Senior Data Integration Engineer – Snowflake & Apache Iceberg

m/f/d, Bern

Job profile (U12C8B)

IT - Software Engineering
Bern
Contracting
Part Time, 80-100%
ASAP - 3-4 months
Snowflake, CDC, Apache

For our client in Bern (Switzerland), we are looking for a Senior Data Engineer – Snowflake & Apache Iceberg (Fully Remote within Europe or UK possible).

The objective of the project is to build a complete, reliable and production-ready CDC solution to synchronise data from TigerData to Snowflake based on Apache Iceberg.

The solution should achieve a level of reliability, transparency and operational stability comparable to the existing CDC processes based on Fivetran HVR.

Your tasks:

Analyse and evaluate the CDC approach provided by TigerData based on Apache Iceberg
Define and design a suitable target architecture for continuous data synchronisation from TigerData to Snowflake
Configure and optimise Snowflake for processing data provided through Apache Iceberg
Design and implement the required Apache Iceberg components and data structures
Ensure reliable processing of inserts, updates and deletes
Address schema evolution, data consistency, data latency, recovery and reconciliation
Establish monitoring, logging and error-handling mechanisms to ensure stable production operations
Coordinate technical activities with TigerData and, where required, directly with Snowflake
Support the implementation, validation and production rollout of the end-to-end solution
Document the technical architecture and facilitate knowledge transfer to the internal team

Your profile:

Several years of hands-on experience in designing and implementing data integration and replication solutions
Strong knowledge of Snowflake, supported by practical project experience
Proven hands-on project experience with Apache Iceberg
Solid understanding of Change Data Capture (CDC), data replication, and streaming or synchronisation methods
Experience in building and operating production-ready CDC and data integration platforms
Knowledge of schema evolution, data consistency, recovery, reconciliation, monitoring and error handling
Experience integrating different data platforms and building robust end-to-end data pipelines
Ability to analyse and drive technical solutions in collaboration with software vendors and internal stakeholders
Independent, structured and solution-oriented working approach
Experience with Fivetran HVR or comparable CDC and data replication solutions is an advantage
Experience integrating time-series databases or related data platforms is an advantage
Fluent in Englisch or German