Technical Lead Data Engineer
Technical Lead Data Engineer
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Job Description
Role in Barcelona onsite 3 days at the office and 2 days at home
Introduction to role
AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the worlds most serious diseases. At AstraZeneca were proud to have a workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here you would express diverse perspectives contribute to an energized environment and provide creative ideas and be rewarded for this.
As a Technical Lead in the Drug Development Data Platform (3DP) you will manage a global team of fullstack data engineers and support solution development provide technical leadership and take responsibility for delivery. This is a businessfacing role and your communication and technical skills are equally important; you will be setting expectations reporting progress and managing relationships with senior stakeholders.
You will have a broad range of knowledge and experience across data & analytics. You will work almost exclusively on our AWS data platform. You will join a team that has delivered cloud solutions such as the development of autoscaling containerized ETL. Similarly we have built an automated ETL test harness which integrates with our evolving CI/CD processes.
Youll be part of a team of engineers who work closely with IT colleagues across the world in Mexico Spain India and the UK. You would be the technical point of reference in the team and need a collaborative delivery approach to be successful. We prefer to use Agile but choose the appropriate approach for the team and stakeholders. You will provide technical leadership throughout our software development lifecycle from the initial development of a technical design based on a blueprint right through to hypercare.
Accountabilities
Manage a global team of fullstack data engineers
Support solution development and provide technical leadership
Set expectations report progress and manage relationships with senior stakeholders
Work almost exclusively on our AWS data platform
Deliver cloud solutions such as autoscaling containerized ETL
Build automated ETL test harnesses integrating with CI/CD processes
Collaborate with IT colleagues across multiple global locations
Provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle
Essential Skills/Experience
Good experience of big data ETL & cloud techniques and tools (we currently use AWSbased Python Terraform Glue S3 SQS)
Experience of triaging and addressing tickets via ServiceNow
Experience working in and leading a global team handling teamrelated tasks and management activities
Experience working in the DevOps lifecycle
Ability to liaise with and build strong relationships with business colleagues
Ability to design and document development best practices
Strong analytical and data manipulation ability
Experience of technical leadership in data and analytics
Great interpersonal skills & a collaborative approach to delivery
Desirable Skills/Experience
Experience of Agile practices using tools such as Jira
Experience of Java and PostgreSQL
Experience of Snowflake DBT Redshift (inc. Spectrum) and Aurora
Experience of visualization technologies (we are focused on Power BI)
At AstraZeneca we are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth for AstraZeneca and to make peoples lives better. It pushes us to keep building on our foundations and progressing as we turn our evergrowing and increasingly complex pipeline from molecule to medicine. Be part of evolving how we work with Lean cuttingedge science digitalization and sustainable practices.
Ready to make a difference Apply now!
Date Posted
06may2025Closing Date
30may2025AstraZeneca 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
