Databricks Platform Owner - AWS, GxP (80-100%)

Bachem Holding AG; Bubendorf; Hybrid; CHF 140.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working hours

Home office days

Pension fund 60% coverage

Daycare on Bubendorf Campus

Staff restaurant

Zusammenfassung

Bachem Holding AG in Bubendorf, Switzerland, is seeking a Data Platform Owner Databricks (a), 80-100% in Global IT. You will own the Databricks platform end to end, define standards, and drive a production-grade lakehouse on AWS with strong emphasis on compliance and cost control.

The role requires 5+ years in data platform engineering, including 3+ years managing Databricks in production, plus hands-on skills in Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and CI/CD.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in data platform engineering or ownership, including 3+ years managing Databricks in production end to end.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, workspace administration, cluster/job management, and Databricks SQL.
• Experience running Databricks on AWS, with solid knowledge of IAM, VPC, S3, and KMS.
• Good understanding of GxP requirements and regulated environments, including GAMP 5, ALCOA+, CSV, 21 CFR Part 11, EU GMP Annex 11, and change control.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD, such as Terraform, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Databricks Asset Bundles.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts and trade-offs for business, quality, and leadership stakeholders.
• Experience in pharma, biotech, or CDMO environments and/or qualification and validation of cloud data platforms is an advantage.
• Familiarity with data integration, governance, OT/IT data flows, and ML/AI workloads; Databricks certifications and German language skills are a plus.

Aufgaben

• Own the Databricks platform end to end, including strategy, architecture, operations, security, compliance, cost, and roadmap
• Lead the transition to a production-grade, GxP-qualified lakehouse on AWS, including standardized Dev/Test/Prod environments
• Define platform architecture and standards for Unity Catalog, workspaces, compute, networking, data layers, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD
• Establish scalable data ingestion and integration patterns for systems such as SAP, MES, LIMS, eQMS, and ELN
• Ensure GxP compliance, platform qualification, data integrity (ALCOA+), audit readiness, access control, change control, and backup/recovery
• Manage day-to-day platform operations, including monitoring, incident, problem, change, release, security, and access management
• Drive FinOps and vendor management, ensuring cost transparency, optimization, licensing, support, and effective partner collaboration
• Enable self-service data capabilities through guardrails, onboarding, documentation, and a community of practice, while coordinating internal and external platform resources

Kenntnisse

Databricks in prod

Unity Catalog

Delta Lake

AWS

GxP compliance

Terraform (IaC)

CI/CD

communication

pharma/biotech domain

Tools

Databricks Asset Bundles

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jobbeschreibung

Bachem Holding AG in Bubendorf, Switzerland, is seeking a Data Platform Owner Databricks (a), 80-100% in Global IT. You will own the Databricks platform end to end, define standards, and drive a production-grade lakehouse on AWS with strong emphasis on compliance and cost control.

The role requires 5+ years in data platform engineering, including 3+ years managing Databricks in production, plus hands-on skills in Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and CI/CD.