Job Overview
Senior Data Engineer – Investment Data & Analytics team, Zurich Insurance Group (ServiZurich) – Barcelona, Spain.
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical development and continuous improvement of our Databricks‑based data warehouse and data management platform.
- Design and build robust, scalable data architectures.
- Create and maintain automated ETL/ELT pipelines to ensure seamless data integration from diverse internal and external sources.
- Monitor system performance, proactively identify and resolve bottlenecks to drive performance and optimize costs.
- Collaborate closely with data scientists and analysts across ZIAG to enable advanced analytics, reporting and AI/ML initiatives.
- Implement and uphold strong data access controls, validation tools and auditing capabilities to ensure data quality and compliance.
- Work alongside experts in multiple technological domains.

Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, data science or related field.
- At least 4 years of experience as a data engineer,



data architect or similar role – preferably at a financial service, asset management or real‑estate company.
- Practical experience working with Databricks or a comparable data intelligence platform.
- Hands‑on skills in Python and SQL; experience with Spark is a plus.
- Experience with Azure cloud environments, data modelling and creating data ontology/semantics for AI agents.
- Knowledge of investment, financial market and/or real‑estate data is highly valued.
- Excellent command of English; German language skills are a plus.

Key Competencies
- Detail‑oriented with strong analytical skills.
- Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to make sound decisions.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects effectively.

Benefits
- Competitive salary and yearly bonus.
- Hybrid working model; support for home‑office setup (over €300 grant and monthly all

📌 Senior Data Engineer at Zurich Insurance (Barcelona)
🏢 Zurich Insurance
📍 Barcelona