Data Platform Engineer 80-100%

per December 2026 or by arrangement Actively help shape the data and integration platforms of Universitätsspital Zürich and create the technological foundation for the digital hospital of the future. In the Data & Integration Platform Team, you develop and operate the Data Platform of Platforms (DPoP) as well as the Integration Platform and ensure its secure, stable, and scalable operation for Data and API Engineers. Your main tasks: Construction, operation and continuous further development of the Data Platform of Platforms (DPoP) and Integration Platform (MuleSoft Anlypoint Platform) on a private VMware-vSphere infrastructure; Construction, operation and further development of the DevSecOps stack and its integration into the platforms; Further development of platform, deployment and operating processes with a focus on automation, stability and scalability; Ensuring platform security, performance, observability and service levels using modern DevOps and monitoring tools; Close cooperation with Platform Engineers, Data Engineers, API Engineers and product teams as well as support with onboarding and the respective user groups. Your profile: University or technical college degree in computer science, business informatics, medical informatics or comparable training; Several years of experience in the construction, operation and further development of data platforms, platform services or data-intensive infrastructures; Sound experience with SQL-Server as well as in-depth knowledge in database operation, performance tuning and platform administration; Experience with modern data stack and platform technologies such as Airflow, Trino/Starburst, Spark, DataHub, Power BI or comparable solutions; Good knowledge of Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, CI/CD and DevOps tooling such as GitLab, ArgoCD, Vault, Grafana or Prometheus; Structured, communicative and solution-oriented personality with high personal responsibility and a strong quality and security awareness as well as familiarity with agile working methods; Very good German and English skills. Our offer: With us, you take on an important role in the construction and further development of our Data Platform of Platforms (DPoP) and Integration Platform and actively shape the future data landscape towards the -Digital Hospital-. You can expect a motivated, interdisciplinary team with flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths and a lot of creative freedom. You work with modern platform technologies and have the opportunity to sustainably help shape technical standards, operating models and platform capabilities. Flexible working models, home office options as well as an environment that focuses on cooperation, personal responsibility and continuous further development round off our offer. Further information: For further information, Philipp Klein, People Lead Engineers and Michael Wyss, Product Owner Data & Integration Platform are happy to assist you (USZVLDiDipHiring@usz.ch).