Principal Data Engineer

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Job Description:

The Future Begins Here:

At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.

Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.

At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity :

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team.

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE :

As Principal Data Engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining data systems and constructing data tables and data models that are optimized for operations and analysis, supporting several Business Function requirements and downstream systems.

ACCOUNTABILITIES :

• Develop and maintain scalable data models and pipelines using AWS native technologies to support increasing data sources, volumes, and complexity.
• Collaborate with several business functions to improve data models and its quality to support the development of digital products, fostering data-driven decision-making across the organization.
• Implement processes and systems to ensure data reconciliation, monitor data quality, and ensure production data is accurate and available for key stakeholders, downstream systems, digital products, and business processes.
• Write unit, integration, and performance test scripts, contribute to engineering documentation, and maintain the engineering wiki.
• Perform data analysis to troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues.
• Work closely with AGILE SCRUM Teams, specifically frontend and backend engineers, product managers, scrum masters, quality engineers to deliver integrated and scalable data products.
• Collaborate with enterprise teams, including Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Enterprise Data Backbone Engineering, to design and develop data integration patterns and models supporting various digital products.
• Partner with DevOps and the Cloud Center of Excellence to deploy data pipeline solutions in the Takeda AWS environments, meeting security and performance standards.
• Support and align with Data Trustees, Data Stewards, and Master Data Management functions following Data Governance principles.
  
  

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS :

Essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ (preferably 10+) years of experience in data engineering, software development, data warehousing, data lake/mesh, and supporting digital products developing data products following FAIR data principles.
• Strong expertise in data integration, data modeling, and modern database technologies (GraphQL, SQL, No-SQL, python, pySpark) and AWS cloud technologies (e.g., DMS, Lambda, Databricks, SQS, Step Functions, Data Streaming).
• Extensive experience in DBA, schema design & dimensional modeling, and SQL optimization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of good engineering practices (DevSecOps, source-code versioning using GIT, ...)
• Proficient working in AGILE SCRUM Teams and using JIRA and Confluence
• Knowledge of SDLC Proficiency with version control (e.g., Git, GitHub, GitLab) and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Good understanding of software security principles and secure coding practices.
• Knowledge of automated testing tools and frameworks (Jest, Cypress, Selenium) and practices (unit testing, integration testing, E2E testing).
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
• Knowledge of SDLC
  
  

Nice To Have:

• Experience with streaming technologies like Spark Streaming or Kafka
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience, preferably with Terraform.
• Experience designing and developing API data integrations using SOAP / REST / FAST.
  
  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Access to transportation to attend meetings
• Ability to fly to meetings regionally and globally Travel Requirements.
  
  

WHAT TAKEDA ICC INDIA CAN OFFER YOU:

• Takeda is certified as a Top Employer, not only in India, but also globally. No investment we make pays greater dividends than taking good care of our people.
• At Takeda, you take the lead on building and shaping your own career.
• Joining the ICC in Bengaluru will give you access to high-end technology, continuous training and a diverse and inclusive network of colleagues who will support your career growth.
  
  

BENEFITS:

• It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are
• Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus
• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
• Health & Wellness programs including annual health screening, weekly health sessions for employees.
• Employee Assistance Program
• 5 days of leave every year for Voluntary Service in additional to Humanitarian Leaves
• Broad Variety of learning platforms
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
• No Meeting Days
• Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone
• Employee Referral Program
• Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks), Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 days)
  
  

ABOUT ICC IN TAKEDA:

• Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
• As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.
  
  

Locations:

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type:

Employee

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time