Data Governance Platform Engineer

Job Description

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. We are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. Join us in our mission to save and improve lives around the world through leading-edge science and technology.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance technologies related to Data Analytics Catalog and Data Management (Master Data Management or Reference Data Management)
• Work with tools such as Collibra, Schedulix, Trillium, Tibco CIM, Tibco EBX, Informatica MDM, and Informatica SaaS MDM
• Develop, maintain, and configure software for Collibra and MDM/RDM tools
• Configure AWS using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Conduct testing and quality assurance
• Collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across Tech Centers
• Produce high-quality technical documentation

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in large, complex IT development projects
• Experience with AWS cloud platform, focusing on serverless solutions and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles (Terraform preferred)
• Hands-on experience in Python programming and familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) paradigm
• Experience working with REST and Graph APIs
• Experience in SaaS application configuration and providing full lifecycle release support
• Exposure to Git version control best practices and working in a collaborative development environment and DevSecOps
• Knowledgeable in DevOps methodologies and CI/CD practices, preferably with GitHub Actions
• Familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g., pytest, unittest) and best practices
• BSc or MSc degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience in the industry
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Customer-oriented mindset
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
• Strong attention to detail in all aspects of work

Preferred

• Deep expertise in Collibra Data Governance, including configuration, metadata ingestion, metamodels, and APIs
• Experience working with Informatica MDM SaaS
• Strong experience in configuring and connecting to various data sources for metadata, data lineage, and data profiling

What we offer

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern
• Competitive salary & incentive pay
• Pension and health insurance contributions
• Internal reward system and referral scheme
• 5  weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40  paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and discount programmes
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner 

If you are a team player who is passionate about working with the newest technologies and keen to help move forward with the mission of our company, we would love to hear from you!

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.

Ready to take up the challenge? Apply now! Know anybody who might be interested? Refer this job!

Required Skills:

Business Intelligence (BI), Database Administration, Data Engineering, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Information Management, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Designs

Preferred Skills:

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company.  No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. 

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

05/1/2026

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