Contribute to impactful and innovative projects in many sectors of activity
• Small pleasures: Our employees benefit from a very interesting benefits and discounts program