JOB TITLE : SENIOR ENGINEER

CAREER LEVEL: D2

Leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that

focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

It’s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Report to Platform Test Manager continuously on all the Test Metrics, challenges and possible deviations from the approved ways of working.
• Perform peer review of all test deliverables from the testing team to ensure maximum test coverage.
• Take complete ownership of the SIT Testing and perform regression testing for every release in PreProd Environment and also support business in UAT Testing.
• Perform analysis on priority issues from Production and help in root cause analysis for the same.
• Create Test Strategies and Test Plans for all feature driven development within Data Platform by using AZ approved software and in-built tools.
• Deliver Test Artefacts like Test Summary Report and Requirements Traceability Matrix before Production deployment to Platform Lead and Quality Managers to give confidence on the data quality post go live.
• Engage in stakeholder communications on the quality of testing and continuously support process improvements and new ideas to get maximum quality from the testing process.
• Support test data preparation, identify possible source data issues and propose Technical Enablers to continuously improve the System design and model.
• Document all best practises and solutions in AZ Approved storage repositories.
• Assist Quality Managers, Data Governance and Data Privacy team to ensure the industry best practises are maintained.
• Support all required documentation to ensure the validation and quality of the GxP Systems are maintained.
• Participate and drive all Lean initiatives to remove and optimise repetitive tasks.
• Development of subject matter expertise in sub-domains of the Science & Enabling Unit portfolio – understanding of business process, data flows, data provenance, data restrictions and data use.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• 6+ experience on ETL Testing with strong experience working in Data Engineering projects and Enterprise Datawarehouse systems.
• B.Tech in Computer Science.
• A strong understanding of databases and source systems.
• Experience writing complex SQL queries and validation of Enterprise Data Warehouse Applications.
• Strong in validation of Visual Analytics reports using tools like Power BI, Microstrategy, etc. and running different types of test within the same.
• Strong in ETL Testing with any industry ETL tool like Talend, Informatica, Data Stage.
• Good knowledge in any RDBMS like AWS Redshift/Postgres/Oracle/SQL Server.
• Identifies, manages, and resolves defects during testing cycles leveraging a test management tool like JIRA, HP ALM. Also, supports or leads UAT process, when appropriate.
• Should be strong in testing fundamentals.
• R Scripting or Python experience and knowledge of CI/CD Pipeline.
• Knowledge of Automation and Automation framework within ETL space.
• UNIX and shell programming knowledge.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.