Lead Forward-Deployed Engineer (Data Integration)

EPAM Systems; Vaud; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESu

Enhanced parental leave

Extended pension plan

Daily sickness allowance insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Lausanne, Switzerland seeks a Lead Forward-Deployed Engineer (Data Integration) to design AI-native integration solutions for a major European energy trading client, operating in a hybrid environment. You will drive rapid prototyping, data integration, and solution architecture with senior stakeholders.

The role requires leading client engagements, scoping AI-assisted prototypes, and guiding prototypes into standard build workflows, acting as a senior technical liaison across

Qualifications

• 6+ years total experience, 3+ in integration engineering.
• 2+ 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

API integration development

Client-facing leadership

AI-assisted development exposure

English communication

Tools

Fivetran

dbt

MuleSoft

Anthropic Claude

Amazon Bedrock

LangChain

Snowflake

ClickHouse

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