Senior Data Engineer

HYDERABAD (IN)ONSITEPOSTED: 8/18/2026
PHARMAFull-time
HIRING ORGANIZATIONAMGENBiotechnology / Pharmaceuticals
Amgen

ROLE DEFINITION & RESPONSIBILITIES

Core Responsibilities

Architect, construct, optimize, and manage scalable enterprise data infrastructure and complex data architectures across Amgen systems.
Design, build, deploy, and maintain robust batch and real-time data pipelines (ETL/ELT) to process large-scale structured and semi-structured datasets.
Develop, refine, and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support advanced analytics, machine learning, and enterprise reporting.
Implement robust data integration strategies connecting diverse clinical, commercial, supply chain, and research data sources.
Establish automated data quality frameworks, validation rules, metadata catalogs, and data governance standards to safeguard data integrity and compliance.
Lead performance tuning, query optimization, indexing strategies, and cost optimization across enterprise data platforms and data lakes.

Technical & Engineering Standards

Deep expertise in modern data engineering principles, distributed systems, big data architectures, and data modeling.
Strong programming proficiency in Python, Scala, Java, or SQL for data transformation, scripting, and pipeline orchestration.
Hands-on experience with modern cloud data platforms and big data frameworks (e.g., AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Apache Spark, Airflow).
Solid understanding of data governance, security standards, schema evolution, and data lifecycle management in enterprise environments.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Serve as a senior technical leader within data engineering, mentoring junior engineers and reviewing pipeline code and designs.
Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders including data scientists, analytics engineers, and business leaders to deliver high-impact data solutions.
Drive engineering best practices, CI/CD for data pipelines (DataOps), reusable architectural patterns, and continuous platform innovation.

Benefits & Total Rewards

Opportunity to work with a world-leading biotechnology pioneer committed to transforming patient healthcare.
Competitive senior-level compensation structure with performance-linked annual bonuses and long-term incentives.
Comprehensive medical, dental, life insurance, retirement savings, and structured global career development programs.

REQUIRED VERIFIED SKILLS

Data Engineering
Big Data Technologies
ETL/ELT Pipelines
Data Modeling
Data Integration
Data Architecture
SQL
Python
Apache Spark
Data Governance
Data Quality

COMPENSATION & REWARDS

16.0L - 28.0L per annum

ORGANIZATION CONTEXT & CULTURE

Amgen is a leading global biopharmaceutical company committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses. It discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers innovative human therapeutics, focusing on areas with high unmet medical needs such as oncology, cardiovascular disease, bone disease, and inflammatory diseases.

TEAM SIZE: 25,000+ employees
INDUSTRY: Biotechnology / Pharmaceuticals

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