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JOB ID: R-235350 LOCATION: Portugal - Lisbon WORK LOCATION TYPE: Flex Commuter / Hybrid DATE POSTED: Jun. 01, 2026 CATEGORY: Information Systems SALARY RANGE: 35,571.65 EUR - 48,126.35 EUR

Join our team atAMGEN Capability Center Portugal, the #1 company in Best Workplaces™ (201–500employees'category)in Portugal in 2024by the Great Place to Work Institute. With over500talented individuals from more than40nationalities, our Lisbon center thrives at the intersection of innovation, excellence, and inspiration.This is your opportunity to explore the future of healthcare through technology and digital innovation, supporting our mission To Serve Patients.

Senior Data Engineer

At AMGEN,Technologyisn’tjust a supportfunction - it’sa catalyst for discovery, transformation, and real-world impact. Here, your ideas fuel innovation that improves and saves livesof patients in dire need of our medicines. Are you ready to do meaningful work that matters?

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What you will do

As Senior Data Engineer you will be responsible for designing, building, maintaining, analyzing, and interpreting data to provide actionable insights that drive business decisions. This role involves working with large datasets, developing reports, supporting and executing data governance initiatives and, visualizing data to ensure data is accessible, reliable, and efficiently managed. The ideal candidate has strong technical skills, experience with big data technologies, and a deep understanding of data architecture and ETL processes

Let’sdo this.Let’schange the world. In this vital role you will:

Design, develop, and maintain data solutions for data generation, collection, and processing

Be a key team member that assists in design and development of the data pipeline

Create data pipelines and ensure data quality by implementing ETL processes to migrate and deploy data across systems

Contribute to the design, development, and implementation of data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration solutions

Take ownership of data pipeline projects from inception to deployment, manage scope, timelines, and risks

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and design solutions that meet business needs

Develop and maintain data models, data dictionaries, and other documentation to ensure data accuracy and consistency

Implement data security and privacy measures to protect sensitive data

Leverage cloud platforms (AWS preferred) to build scalable and efficient data solutions

Collaborate and communicate effectively with product teams

Collaborate with Data Architects, Business SMEs, and Data Scientists to design and develop end-to-end data pipelines to meet fast paced business needs across geographic regions

Adhere to best practices for coding, testing, and designing reusable code/component

Explore new tools and technologies that will help to improve ETL platform performance

Participate in sprint planning meetings and provide estimations on technical implementation.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The tech professional weseekis a creative problem-solver and a team player with these qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills

Proficiency in Python, PySpark, and Scala for data processing and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) workflows, with hands-on experience in using Databricks for building ETL pipelines and handling big data processing

Experience with data warehousing platforms such as Amazon Redshift, or Snowflake.

Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) databases.

Familiarity with big data frameworks like Apache Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka for handling large datasets.

Experienced with software engineering best-practices, including but not limited to version control (GitLab, Subversion, etc.), CI/CD (Jenkins, GITLab etc.), automated unit testing, and Dev Ops

Good-to-Have Skills:

Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS particularly in data services (e.g., EKS, EC2, S3, EMR, RDS, Redshift/Spectrum, Lambda, Glue, Athena)

Experience with Anaplan platform, including building, managing, and optimizing models and workflows including scalable data integrations

Understanding of machine learning pipelines and frameworks for ML/AI models

Professional Certifications:

AWS Certified Data Engineer (preferred)

Databricks Certified (preferred)

Soft Skills:

Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Demonstrated awareness of how to function in a team setting

Demonstrated presentation skills

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What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also care deeply for our teammates’ well-being and growth.

Work That Matters– Build tech that accelerates scientific breakthroughs and helps patients worldwide.

Modern Tech Stack– Cloud-first, automation-focused, AI-powered.

Global Scale, Agile Mindset– Collaborate across continents while working in nimble, high-impact teams.

Continuous Learning– Access to certifications,trainings, mentorship, and career mobility.

AMGENTotal Rewards Plan– Comprehensive benefits in healthcare, finance, and well-being.

Flexibility– Hybrid work model with time split between our Lisbon office and remote work.

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provideda reasonableaccommodation toparticipatein the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to requestan accommodation.