Data Platform Manager

Sword Services; Nyon; Vor Ort; CHF 140.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Zusammenfassung

Sword Services seeks a Data Platform Manager to drive a major cloud data platform transformation in Vaud, Switzerland. You will lead Data Engineers, establish governance and ITSM practices, and optimize the data stack with Azure, Databricks, dbt, Fivetran, and Control-M.

You will collaborate with analytics, BI and integration teams to deliver end-to-end data services, monitor costs, and shape the long-term data strategy with coaching and knowledge transfer.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience leading enterprise data platforms and data engineering teams.
• Strong governance, service management, and operating model design.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms and cost management best practices.

Aufgaben

• Lead and coordinate a Data Engineers team for data initiatives.
• Industrialize the Cloud Data Platform with standards and ops processes.
• Establish IT service management practices including incident, change, problem, and request handling.
• Oversight of the data tech stack: Azure, Databricks, dbt, Fivetran, Control-M.
• Monitor costs, forecast usage, and report budgets.
• Collaborate with Integration, Analytics and BI for end-to-end data flows.
• Define governance models, service catalogs, and KPIs for adoption.
• Contribute to long-term data strategy and roadmaps with coaching.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Team coordination

Data governance

DataOps

Budget forecasting

Communication (French/English)

Cloud cost optimization

Incident/change management

Ausbildung

ITIL v4 Foundation certification

Tools

Azure

Databricks

dbt

Fivetran

Control-M

Jobbeschreibung

We are recruiting a Data Platform Manager to strengthen our client's IT and Data organization based in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. 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.

Responsabilites du poste

• 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.

• 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.