Associate Data Engineer

ABOUT AMGEN

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world's toughest diseases, and make people's lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what fs known today.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

We are looking for an Associate Data Engineer with deep expertise in writing data pipelines to build scalable, high-performance data solutions. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing, optimizing and maintaining complex data pipelines, integration frameworks, and metadata-driven architectures that enable seamless access and analytics. This role prefers deep understanding of the big data processing, distributed computing, data modeling, and governance frameworks to support self-service analytics, AI-driven insights, and enterprise-wide data management.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain data solutions for data generation, collection, and processing
• Be a key team member that assists in design and development of the data pipeline
• Create data pipelines and ensure data quality by implementing ETL processes to migrate and deploy data across systems
• Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and design solutions that meet business needs
• Develop and maintain data models, data dictionaries, and other documentation to ensure data accuracy and consistency
• Implement data security and privacy measures to protect sensitive data
• Leverage cloud platforms (AWS preferred) to build scalable and efficient data solutions
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with product teams
• Identify and resolve complex data-related challenges
• Adhere to best practices for coding, testing, and designing reusable code/component
• Explore new tools and technologies that will help to improve ETL platform performance
• Participate in sprint planning meetings and provide estimations on technical implementation

What we expect from you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 2 to 4 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience OR

Diploma and 4 to 7 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills :

• Hands on experience with big data technologies and platforms, such as Databricks, Apache Spark (PySpark, SparkSQL), AWS, Redshift, Snowflake, workflow orchestration, performance tuning on big data processing
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (eg. SQL) and experience with data visualization tools.
• Proficient in SQL for extracting, transforming, and analyzing complex datasets from relational data stores.
• Experience with ETL tools such as Apache Spark, and various Python packages related to data processing, machine learning model development

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with data modeling, performance tuning on relational and graph databases ( e.g. Marklogic, Allegrograph, Stardog, RDF Triplestore).
• Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and data integration concepts
• Knowledge of Python/R, Databricks, SageMaker, cloud data platform
• Experience with Software engineering best-practices, including but not limited to version control, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and automated testing

Professional Certifications :

• AWS Certified Data Engineer preferred
• Databricks Certificate preferred

Soft Skills:

• Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated awareness of how to function in a team setting

As an Associate Data Engineer at Amgen, you will be involved in the development and maintenance of data infrastructure and solutions. You will collaborate with a team of data engineers to design and implement data pipelines, perform data analysis, and ensure data quality. Your strong technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail will contribute to the effective management and utilization of data for insights and decision-making.