Thun
Senior Data Scientist C5I
- 06 October 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Intermediate)
- Thun
About the job
Around 3000 employees of RUAG and RUAG Real Estate make a significant contribution to the security of Switzerland every day. They ensure that the Swiss Army as well as other operational and security organisations can fully perform their tasks at any time.Senior Data Scientist C5I
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Thun
What you can achieve
- Design and implementation of scalable data architectures and data models for complex use cases
- Building, further development and operation of data pipelines for structured and unstructured data
- Development of suitable solutions for data storage, data integration as well as batch and streaming processing
- Building semantic data models as well as developing and using ontologies and knowledge graphs
- Application of AI and machine learning methods to analyse data and develop data-driven solutions
- Integration of data and ML solutions into existing software and system landscapes via APIs and services
- Collaboration in the areas of data governance, data lifecycle management and auditing
- Management of security, access and authorisation concepts for data, platforms and data science environments
What you bring with you
- Completed education in data science, computer science or a comparable field; alternatively career changers with comparable practical experience
- Several years of experience in building and implementing complex data-driven solutions
- Sound knowledge of relational databases, object stores and vector databases
- Very good knowledge in data engineering, especially in data modelling, data pipelines, storage technologies and streaming
- Solid understanding of Kubernetes-based environments and enterprise storage, especially NetApp
- Independent, analytical and solution-oriented working style
- Fluent German skills; English skills (level B2) are an advantage
- Military career as a senior non-commissioned officer or officer is an advantage
Do you not meet all the requirements one hundred percent? Apply anyway. We are always looking for talented and motivated people who want to enrich our team. We place great value on diversity and equal opportunities and our goal is to build a diverse team where everyone can fully develop their personal strengths. We especially encourage all people, regardless of gender, who may have concerns about taking a position in a military-related environment, to apply.
About the division
The Business Area C5I of RUAG MRO Holding AG supports the Swiss Army in the implementation of ICT projects with a specific focus on the Cyber Command. This is your chance to contribute to highly secure and sovereign IT systems. Over the past eight years, we have grown from a small "start-up" with zero employees to over 260 employees and offer a unique, dynamic environment. Here you can work at the forefront of the digitalisation of the Swiss Army. Do you want to contribute to the security policy environment? Then you are exactly right with us. We work agilely and consistently follow the DevSecOps model. With the C5I Campus, we have created an innovation space for highly secure IT systems and offer very attractive workplaces. For technical information, Gregor Kurth, Vice President Artificial Intelligence C5I, is happy to assist you: Tel. +41 79 415 55 59 | Email gregor.kurth@ruag.ch
Your benefits
Salary and benefits
We place great importance on our employees finding a healthy balance between work and private life. Therefore, among other things, we offer flexible working hours and home office options.
We offer you a performance-oriented and market-appropriate salary, 13 monthly salaries as well as generous bonuses and allowances. Together with other benefits, this results in an attractive overall package.
Flexible working
Discounts
At RUAG, you benefit from discounts in the areas of mobility and catering. In addition, you benefit from attractive offers on our benefit portal and have fleet discounts with various renowned car brands.
Advancement and training opportunities
It is important to us to promote and develop the potential of our employees. Through training, courses and further education, we support them in continuously expanding their skills to achieve their professional goals.
Leisure activities
Our employees are close to our hearts. That is why we give them a day off on their birthday, offer a diverse sports programme and the possibility to take additional days off with a salary deduction in addition to the annual holiday entitlement.
Your contact person
Frank Haugwitz
Director Sourcing C5I-Campus
recruiting-c5i@ruag.ch