Principal BI Architect -Spotfire

BI Architect

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’s known today. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

We are seeking an experienced BI Architect with expertise in Databricks, Spotfire (Tableau and Power BI secondary), AWS, and enterprise business intelligence (BI) solutions to design and implement scalable, high-performance BI architectures. This role will focus on data modeling, visualization, governance, self-service BI enablement, and cloud-based BI solutions, ensuring efficient, data-driven decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in BI strategy, data engineering, data warehousing, semantic layer modeling, dashboarding, and performance optimization, working closely with data engineers, business stakeholders, and leadership to drive BI adoption and enterprise analytics excellence. Preferred Candidate would have extensive Spotfire experience followed by Power BI or Tableau.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design and develop enterprise BI architectures and implement the architectural vision for TIBCO Spotfire at the enterprise level hosted in AWS

• Partner with data engineers and architects to ensure optimal data modeling, caching, and query performance in Spotfire
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performance Spotfire environments, including multi-node server setups and hybrid cloud integrations.
• Develop reusable frameworks and templates for dashboards, data models, and automation processes.

• Optimize BI query performance, indexing, partitioning, caching, and report rendering to enhance dashboard responsiveness and data refresh speed. 

• Implement real-time and batch data integration strategies, ensuring smooth data flow from APIs, ERP/CRM systems (SAP, Salesforce, Dynamics 365), cloud storage, and third-party data sources into BI solutions. 

• Establish and enforce BI governance best practices, including data cataloging, metadata management, access control, data lineage tracking, and compliance standards. 

• Troubleshoot interactive dashboards, paginated reports, and embedded analytics solutions that deliver actionable insights. 

• Implement DataOps and CI/CD pipelines for BI, leveraging Deployment Pipelines, Git integration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to enable version control and automation. 

• Stay up to date with emerging BI technologies, cloud analytics trends, and AI/ML-powered BI solutions to drive innovation. 

• Collaborate with business leaders, data analysts, and engineering teams to ensure BI adoption, self-service analytics enablement, and business-aligned KPIs. 

• Provide mentorship and training to BI developers, analysts, and business teams, fostering a data-driven culture across the enterprise.  

Must-Have Skills:

• Experience in BI architecture, data analytics, AWS, and enterprise BI solution development

• Strong expertise in Spotfire including information links, Spotfire Analyst, Spotfire Server, and Spotfire Web Player

• Hands-on experience with Databricks (Apache Spark, Delta Lake, SQL, PySpark) for data processing, transformation, and analytics. 

• Experience in scripting and extensions Python or R

• Expertise in BI strategy, KPI standardization, and enterprise data modeling, including dimensional modeling, star schema, and data virtualization. 

• Hands-on experience with cloud BI solutions and enterprise data warehouses, such as Azure Synapse, AWS Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, or SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). 

• Experience with BI governance, access control, metadata management, data lineage, and regulatory compliance frameworks. 

• Expertise in Agile BI development, Scaled Agile (SAFe), DevOps for BI, and CI/CD practices for BI deployments. 

• Ability to collaborate with C-level executives, business units, and engineering teams to drive BI adoption and data-driven decision-making. 

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with Tibco Spotfire Lead Discovery   

• Knowledge of AI-powered BI, natural language processing (NLP) in BI, and automated machine learning (AutoML) for analytics. 

• Experience with multi-cloud BI architectures and federated query solutions using Power BI Tableau. 

• Understanding of GraphQL, REST APIs, and data mesh principles for enterprise data access in BI.  

• Knowledge of AI/ML pipeline integration within enterprise data architectures. 

Education and Professional Certifications

• Doctorate Degree with 8-10 + years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field   

OR 

• Master’s degree with 10 - 14 + years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field   

OR  

• Bachelor’s degree with 12-17 + years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field   

• Tibco Spotfire Certifications
• Power BI Certifications
• Tableau Certifications

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills. 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams 

• High degree of initiative and self-motivation. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.  

• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals. 

• Ability to learn quickly, be organized and detail oriented. 

• Strong presentation and public speaking skills. 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.