Senior Data Engineer / Palantir Architect (Azure)

Avanda Group; Zürich; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanda Group in Zurich is seeking a Senior Data Engineer / Palantir Architect to design and implement enterprise data solutions using Palantir Foundry and Microsoft Azure. You will build scalable data platforms and pipelines to convert complex data into actionable insights.

You will own end-to-end delivery, collaborate with cloud, security, and business teams, and shape data models, ontologies, and governance to ensure performance and security.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing Palantir Foundry solutions and architectures.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-based data platforms.
• Advanced SQL and Python development skills.
• Solid knowledge of data engineering, data modelling, and pipeline orchestration.
• Experience with cloud security, data governance, and enterprise system integration.
• Hands-on mindset with the ability to own technical delivery end to end.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Palantir Foundry solutions integrated with Microsoft Azure.
• Build and optimise data pipelines, transformations, and enterprise data models.
• Develop Palantir Ontologies, connecting business data, relationships, and workflows.
• Design secure data integrations ensuring scalability, performance and data quality.
• Lead technical architecture decisions and drive implementation from design through production.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, cloud engineers, and security teams.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL

Python

Data modeling

Pipeline orchestration

Cloud security

Data governance

Enterprise system integration

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical ownership

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Microsoft Azure

SQL

Python

Job description

Our global end client in Zurich is now looking to hire on a long term basis a Senior Data Engineer / Palantir Architect to design and implement enterprise data solutions using Palantir Foundry and Microsoft Azure. You will play a key role in building scalable, secure data platforms that turn complex data into actionable business insights. Excellent pay on offer for the right person.

THE ROLE

• Design and implement Palantir Foundry solutions integrated with Microsoft Azure.
• Build and optimise data pipelines, transformations, and enterprise data models.
• Develop Palantir Ontologies, connecting business data, relationships, and operational workflows.
• Design secure data integrations, ensuring scalability, performance, and data quality.
• Lead technical architecture decisions and drive implementation from design through production.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, cloud engineers, and security teams.

YOU NEED

• Proven hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry implementation and architecture.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-based data platforms.
• Advanced SQL and practical Python development skills.
• Solid knowledge of data engineering, data modelling, and pipeline orchestration.
• Experience with cloud security, data governance, and enterprise system integration.
• A hands-on mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to own technical delivery end to end.

If this sounds like your next challenge, we would love to hear from you. Join us to build modern data platforms at the intersection of enterprise architecture, cloud technology, and advanced analytics.