Senior Consultant - Product Quality Data Engineer

Job Title: Senior Consultant - Product Quality Data Engineer

Career Level - D3

Introduction to Role:

Join our Commercial IT Data Analytics & AI (DAAI) team as a Product Quality Data Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and stability of our data platforms built on AWS services, Databricks, and Snaplogic. Based in Chennai GITC, you will be implementing the quality engineering strategy, enforcing quality standards, and contributing to the overall success of our data platform. Are you ready to take on more ownership and be empowered to lead?

Accountabilities:

As the Product Quality Team Engineer for data platforms, your key accountabilities will include implementing data and data engineering quality assurance strategies, establishing and maintaining quality standards in design, code, and data model. You will collaborate with Product Engineers and the DevOps team to share and apply quality engineering standards across all product releases. Your technical expertise will be crucial in understanding the application development processes of AstraZeneca’s implementation of the data product. You will also adopt new technologies and tools to enhance data engineering processes and efficiency.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

• 8 to 12 years of data engineering with proven experience in a product quality engineering or similar role

• Experience of working within a quality and compliance environment

• Broad understanding of cloud architecture (preferably in AWS)

• Strong experience in Databricks, Pyspark and the AWS suite of applications

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python

• Experienced in Agile Development techniques and Methodologies

• Solid understanding of data modelling, ETL processes and data warehousing concepts

• Excellent communication and leadership skills

• Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop or Spark

• Certification in AWS or Databricks

• Prior significant experience working in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare industry IT environment

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 committed to making a meaningful impact. Our work directly impacts patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We combine cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. We dare to lead, applying our problem-solving mindset to identify and tackle opportunities across the whole enterprise. We're part of a global company that's investing in a bold digital strategy; to become a truly data-led enterprise that disrupts the entire industry. Here you get to design your own path, but with the support you need to thrive and develop.

Ready to join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise? 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.