Associate Specialist, Software Engineer – Finance IT

Job Description

Associate Specialist, Software Engineer – Finance IT

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of the company IT operating model, Tech centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each tech center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Finance IT organization. This is an entry‑level / early‑career role designed for technically strong individuals who are curious, adaptable, and motivated to grow.

Finance knowledge is not required — exposure to Finance systems and processes is a learning opportunity and a gain for the individual.

As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development and support of enterprise applications used by Finance teams. You will work under guidance from senior engineers while building strong technical foundations and learning how large‑scale business systems operate.

What will you do in this role:

• Contribute to the development, enhancement, and support of enterprise applications.
• Implement features, fixes, and improvements with guidance from senior team members.
• Work on integrations and data flows across internal and external systems.
• Participate in code reviews, testing activities, and Agile ceremonies.
• Use Git or other Source Code Configuration Management (SCCM) tools as part of daily development work.
• Troubleshoot issues and propose effective and creative technical solutions.
• Collaborate with team members and actively learn the business context of the systems. 

 

What Should you have:

Education Level:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.

Required Skills:

• Strong technical aptitude and foundations in software engineering.
• Ability to analyze problems and find effective, creative solutions.
• Experience with Git or other SCCM tools.
• Experience with at least one programming language or modern development framework.
• Basic understanding of databases and structured data.
• Willingness and ability to learn complex systems and new business domains.
• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Preferred Skills:

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS or others).
• Familiarity with APIs, system integrations, or messaging concepts.
• Interest in Finance, enterprise systems, or large‑scale platforms.
• Experience working in Agile or DevOps environments.

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation. 

Who we are:

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for lives, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

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Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

04/30/2026

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