Data Engineer

Career Category Information Systems Job Description Data Engineer       Role Name:   Data Engineer     Department Name:   OUS Contracts & Pricing Hub   Role GCF:   4   Hiring Manager Name:   Chunhai He     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 seek a skilled Data Engineer to   build and   optimize   our data infrastructure. As a key contributor, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement robust data pipelines that efficiently extract, transform, and load data into our AWS-based data lake and data warehouse. Your   expertise   will be instrumental in empowering data-driven decision making through advanced analytics and predictive modeling.   Roles & Responsibilities:     Building and   optimizing   data pipelines, data warehouses, and data lakes on the AWS and Databricks platforms.   Managing and   maintaining   the AWS and Databricks environments.   Ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and consistency through rigorous quality checks and monitoring.   Maintain system uptime and   optimal   performance   Working closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.   Exploring   and implementing new tools and technologies to enhance ETL platform performance.   Functional Skills:   Must-Have Skills:   Proficient   in SQL for extracting, transforming, and analyzing complex datasets from both relational and columnar data stores. Proven ability to   optimize   query performance on   big data   platforms.   P roficien t   in   leveraging   Python,   PySpark , and Airflow to build scalable and efficient data ingestion, transformation, and loading processes.   Ability to learn   new technologies   quickly. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Excellent communication and teamwork skills.   Good-to-Have Skills:   Experience d   with   SQL/NOSQL database, vector database for large language models   E xperience d   with data modeling and performance tuning for both OLAP and OLTP databases    Experienc ed   with Apache Spark, Apache Airflow   Experience d   with software engineering best-practices, including but not limited to version control (Git, Subversion, etc.), CI/CD (Jenkins, Maven etc.), automated unit testing, and Dev Ops   Experience d   with AWS, GCP or Azure cloud services   Education and   Professional Certifications   5 to 9 years of experience and Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering preferred, other Engineering field is considered     AWS Certified Data Engineer   preferred   Databricks   Certifi cate preferred   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   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   accommodation .     .