Senior Data Engineer

About AstraZeneca

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. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. 

At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity. 

About the role Accountabilities:

• Gather Requirements – Able to interact with business users, understand the requirement and convert them into technical design

• Be part of a truly Agile and DevOps team which provides data engineering support across the EU IT portfolio

• Design and implement technology standard methodologies, guidelines and reusable processes

• 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.

• Collaborate with Delivery & Platform Lead along with cross functional IT teams to maintain and deliver solutions using technology

• Perform a lead role in sprint planning, backlog refinement and prioritization along with sprint review activities.

Essential skills for the role:

• Experience developing data solutions in Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, Python/pyspark, SQL and AWS Services (like S3, Lambda, Glue).
• Excellent SQL coding skills.
• Experience working in a globally distributed team managing a 10-to-15-member team • 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.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognising their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organisation to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together.

Interested? Come and join our journey.

So, what’s next!

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

Where can I find out more?

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AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer.

AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or re-assignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.

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.