Job Detail

At Open Systems we have set our sights on an ambitious goal: we want to make the internet a safer place for our customers. Well-known enterprises, institutions and NGOs rely on the Mission Control Security Services from Open Systems AG to sustainably secure the worldwide availability and operational stability of their ICT infrastructure. These services are monitored and controlled around the clock in over 180 countries.

Data Engineer (80-100%)

Join our enthusiastic team of data platform engineers and face the challenge to expand Open Systems unified data platform. As a Senior Data Engineer you will be part of the core team of Open Systems processing structured and unstructured data of more than 6000 devices deployed across the planet. Together with service engineers and product owners you will discuss, shape, specify and implement solutions that ease the operation of more than 6000 global devices, and provide intelligent insights into security-relevant data and processes.

What we expect from you:

• You are not afraid of Big Data, cloud infrastructure and distributed systems.


• You are interested to work with technologies like Kafka, ELK stack, Hadoop, Apache Spark, Hive, Airflow, RDBMS, NoSQL, DevOps or Kubernetes.


• You have a passion for sustainable software development and you gathered experiences in other technical positions already.


• Knowledge in Python, Go or Scala complete your profile.


• ETH, university or FH degree in Computer Science


• Fluency in English and preferably German

Furthermore, we expect basic knowledge and a high motivation to participate a coached training program in these areas:

• Knowledge of Linux operating systems


• Understanding networking in general and the major internet protocols


• Knowledge of network security concepts and practices

You will join one of our small development teams that works with agile methods. The team will rely on you to focus on its goals and efforts as a team player while being able to work independently. At Open Systems we are passionate about what we do. We work in an environment in which innovative solutions, rapid development times, creativity and open communication are practiced and continuously fostered. The pursuit of technical advancement is at the center of our attention. You will be based at our office in Zurich (CH) and will get the opportunity to work out of our office in Redwood City (US) for a few months. As part of the Mission Control team, you share operational duties with your colleagues.

We look forward to receiving your complete online application (letter of motivation, CV, diplomas/reference letters/transcript of records. Compress your application into two attachments). For further questions and inquiries about applications, please feel free to contact Helena Grimm at +41 58 100 10 10.