Lead Forward-Deployed Engineer (Data Integration)

EPAM Systems; Lausanne; Hybrid; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks vacation

EPAM ESPP

Enhanced parental leave

Extended pension plan

Sickness insurance

Employee assistance program

Travel medical/accident insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Lausanne, Switzerland, is seeking a Lead Forward-Deployed Engineer (Data Integration) to design and deliver AI-native integration solutions for a major European energy trading client, in a hybrid mode.

You will lead rapid prototyping, data integration, and solution architecture, collaborating with stakeholders to drive transformative outcomes and strengthen partnerships.

Qualifications

• 6+ years total experience with 3+ years in integration engineering.
• 2+ years in forward-deployed or solution engineering roles.
• Proficient in API integration development; hands-on with Fivetran, dbt and MuleSoft.
• Experience with AI-assisted development and client-facing technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagement on high-priority integration challenges
• Scope AI-assisted integration prototypes
• Build and iterate on data integration, ingestion and transformation prototypes using MuleSoft process APIs, Fivetran and dbt
• Define and validate technical feasibility and architecture for innovative integration approaches
• Lead hardening and transition of validated prototypes into standard build workflows
• Act as a SME and senior escalation point for data integration technologies
• Serve as the primary technical liaison for client integration and AI initiatives
• Contribute reusable integration patterns and components to the AI Solution Engineering practice

Skills

API integration

AI-assisted development

Client-facing leadership

English B2

Forward-deployed experience

Tools

MuleSoft

Fivetran

dbt

Job description

We're looking for a Lead Forward-Deployed Engineer (Data Integration) to join our team in Lausanne, Switzerland in a hybrid working mode. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing and delivering AI-native integration solutions for a major European energy trading client. The position provides an opportunity to work on high-impact initiatives involving rapid prototyping, data integration and solution architecture. Working with advanced integration tools and alongside client stakeholders, you will help drive transformative outcomes and strengthen strategic partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagement on high-priority integration challenges
• Scope AI-assisted integration prototypes
• Build and iterate on data integration, ingestion and transformation prototypes using MuleSoft process APIs, Fivetran and dbt
• Define and validate technical feasibility and architecture for innovative integration approaches
• Lead hardening and transition of validated prototypes into standard build workflows
• Act as a subject matter expert and senior escalation point for data integration technologies
• Serve as the primary technical liaison for client integration and AI-related initiatives
• Contribute reusable integration patterns and components to the AI Solution Engineering practice

Requirements

• Overall experience of six or more years, including three or more in integration engineering
• Experience of two or more years in forward-deployed or solution engineering roles
• Strong proficiency in API integration development
• Hands-on experience with Fivetran and dbt
• Experience with Mulesoft APIs
• Practical exposure to AI-assisted development or agent-based tooling
• Demonstrated client-facing technical leadership capability
• Familiarity with Anthropic Claude or Amazon Bedrock
• English proficiency at CEFR B2 level

Nice to have

• Experience with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore or LangChain-based frameworks
• Knowledge of Snowflake or ClickHouse
• Understanding of prompt engineering principles

We offer

• 5 weeks of vacation
• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Enhanced parental leave
• Extended pension plan
• Daily sickness allowance insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Global business travel medical and accident insurance
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses
• Please note that any offers will be subject to appropriate background checks
• We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies
• For this position, we are able to consider applications from the following:
• - Swiss nationals
• - EU/EFTA nationals
• - Third-country nationals based in Switzerland with an appropriate work permit
• - Displaced people from Ukraine who are currently in Switzerland and hold, or have already applied for, S permits