# Senior Platform Engineer at Bank for International Settlements – BIS

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- **Company:** Bank for International Settlements – BIS (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/bank-for-international-settlements-bis)
- **Location:** Switzerland
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Cloudera, Elastic Stack, Dataiku, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Linux, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Azure AD, OpenTelemetry, Containerization, Hybrid cloud
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-08-06
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-08-07
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://bis.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/BIS-Headquarters-Basel/Senior-Platform-Engineer_JR100411 (the employer's own application page)
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## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and maintain secure, resilient enterprise platforms (Cloudera/Hadoop ecosystem, Kafka, Apache NiFi; Elastic Stack; Dataiku) that support the Bank's data infrastructure.
- Lead platform modernization: hybrid cloud integration, containerization, and adoption of emerging technologies.
- Drive automation and standardization using Ansible, Terraform, Puppet and build CI/CD pipelines for provisioning and lifecycle management.
- Implement monitoring and observability (Cloudera Manager, Elastic Monitoring, OpenTelemetry); centralize logs and runbooks; ensure SLAs and operational excellence.
- Act as technical authority and mentor: advise teams, resolve complex incidents, and align platform capabilities with business needs.
- Ensure security, compliance, and audit readiness across platforms and manage identity integrations (AD/Azure AD).

Requirements:
- Proven experience in platform engineering, cluster management, and big-data platforms (Cloudera, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop) and/or Elastic Stack and Dataiku.
- Hands-on knowledge of automation/configuration tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet) and CI/CD practices.
- Strong Linux/system administration skills and experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes/OpenShift).
- Experience with monitoring, observability, logging, and performance tuning; familiarity with cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP) and hybrid-cloud patterns.
- Understanding of security, governance, identity integration, and compliance in enterprise environments.
- Excellent collaboration, communication, and leadership skills; ability to produce operational documentation and runbooks.

## Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and high-performing enterprise platforms that power the Bank's data infrastructure. Lead modernization and automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency while ensuring compliance with security and governance standards.

## Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or engineering, along with proven experience in platform engineering and cluster management. Proficiency in automation tools, CI/CD pipelines, and big data technologies is essential for this role.

## FAQ

- **Is this Senior Platform Engineer role still open?** It was posted on 2026-08-06. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Bank for International Settlements – BIS's site before applying.
- **Does Bank for International Settlements – BIS offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Bank for International Settlements – BIS's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Switzerland. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Cloudera, Elastic Stack, Dataiku, Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Linux, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Azure AD, OpenTelemetry, Containerization, Hybrid cloud.

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