Consultant - Data Engineer

Job Title: Consultant - Data Engineer

Career Level - C2

Introduction to role:

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. The Science & Enabling Units IT is AZ’s global IT capability function supporting key business areas operating out of sites across the US, UK, Sweden, India & Mexico. We are looking for a passionate Data Engineer who will leverage tools and technology best practices to improve delivery performance and data engineering capabilities in the D&A space.

Accountabilities:

Provide data engineering (ETL, Data Products, Reports) support to R&D IT portfolio.

Deliver cost-effective solutions to support data engineering activities, for example, data ETL workflows using Snowflake, Python/Lambda, DBT.

Test and quality assess new D&A solutions to ensure they are fit for release: code assurance, Unit and System Integration Testing, Data testing, release management control, and support of UAT processes.

Ensure that business data and information assets are made available as data services and artefacts for consumption by the wider AZ enterprise.

Essential skills and experience

* Good experience of big data, ETL & cloud techniques, and tools (we currently use AWS-based Python, Terraform, Glue, Lambda, S3, SQS, APIs, Step Functions.

* Good hands-on experience of test automation with pytest

* Experience working in the DevOps/DataOps lifecycle

* You must have experience working in a global team

* You are able to liaise with, and build strong relationships with business colleagues

* You will be able to design and document testing best practices

* You must have strong analytical and data manipulation ability

* You will need great interpersonal skills & a collaborative approach to delivery.

Desirable skills and experience

* You are very likely to have experience of Agile practices using tools such as Jira

* Experience of Angular JS, Java, Oracle, and PostgreSQL would be helpful but can be learnt in the role

* Experience of Snowflake, DBT, Redshift (inc. Spectrum) and Aurora

* Experience of visualisation technologies (we are focused on Power BI)

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash ambitious 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 daring world.

AstraZeneca is at a crucial stage of its journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Here our work has a direct impact on patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us to innovate, take ownership and run with it in a multifaceted environment where you can shape your own path with support all the way.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now!

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 authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.