Consultant - Data Engineer
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Job Title: Consultant Data Engineer
Career Level: C3
Introduction to role:
Are you ready to disrupt an industry and change lives At AstraZeneca we are a global innovationdriven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery development and commercialization of lifechanging medicines. With operations in over 100 countries and headquartered in the United Kingdom we pride ourselves on fostering a unique workplace culture that encourages innovation and collaboration. Join our Commercial IT Data Analytics & AI (DAAI) team as a Data Engineer and play a pivotal role in enhancing our data platforms built on AWS services. Located at Chennai GITC youll design and implement efficient data products collaborate with experienced engineers and support our data platform initiatives. Are you passionate about leveraging technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives
Accountabilities:
As the Data Engineer your key accountabilities will include:
Technical Expertise:
Design develop and implement scalable processes to extract transform and load data from various sources into data warehouses.
Demonstrate expert understanding of the application development processes of AstraZenecas implementation of the data product.
Design manage and finetune SQL queries and procedures to achieve optimal performance and scalability.
Work on JIRAs and provide support on production issues and enhancements whenever required.
2. Quality Engineering Standards:
Monitor and optimize data pipelines troubleshoot and resolve any issues that may arise during data processing.
Maintain quality standards in design code and data models ensuring thorough reviews at each stage of the development life cycle.
Provide detailed analysis and documentation of processes and flows where necessary.
3. Collaboration:
Work closely with data engineers to understand data sources transformations and dependencies thoroughly.
Collaborate with crossfunctional teams including Product Owners Business Analysts and CriticalOps teams to ensure seamless data integration and reliability.
4. Innovation and Process Improvement:
Drive the adoption of new technologies and tools to improve data engineering processes and efficiency.
Recommend and implement enhancements to improve reliability efficiency and quality of data processing pipelines.
Essential Skills/Experience:
Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
Skills and Experience:
Strong experience with SQL warehousing and building ETL pipelines (Snaplogic Informatica).
Proficient in working with columnlevel databases like Redshift Cassandra BigQuery.
Solid understanding of data modeling ETL processes and data warehousing concepts.
Deep SQL knowledge to write complex queries for data extraction transformation and reporting.
Excellent communication with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Knowledge of database design principles data modeling and the ability to translate business requirements into database structures.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and deliver solutions in complex data environments.
Experienced in Agile Development techniques and methodologies.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
Experience with Databricks/Snowflake.
Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python.
Experience with reporting tools like PowerBI.
Prior significant experience working in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare industry IT environments.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire lifechanging medicines. Inperson working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
At AstraZeneca our work has a direct impact on patients by transforming our ability to develop lifechanging medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak by combining cuttingedge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. With a passion for impacting lives through data analytics AI machine learning and more we are at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and dataled enterprise. Here you can innovate take ownership experiment with leadingedge technology and tackle challenges that might never have been addressed before. Join us in driving crosscompany change to disrupt the entire industry!
Ready to make a difference Apply now to join AstraZenecas dynamic team!
Date Posted
08May2025Closing Date
07Jun2025AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds with as wide a range of perspectives as possible and harnessing industryleading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Required Experience:
Contract
Employment Type
Full-Time
