Austrian universal bank modernizing data infrastructure for regulatory compliance and growth
Volksbank is a 1,000–5,000-person Austrian universal bank undergoing a significant data infrastructure migration from legacy DWH to cloud, adopting Microsoft Fabric and Databricks alongside existing SQL Server and Azure analytics tools. The hiring mix—sales-heavy (10 roles) with embedded data (4) and finance (7) teams—reflects a dual push: expanding advisory capacity for corporate clients while rebuilding backend data pipelines to support BCBS 239 risk compliance and reporting at scale.
Volksbank is Austria's largest cooperative bank network, serving entrepreneurs and mid-market businesses across the country for over 170 years. The bank operates as a universal retail and corporate lender with a focus on relationship-based advisory and digital delivery (video consultation alongside in-branch). Core operations span lending, deposits, wealth advisory, and risk management. Current strategic priorities include launching a new business center for corporate clients, optimizing customer service workflows, and modernizing the data platform to meet regulatory reporting obligations and enable faster business intelligence cycles.
SQL Server, SQL, PL/SQL, Apache Spark, dbt, Power BI, Exasol, Azure Synapse, and Azure Data Factory. The bank is actively adopting Microsoft Fabric and Databricks for cloud-native analytics.
Cloud migration of legacy data warehouse, design of Microsoft Fabric and Databricks architectures, BCBS 239 risk compliance validation, Power BI reporting solutions, dbt data modeling, and launch of a new business center for corporate clients.
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