Senior Trino Power User Analyst

Salary: CHF 120'000 - 150'000 per year

Requirements:

5+ years of experience in distributed data platforms or big data infrastructure

Hands-on experience with deploying and operating Trino or Presto clusters

Proficiency with Kubernetes and containerized workloads

Experience integrating data sources such as Hive Metastore, Iceberg tables and Kafka

Strong background in distributed query optimization and performance tuning

Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana or Dynatrace

Familiarity with security and access control mechanisms (LDAP, Kerberos, RBAC)

Strong understanding of Trino architecture including coordinator/worker roles, query planning and resource groups

Scripting skills in Python or Bash for automation tasks

Excellent communication skills, with fluency in English, knowledge of German is a plus

Responsibilities:

Design, deploy and operate Trino clusters in on-premise Kubernetes environments

Configure Trino catalogs and connectors for heterogeneous data sources such as Hive, Iceberg, Kafka and object storage

Optimize query performance through tuning of memory, CPU allocation, spill strategy and partitioning

Implement workload management strategies using resource groups and concurrency controls

Ensure scalability and fault tolerance of Trino clusters for critical analytics workloads

Monitor query latency, cluster performance and system health using observability tools

Troubleshoot query failures, resource contention, and system-level issues

Collaborate with analytics teams to promote best practices for efficient data access

Contribute to decision-making for architecture related to data lakehouses and distributed analytics

Technologies:

Big Data

Bash

Dynatrace

Grafana

Hive

Kafka

Kubernetes

LDAP

Prometheus

Python

RBAC

Security

More:

We are looking for a Senior Trino Power User Analyst to join our team in Zurich, Switzerland in a hybrid working mode. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with data engineers, architects and analysts in shaping modern data architectures, including lakehouses and federated query solutions.

We offer/Benefits

- 5 weeks of vacation

- EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

- Enhanced parental leave

- Extended pension plan

- Daily sickness allowance insurance

- Employee assistance program

- Global business travel medical and accident insurance

- Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses

*All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements

- Please note that any offers will be subject to appropriate background checks

- We do not accept CVs from recruiting or staffing agencies

- For this position, we are able to consider applications from the following:

- Swiss nationals

- EU/EFTA nationals

- Third-country nationals based in Switzerland with an appropriate work permit

- Displaced people from Ukraine who are currently in Switzerland and hold, or have already applied for, S permits

last updated 43 week of 2026