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Principal Data Engineer
About the role
Data Engineering team at Amgen builds scalable data platforms to support scientific and business initiatives. The Principal Data Engineer leads architecture design, develops cloud‑based pipelines, and mentors a high‑performing engineering team. Hyderabad, on-site, with opportunities to influence data strategy and adopt emerging technologies.
What you’ll do
- Architect and oversee robust data platforms
- Guide and mentor data engineering team
- Design and optimize data pipelines and integration solutions
- Establish data governance standards and ensure compliance
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements
- Stay current with emerging data technologies
What you’ll bring
- 12+ years data engineering experience
- Proven leadership of data engineering teams
- Expertise in AWS, Azure or GCP cloud platforms
- Strong Python and PySpark development skills
- SQL and ETL performance tuning
- Design and implementation of data governance policies
- Experience with Apache Spark and Airflow
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
Nice to have
- AWS Certified Data Engineer preferred
- Databricks certification preferred