Senior/Lead Data & Analytics Engineer

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 within the Monetary and Economic Department, MED IT unit.

Please note that this role is offered as a three-year fixed term contract.

This role is based in Basel, Switzerland; however, thanks to our status as an international organization, we can hire globally and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities and located anywhere in the world. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate and their dependent family members.

Purpose of the job:

The mission of the BIS is to support central banks’ pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international cooperation, and to act as a bank for central banks.

The Monetary Economic Department (MED) supports this mission by gathering and analysing a large array of data and statistics on global financial systems and macro-/micro-economic activity. From this, we generate a variety of insights that are used and relied upon by central banks, financial regulatory institutions, and other stakeholders around the world. Indeed, some of the source data sets we work with and the ways in which we combine them are unique to our organisation.

But we know that our full potential is yet to be achieved. Our aim is to collect a wider variety of data and harness new technology to generate more powerful insights. This is a chance to be involved in a step change in our capability.

By joining the MED IT team, you will:

• Directly contribute to our mission as a part of a collaborative team who are solving a range of complex data and software challenges, including data management, advanced analytics, and business intelligence.
• Lead the design and delivery of data and analytics applications, platforms, interfaces, and services that support the Bank’s strategic objectives.
• Shape data-driven solutions by translating complex business needs into effective architectures, insights, and technology improvements.
• Help us explore and exploit cutting-edge technologies, including AI and Machine Learning, Lakehouse engineering, high-performance computing, Kubernetes ecosystems, and big data platforms.
• Find yourself looking outwards and collaborating; not just among the team but with expert economists, technologists, data scientists and statisticians – and counterparts in other international organisations and central banks.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Partner with MED stakeholders to define and implement the IT strategy and target architecture for statistical and analytical applications, ensuring alignment with security, IT governance, and data management standards.
• Gather business requirements and translate into IT solutions.
• Lead the design and implementation of data and analytics applications, interfaces, and services.
• Support official-statistics data collection and dissemination programmes, international data standards, particularly the Bank’s SDMx activities.
• Oversee data collection mechanisms and their alignment with data architecture, working with internal and external stakeholders to maintain data quality and accuracy.
• Apply advanced, responsible AI/ML methodologies to streamline, automate, and enhance business operations and processes (e.g., document processing, anomaly detection, forecasting).
• Provide technical guidance and end-user support, oversee production support activities, and ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Support IT project and product management, including resource planning, delivery tracking, and preparation of materials for IT steering committees.
• Maintain effective stakeholder relationships, support junior colleagues, and represent the BIS at external events when required.
• Maintain professional knowledge of data and analytics engineering, technology, regulation, and industry best practice through ongoing development and external engagement.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
• More than six years’ relevant experience, including substantial experience in data and analytics engineering or a related field.
• Experience providing general supervision and task-specific guidance to junior colleagues.
• Advanced ability to acquire, organise, protect, process, and analyse data, identifying patterns, trends, and insights to support decision‑making.
• Proficiency in querying databases, using database reporting and business intelligence tools, and working with query languages and data conversion techniques.
• Experience analysing, modelling, and documenting data flows, state changes, processes, requirements, use cases, and user stories.
• Ability to design architectures that incorporate system and service requirements and to develop software using relevant programming languages.
• Ability to plan and manage small project assignments within agreed cost, time, and quality parameters.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures in alignment with organisational strategy and objectives.
• Strong stakeholder‑management, communication, problem‑solving, and technical‑support skills.

Please note that the BIS’s corporate language is English, which is used for all internal and external communication.

Who we are:

Internationalism is at the core of our identity and the best representation of this is our workforce. With employees from over 66 countries and offices in nine locations, the BIS is a global organisation with a truly international workforce. By joining us, you will work in a unique, highly rewarding, and international work environment. We are committed to equal opportunities at the BIS and aim to build a workforce that reflects our global membership. We strive to attract the best talent and foster an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including those with a breadth of professional experience. You can discover more about our inclusive working environment here.

What the BIS offers:

We want your time at BIS to be a rewarding and career‑enriching experience. We offer an agile and flexible working environment with hybrid working opportunities including home office and working from abroad days. To support our international applicants, we offer relocation support that extends to your dependent family members. In addition, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including support for working families including childcare and education allowances (where applicable). Finally, we offer a genuinely unique international working environment, which will give you exposure to the global financial system and the opportunity to collaborate with passionate experts from all over the world.