Senior Data Engineer
amgen
Job Description
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Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to support structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data processing across the Enterprise Data Engineering for Biotech or Pharma functional knowledge of R&D.
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Implement real-time and batch data processing solutions, integrating data from multiple sources into a unified, governed data fabric architecture.
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Optimize big data processing frameworks using Apache Spark, Hadoop, or similar distributed computing technologies to ensure high availability and cost efficiency.
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Work with metadata management and data lineage tracking tools to enable enterprise-wide data discovery and governance.
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Ensure data security, compliance, and role-based access control (RBAC) across data environments.
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Optimize query performance, indexing strategies, partitioning, and caching for large-scale data sets.
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Develop CI/CD pipelines for automated data pipeline deployments, version control, and monitoring.
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Implement data virtualization techniques to provide seamless access to data across multiple storage systems.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data architects, business analysts, and DevOps teams, to align data engineering strategies with enterprise goals.
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Stay up to date with emerging data technologies and best practices, ensuring continuous improvement of Enterprise Data Fabric architectures.
Must-Have Skills:
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Hands-on experience in data engineering technologies such as Databricks, PySpark, SparkSQL Apache Spark, AWS, Python, SQL, and Scaled Agile methodologies.
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Proficiency in workflow orchestration, performance tuning on big data processing.
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Strong understanding of AWS services
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Experience with Data Fabric, Data Mesh, or similar enterprise-wide data architectures.
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Ability to quickly learn, adapt and apply new technologies
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Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
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Excellent communication and teamwork skills
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Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Agile delivery practices, and DevOps practices.
Good-to-Have Skills:
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Good to have deep expertise in Biotech & Pharma industries
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Experience in writing APIs to make the data available to the consumers
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Experienced with SQL/NOSQL database, vector database for large language models
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Experienced with data modeling and performance tuning for both OLAP and OLTP databases
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Experienced with software engineering best-practices, including but not limited to version control (Git, Subversion, etc.), CI/CD (Jenkins, Maven etc.), automated unit testing, and Dev Ops
Education and Professional Certifications
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Master’s degree and 3 to 4 + years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience
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Bachelor’s degree and 5 to 8 + years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience
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AWS Certified Data Engineer preferred
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Databricks Certificate preferred
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Scaled Agile SAFe certification preferred
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