Specialist, Data Engineer

Job Description

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 Centres focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centres 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 Centre 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 Centres.

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled ETL Developer with strong expertise in data modelling, data warehousing concepts, and experience working with DBT cloud. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of 3rd normal form data modelling, script optimization on Redshift, and the ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex data issues. This role requires working with large data sets and ensuring efficient, scalable ETL processes to support business intelligence and analytics initiatives.

What will you do in this role

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL processes to extract, transform, and load data from various sources into data platforms.
• Develop and optimize data models, focusing on 3rd normal form and dimensional modelling techniques.
• Utilize DBT Cloud automation tools for rapid data products development and deployment.
• Develop and maintain DBT (Data Build Tool) models and transformations to support analytics workflows.
• Optimize ETL scripts and SQL queries for performance, with a focus on Amazon Redshift.
• Analyze large data sets to identify data quality issues, root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
• Monitor ETL workflows and troubleshoot failures or performance bottlenecks.
• Document ETL processes, data models, and technical specifications.
• Stay updated with emerging trends and technologies in data engineering and warehousing.

What should you have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3-7 years of experience in a Data Engineer role, preferably in the tech or healthcare industry.

Skill Area

Description

Data Modelling

Strong experience with 3rd normal form (3NF) data modelling and dimensional modelling techniques.

Data Warehouse Concepts

Deep understanding of DWH architecture, star/snowflake schemas, slowly changing dimensions, etc.

ETL Development

Proven experience designing and building ETL pipelines using industry-standard tools and frameworks.

DBT (Data Build Tool)

Experience developing and managing data transformations using DBT, including testing and documentation.

SQL & Script Optimization

Expertise in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries and ETL scripts, especially on Redshift.

Amazon Redshift

Strong knowledge of Redshift architecture, distribution styles, sort keys, and performance tuning.

Analytical Thinking

Ability to analyze complex data issues, perform root cause analysis, and propose effective solutions.

Large Data Sets

Experience working with large-scale data sets and ensuring data quality and integrity.

Performance Tuning

Skills in optimizing ETL workflows and database performance for scalability and efficiency.

Problem Solving

Strong troubleshooting skills for identifying and resolving data pipeline and system issues.

Data Platforms Knowledge

Familiarity with cloud data platforms (AWS) and data integration patterns.

Version Control & CI/CD

Experience with GitHub, CI/CD pipelines for ETL deployment and automation is a plus.

Communication

Ability to document processes clearly and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical teams.

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:

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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Job Posting End Date:

04/26/2026

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