Consultant - Data Engineering

Job Title: Consultant - Data Engineering

Career Level - C3

Introduction to role

Are you ready to disrupt an industry and change lives? Join us at AstraZeneca as a Consultant in Data Engineering, where your work will have a direct impact on patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working, combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Be part of a dynamic and challenging environment where you can innovate, take ownership, and run with it.

Accountabilities

- Good knowledge & experience in end-to-end Software Lifecycle management & Service delivery
- Experience in IT Service Management - Change, Release, Incident, and Problem Management processes
- Interact with business users, understand requirements, and convert them into technical designs
- Be part of a truly Agile and DevOps team providing data engineering support across the EU IT portfolio
- Exposure to platforms observability & service health monitoring tools
- Collaborate with different cross-functional IT teams to maintain and deliver solutions using technology
- Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, prioritization, and sprint review activities
- Exposure to code assurance, Unit and System Integration Testing, Data testing, release management control, and support of UAT processes
- Promote and embed CI/CD to improve the software development process and transform the IT system estate into an ecosystem that delivers great user experiences and excellent IT service to the business
- Assist the delivery and Platform Lead with regular application performance metrics, health, scorecards, and analysis reports

Essential Skills/Experience

- Experience developing data solutions in Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, Python/pyspark, SQL, and AWS Services (like S3, Lambda, Glue)
- Experience working in software engineering CI/CD processes, with experience in the design and implementation of applications build, release, deployment, containerization, and configuration control management
- Excellent SQL coding skills
- Exposure to Data Modelling skills (RDBMS concepts, Normalization, dimensional modelling, star/snowflake schema etc.)
- Experience in scripting using Python, Unix etc.
- Experience working with JIRA, Service Now, and Automated Testing tools (Jenkins, Bamboo, JIRA, Confluence, CI CD tools - Ansible, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with an orchestration capability like Airflow
- Experience working with a range of BI & analytics architectures including traditional data warehousing, visualization, analytics
- Experience and familiarity with data modelling (entity relationship diagrams, conceptual models, logical models, star schemas, third normal form)
- Experience delivering data & analytics solutions using different delivery methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall)
- Familiar with one or more data visualization tools (Power BI)
- Experience working in a globally distributed team of 10-to-15-members
- Complex problem-solving capability and ever-improvement approach
- Must be analytic, creative and self-motivated
- Willing to work in a cross-cultural environment
- Ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team to achieve objectives
- Excellent communication & documentation skills
- Eager to learn and develop new tech skills as required

Desirable Skills/Experience

- Domain knowledge (processes & data): Pharma Compliance, Regulatory Reporting etc.
- Snaplogic, React, API knowledge is advantageous
- Stakeholders Engagement
- Good storytelling capability
- People/Process Management skills
- Proficient in communicating with business stakeholders
- ITSM knowledge preferred
- Preferable Educational background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent
- Preferable industry: IT
- OVERALL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 7+ years of overall experience and 2+ years of Snowflake and AWS

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're 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, we are specialists who are passionate about patients. A curiosity to learn, grow and develop is at the heart of what we do. We are invested in recognizing, coaching and motivating you. Here, your personal and professional journey is filled with unlimited potential.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now!

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AstraZeneca 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 industry-leading 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 non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.