Infrastructure Engineer (hybrid)

Overview We, in the Data Platforms Reliability Engineering & Operations team, are searching for an enthusiastic Infrastructure Engineer who is ready for an exciting career.

This job is with Swiss Re, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

About The Team Our team focuses on the reliability engineering of Swiss Re's data platform (Stargate), which holds more than 9 petabytes of data. Our systems process hundreds of billions of rows daily and consume multiple terabytes from other data-source systems. Our mission is to optimize data ingestion, Big Data and AI pipelines, improving reliability and performance, while guiding thousands of customers on how to make the best use of these capabilities to drive better business decisions.

The team is composed of individuals from diverse backgrounds, from core Java Netty contributors to PhDs in Mathematics. We value a wide range of technical knowledge in high-performance computing to stay strong and effective.

We reserve time for studying, building knowledge, attending conferences, and organizing upskilling sessions. We also work on internal Swiss Re projects and innovation projects / hackathons to learn new methodologies and gain fresh experience.

The ideal candidate will eventually take full responsibility and leadership of the infrastructure tasks in the team, potentially including people management, ensuring our infrastructure systems are efficiently tuned to their needs.

About The Role The team participates in a variety of initiatives. Among the ones the candidate will work on are :

Architecting, optimizing and configuring terabyte-scale ingestions in a day-to-day basis. Stargate is a polyglot platform running on a multi-cloud environment, ready to consume data from sources including REST endpoints, Azure Blob Storage or billion-row relational databases. You will create and maintain VMs and deployments to keep these processes within business expectations, delivering resilient infrastructure while using a FinOps hat.

Designing, implementing and maintaining network infrastructure to handle terabytes of daily traffic efficiently. You will collaborate with dedicated network teams, collect metrics, and make data-driven decisions to improve Platform User Experience globally.

Extending and improving Immutable Infrastructure used to ingest thousands of data sources daily in a multi-cloud environment. You will work on improving ingestion infrastructure resilience, avoiding configuration drifts and reducing maintenance windows, ensuring cloud provisioning and configuration are efficient.

Promoting, implementing and aiding internal customers with their ingestions. The team mentors various integration scenarios based on multiple customer requirements, engaging with internal clients and helping them find the best method to materialize their business requirements during L3 operations.

About You Nobody is perfect and meets 100% of the requirements. If you meet some criteria and are passionate about global-scale infrastructure engineering, we will be happy to meet you.

To be successful, you ideally have these technical skills and knowledge :

Degree in Computer Science / Engineering or proven track record in the field.

Knowledge of Python and bash scripting.

Deep knowledge of Linux administration, cloud infrastructure, networking and DevOps topics (e.g., network connectivity, firewall, OS security patches, memory usage).

AWS / Azure certificates, ideally Architect level.

Experience leading technical teams and mentoring other team members.

If you also have the following experiences, it is a huge plus :

Kernel performance engineering

Big Data technologies and related algorithms

Database tuning

Role and Compensation For Spain the base salary range for this position is between EUR 41,000 and EUR 69,000 (full-time). The specific salary offered considers the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role, and the applicant's profile including education / qualifications, expertise, skills and experience.

In addition to base salary, Swiss Re offers a performance-based variable compensation component and a range of global and location-specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

About Swiss Re Swiss Re is a leading provider of reinsurance, insurance and other risk