Global Lead Data & Analytics Engineer | Hybrid

Bank for International Settlements – BIS; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Relocation support for dependents

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is hiring a Senior/Lead Data & Analytics Engineer in Basel to advance MED IT work. This role is a three-year fixed term contract based in Basel with global hiring and relocation support for dependents.

You will lead data and analytics applications, shape architectures, and apply AI/ML to improve operations while collaborating with economists, technologists, and data professionals across international organisations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
• Six+ years in data and analytics engineering or related field.
• Experience guiding junior colleagues.
• Advanced ability to collect, organise, protect, process and analyse data.
• Proficiency in querying databases and BI tools.
• Experience modelling data flows and documenting requirements.
• Ability to design architectures and develop software.
• Project planning and small-assignments management.
• Policy interpretation and alignment with strategy.
• Strong stakeholder communication and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Partner with MED stakeholders to define IT strategy and target architecture.
• Gather requirements and translate into IT solutions.
• Lead design and implementation of data and analytics applications and services.
• Support official-statistics data collection and SDMx activities.
• Oversee data collection mechanisms and maintain data quality.
• Apply advanced AI/ML techniques to automate and improve operations.
• Provide technical guidance and end-user support.
• Support IT project management and steering committee materials.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships and represent BIS externally.
• Maintain professional knowledge through ongoing development.

Skills

Advanced data engineering

Data analysis

SQL and BI tools

Data modelling

Stakeholder management

Programming languages

Cloud fundamentals

AI/ML awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SDMx

Kubernetes

Job description

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is hiring a Senior/Lead Data & Analytics Engineer in Basel to advance MED IT work. This role is a three-year fixed term contract based in Basel with global hiring and relocation support for dependents.

You will lead data and analytics applications, shape architectures, and apply AI/ML to improve operations while collaborating with economists, technologists, and data professionals across international organisations.