Senior Data & Analytics Engineer - Global Finance

BIS; Schweiz; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Hybrid work model

International work environment

Baseline Basel-based role

Job summary

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) invites applications for a Senior/Lead Data & Analytics Engineer in the MED IT unit. The role focuses on data management, analytics, and business intelligence to support central banks and global financial systems.

Candidates will work across data platforms, applying AI/ML techniques and lakehouse architectures. Based in Basel, Switzerland, the BIS offers hybrid work options, relocation support for dependents, and a three-year fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in data and analytics engineering or related field.
• Experience guiding junior colleagues.
• Ability to design architectures and work with data flows and analytics.
• Strong knowledge of data management, BI, and modern data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement IT strategy and target architecture for statistics and analytics applications.
• Lead design and delivery of data and analytics applications, interfaces, and services.
• Apply advanced AI/ML methodologies to automate and enhance operations (e.g., document processing, anomaly detection).
• Support IT project and product management, including resource planning and steering committee materials.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships and advise junior colleagues.

Skills

Data & Analytics Engineering

AI/ML applications

Stakeholder management

Cloud & Big Data architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SDMX

Kubernetes

Lakehouse

SQL / Big data platforms

Job description

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) invites applications for a Senior/Lead Data & Analytics Engineer in the MED IT unit. The role focuses on data management, analytics, and business intelligence to support central banks and global financial systems.

Candidates will work across data platforms, applying AI/ML techniques and lakehouse architectures. Based in Basel, Switzerland, the BIS offers hybrid work options, relocation support for dependents, and a three-year fixed-term contract.