Senior Specialist, Data Engineering in Hyderabad, भारत

Merck seeks a Senior Specialist in Data Engineering based in Hyderabad to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and platforms supporting drug development. The role involves collaborating with data scientists and business teams to deliver production-grade solutions within a global, matrix-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines extracting data from various sources into data lakes and warehouses
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into production-grade pipelines and datasets
• Build and maintain platforms supporting data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration across internal and external sources
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve data integration platform issues to ensure uptime and reliability
• Automate data flows and pipeline monitoring; maintain documentation for integration processes and code

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related technology field
• 7–11 years of experience developing data pipelines and infrastructure in life sciences or drug development
• Strong SQL and Python (including PySpark) programming skills
• Hands-on experience with AWS (S3, core console concepts, IAM) and Apache Spark
• Practical experience with Databricks platform, Delta Lake, and cloud data warehouses (Redshift, Snowflake, Azure Synapse)
• Demonstrated expertise in ETL/ELT patterns, data modeling, and CI/CD tooling (Git-based systems, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and data quality checks for operational pipelines