Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself
We are part of Erste Group – the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.
Work hands-on with the Databricks platform, PySpark, and Delta Lake to build and optimize data solutions.
Manage, operate, and continuously improve a centralized data ingestion framework.
Design, build, and maintain data ingestion pipelines end-to-end.
Troubleshoot and resolve data quality incidents in collaboration with data consumers and stakeholders.
Develop and implement data quality frameworks and monitoring solutions.
Expand platform capabilities by evaluating, testing, and adopting new Databricks features.
Contribute to infrastructure-as-code practices and CI/CD pipeline improvements.
Mentor junior team members and support knowledge sharing within the team.
2–5 years of experience in data engineering or a similar role.
Solid hands-on experience with SQL and Python for data processing, transformation, and analysis.
Practical experience with Databricks and/or PySpark (Delta Lake, Spark SQL, structured streaming).
Good understanding of data ingestion patterns, ETL/ELT processes, and data modeling fundamentals.
Experience with software engineering best practices version control (Git), code reviews, CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably MS Azure.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Clear verbal and written communication; ability to interact with both technical and business stakeholders.
Systematic, collaborative approach with a continuous learning mindset.
Solid documentation practices.
Not mandatory but beneficial: experience with HashiCorp Terraform, DataOps/MLOps practices, Unity Catalog, workflow orchestration tools.
Language skills: English professional proficiency; German is a plus.
Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented and passionate community at Erste.
Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions and get involved in projects. Numerous interest groups invite you to engage with a topic.
Health Centre – The Erste Campus operates a fully equipped health center that offers all employees a high standard of medical services during working hours.
Employee benefits – Benefit from special conditions for financial services and insurances, supermarkets, clothing stores and many more.
Employee Referral Program – Become a talent scout for career opportunities in IT. We are rewarding every successful referral for Erste Digital.
A competitive and performance-related salary dependent on your professional and personal qualifications is granted - the minimum wage for this position in accordance with the respective collective agreement is EUR 52.136,- gross per year. But this is just a formality, we are more than happy to discuss your actual expectations.
Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.
Founded as “Erste oesterreichische Spar-Casse” in 1819, we are now one of the leading financial institutes in Central and Eastern Europe.
As the leading institute of the Austrian savings banks, we are one of the country’s biggest banking groups, with regional savings banks. As Erste Group, we are present in the banking markets of 7 countries in the CEE region. That’s how we can apply local knowledge to servicing to more than 16 million customers. We provide financing to families for their living space and help entrepreneurs with their plans as well as founders taking their first step towards independence.
A career that helps you progress, and a role with responsibility.
In a changing world, people need orientation. Occupations with perspectives. Assignments that make sense. And people who think ahead. Working at Erste Bank means shaping one´s own career, taking on personal responsibility and learning from setbacks.
As an Erste Bank employee, you are not only working in the banking business. Working at Erste Bank means creating products that are ahead of the times. Developing services that bring advances for our customers. Identifying markets that others haven’t recognized yet. Our company is among the best employers in the country. We take work-life balance seriously and have created a completely new work environment at Erste Campus, our head office.
Excellence is only possible when employees with personality, talent and experience come together. That’s why we assign as much responsibility to our employees and seek to hire people who contribute to making us what we war: Austria’s most modern bank.
Imprint: https://www.erstegroup.com/en/imprint
