Senior Trino Power User Analyst

EPAM Systems, Inc.; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 140.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

5 weeks vacation

ESPP

Extended pension plan

Alumni/professional certifications

Zusammenfassung

EPAM Systems, Inc. in Zurich, Switzerland is seeking a Senior Trino Power User Analyst to design, deploy and optimize Trino clusters across on-premise Kubernetes environments in a hybrid work model.

You will configure catalogs, optimize queries, and implement workload management to support large-scale analytics and diverse data sources. You will collaborate with data engineers, architects and analysts, promoting best practices for data access, security and scalable architectures, including

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in distributed data platforms or big data infrastructure.

Aufgaben

• Design, deploy and operate Trino clusters
• Configure catalogs and connectors for Hive/Iceberg/Kafka
• Tune memory/CPU/partitioning for performance
• Implement resource groups and concurrency controls
• Ensure scalability and fault tolerance of clusters
• Monitor latency and health with observability tools
• Troubleshoot query failures and contention
• Collaborate with analytics teams on best practices
• Contribute to data lakehouse architecture decisions

Kenntnisse

Trino/Presto

Kubernetes

Query optimization

Monitoring

Access control

Automation (Python/Bash)

English fluency

Tools

Hive Metastore

Iceberg

Kafka

Prometheus

Grafana

Dynatrace

Kubernetes

Jobbeschreibung

We're looking for a Senior Trino Power User Analyst to join our team in Zurich, Switzerland in a hybrid working mode. In this role, you will design, deploy and optimize Trino clusters for large-scale data environments. You will ensure high availability, performance and fault tolerance of distributed systems while enabling efficient query execution across diverse data sources. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with data engineers, architects and analysts in shaping modern data architectures, including lakehouses and federated query solutions.ResponsibilitiesDesign, deploy and operate Trino clusters in on-premise Kubernetes environmentsConfigure Trino catalogs and connectors for heterogeneous data sources such as Hive, Iceberg, Kafka and object storageOptimize query performance through tuning of memory, CPU allocation, spill strategy and partitioningImplement workload management strategies using resource groups and concurrency controlsEnsure scalability and fault tolerance of Trino clusters for critical analytics workloadsMonitor query latency, cluster performance and system health using observability toolsTroubleshoot query failures, resource contention, and system-level issuesCollaborate with analytics teams to promote best practices for efficient data accessContribute to decision-making for architecture related to data lakehouses and distributed analyticsRequirements5+ years of experience in distributed data platforms or big data infrastructureHands-on experience with deploying and operating Trino or Presto clustersProficiency with Kubernetes and containerized workloadsExperience integrating data sources such as Hive Metastore, Iceberg tables and KafkaStrong background in distributed query optimization and performance tuningKnowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or DynatraceFamiliarity with security and access control mechanisms (LDAP, Kerberos, RBAC)Strong understanding of Trino architecture including coordinator/worker roles, query planning and resource groupsScripting skills in Python or Bash for automation tasksExcellent communication skills, with fluency in English, knowledge of German is a plusWe offer5 weeks of vacationEPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)Enhanced parental leaveExtended pension planDaily sickness allowance insuranceEmployee assistance programGlobal business travel medical and accident insuranceLearning 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