Career Opportunity: Solutions Architect & Developer
Switch, with a team of around 180 employees, supports universities, research institutions, and critical infrastructure organizations across Switzerland as they navigate the transition to a secure and trustworthy digital age. Through innovative IT services, secure infrastructures, expert consultation, and the networking of specialized communities, we empower our customers to effectively utilize the opportunities presented by digitization.
Within our Data Circle, comprising four dedicated individuals, we focus on building data infrastructures and services that bolster projects aimed at enhancing research and education in Switzerland and Europe.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect & Developer with a robust background in creating data solutions based on metadata and data warehouses. This exciting project-based role spans 34 months, requiring an individual with deep technical expertise, initiative, and a collaborative spirit to work closely with our team and project partners, ensuring seamless and reliable continuous delivery.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Lead the design of a unified metadata schema based on various existing schemas and establish a metadata warehouse with extensible plugins to support AI-driven discovery.
- Co-develop advanced search features such as indexing, vector, and graph search, as well as LLM/RAG-based approaches in collaboration with project partners.
- Integrate FAIR metadata assessment tools and create a user-friendly interface connected to the metadata warehouse.
- Contribute to the overall system architecture and support the Data Team with data pipelines, harvesting, knowledge graphs, and code quality.
What You Bring
- Expertise in data and metadata.
- Extensive experience with relational databases and data warehouses (data modeling, normalization, SQL).
- Solid background in metadata harvesting, transformation, and storage.
- Familiarity with metadata standards (e.g., Dublin Core) and various data formats (JSON, XML, CSV).
- Experience in designing and managing complex metadata structures, including versioning.
- Expertise in search and discovery technologies.
- Practical experience with vector databases (e.g., embeddings, index search), graph databases (e.g., SPARQL), and recommendation engines (e.g., OpenSearch).
Helpful Technical Knowledge
- Proficient in programming (Python, JavaScript) and DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines).
- Basic knowledge of modern UI frameworks (e.g., React, TypeScript).
Mindset & Interests
- Strong interest in AI-driven technologies (e.g., LLMs).
- Motivation to support Open Science and contribute to the advancement of research.
What You Should Know About Us
- Join an innovative team engaged in a collaborative European project setup, working with multiple partners from various countries while contributing to local initiatives to advance research in Switzerland.
- Utilize cutting-edge technologies, including AI technologies and Knowledge Graphs.
- This is a project-based employment opportunity lasting approximately 34 months.
- We offer attractive work arrangements featuring flexible working hours, remote work options, overtime compensation, and more.
- The primary company languages are German and English, with project communication mainly in English. We provide support to enhance employees' proficiency in German and/or French.
- Our offices are located in the heart of Zurich and at the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne.
- Switch values diversity and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds and lifestyles. We do not discriminate based on gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, pregnancy status, or any other differences.
- If you have a disability, please inform us on how we can improve the interview process for you; we are happy to accommodate!
Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.