Data Engineer

Key Skills

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and optimizing large datasets from diverse sources.
• Integrate multi-source data into performant, query-optimized formats such as Delta Lake, Redshift, and S3.
• Tune data processing jobs and storage layers to ensure cost efficiency and high throughput.
• Automate data workflows using orchestration tools like Airflow and Databricks APIs for ingestion, transformation, and reporting.
• Implement data validation and quality checks to ensure reliable and accurate data.
• Manage and optimize AWS and Databricks infrastructure to support scalable data operations.
• Lead cloud platform migrations and upgrades, transitioning legacy systems to modern, cloud-native solutions.
• Enforce security best practices, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards such as IAM and data encryption.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver data solutions.

Experience Requirement

• 4-6 years

  of hands-on experience in data engineering with expertise in Python, SQL, PySpark, Databricks, and AWS.
• Strong background in designing and building data pipelines, and optimizing data storage and processing.
• Proficiency in using cloud services such as AWS (S3, Redshift, Lambda) for building scalable data solutions.
• Hands-on experience with containerized environments and orchestration tools like Airflow for automating data workflows.
• Expertise in data migration strategies and transitioning legacy data systems to modern cloud platforms.
• Experience with performance tuning, cost optimization, and lifecycle management of cloud data solutions.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA) and security practices (IAM, encryption).
• Experience in the Life Sciences or Pharma domain is highly preferred, with an understanding of industry-specific data requirements.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with a focus on delivering high-quality data solutions that meet business needs.

Education