Senior Specialist, Automation Architect

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 our companys’ 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 

This role focuses on designing and delivering scalable AI/ML and automation solutions to support Enterprise Architecture initiatives. The individual develops high-quality, maintainable code while applying strong engineering best practices to ensure reliable and efficient systems. They act as a technical expert, contributing to complex projects, guiding team decisions, and working effectively in evolving environments. Additionally will Support the Associate Director, collaborating with stakeholders to drive impactful outcomes. 

What will you do in this role 

• Design, build, and maintain tools, content, and capabilities for the Enterprise Architecture organization 

• Write high‑quality, maintainable code and apply engineering best practices across the team 

• Enable the successful delivery of complex automation projects 

• Demonstrate effective use of technology to complete assignments, applying engineering best practices to adapt standard methods and techniques based on prior work experience and consulting others appropriately 

• Act as a technical resource within the work group or project team 

• Ensure that the team delivers solutions with high-quality standards, timeliness, compliance, and excellent user experience 

• Work effectively in ambiguous situations within the work group or project team, explaining difficult issues and building alignment around complex situations 

• Communicate with other platform/competencies to stay informed about new trends and methodologies being implemented or considered within the company ecosystem 

• Understand customer and stakeholder business needs and priorities, and help build solutions that support our business goals 

What Should you have: 

Primary Skills: Python programming, AI, SDLC, Agile, Automation 

Secondary: AWS 

Bachelor's or master's degree in information technology, Computer Science or related field. 

7 + years SDLC experience, with Python programming. 

• Strong Python skills and experience building modern AI/ML pipelines 

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences 

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively and contribute to technical direction within a team 

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; comfortable working in complex, evolving environments 

• Proven track record of contributing to complex, production-grade systems as an individual contributor 

• Knowledge of software engineering best practices and methodologies 

Software Engineering 

• Solid experience designing, implementing, and scaling solutions with cloud services, data pipelines, databases, APIs, and modern engineering tooling 

• Expertise building software within a Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process 

• Ability to develop and construct complex automations that integrate with existing systems and business processes 

Generative AI 

• Experience with prompt engineering to produce accurate responses from generative AI models and tools 

• Hands-on experience with RAG systems, LLMs, vector databases, and generative AI applications 

• Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, with the ability to influence and motivate others; excellent emotional intelligence, decision-making skills, and a strong sense of ownership and accountability; networking and partnerships should be a key strength 

Nice to Have 

• Experience with AWS or other cloud providers 

• Work experience in Agile environments 

• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools 

Prior experience with prompt optimization or evaluation frameworks 

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 , 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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