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Merck KGaA

Technical Lead - Cloud Data Engineering - Snowflake / DBT

NewOnsiteDataLeadMollet del Valles, Barcelona, SpainHealthTechInfrastructureB2B SaaS

Our Take

Technical Lead Cloud Data Engineering at Merck KGaA owning Snowflake and DBT data products in Barcelona.

What you’ll do

  • Define end-to-end design of cloud data products
  • Establish standards for data quality, security, GxP compliance, and CI/CD
  • Document decisions as Design Decision Records (DDRs)
  • Oversee implementation by internal and external engineers
  • Provide expertise on Snowflake performance tuning, DBT pipeline design, SQL optimization, and Python-based processing
  • Mentor engineers at all levels
  • Manage cross-team dependencies
  • Communicate risks, trade-offs, and status clearly to all stakeholders

What they’re looking for

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent
  • 8+ years of hands-on data engineering experience
  • Significant technical lead responsibility
  • Deep expertise in Snowflake (architecture, performance tuning, data sharing)
  • Deep expertise in DBT (pipeline design, testing, job automation)
  • Strong proficiency in data modelling: Data Vault 2.0, OLAP/OLTP, and semantic ontologies
  • Advanced SQL and solid Python skills for data transformation and system integration
  • Proven CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps and Git

What you get

  • High-impact role at the forefront of Healthcare R&D data innovation
  • Strong international engineering culture
  • Flexible working models
  • Purpose-driven environment of a global science and technology company

Skills & Focus Areas

  • Snowflake
  • DBT
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Azure DevOps
  • Git
  • Terraform
  • AWS

As posted by Merck KGaA


Your role:

 

Ready to shape the future? As Technical Lead Cloud Data Engineering, you own the technical direction of our Snowflake- and DBT-based data products from design to delivery. You are equally at home reviewing a data model, coaching a colleague, or presenting a design decision to senior management. You guide a cross-functional team, set engineering standards, and translate R&D business requirements into robust, scalable solutions – all while fostering a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous learning.

 

Your key responsibilities:

  • Define end-to-end design of cloud data products; establish standards for data quality, security, GxP compliance, and CI/CD; document decisions as Design Decision Records (DDRs).
  • Oversee implementation by internal and external engineers; provide expertise on Snowflake performance tuning, DBT pipeline design, SQL optimization, and Python-based processing.
  • Mentor engineers at all levels; manage cross-team dependencies; communicate risks, trade-offs, and status clearly to all stakeholders.
  • Scope and plan engineering work; balance feature delivery with technical debt; drive CI/CD adoption via Azure DevOps and automated data testing.
  • Actively contribute to team growth through recruiting, onboarding, and knowledge sharing.

 

In return, we offer a high-impact role at the forefront of Healthcare R&D data innovation, a strong international engineering culture, flexible working models, and the purpose-driven environment of a global science and technology company.

 

Who you are:

 

Leadership & Mindset 

  • Accountable for team outcomes; leads by example and enables others to grow.
  • Pragmatic: balances engineering excellence with real-world delivery constraints.
  • Clear communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.

Experience & Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
  • 8+ years of hands-on data engineering experience, including significant technical lead responsibility.
  • Deep expertise in Snowflake (architecture, performance tuning, data sharing) and DBT (pipeline design, testing, job automation).
  • Strong proficiency in data modelling: Data Vault 2.0, OLAP/OLTP, and semantic ontologies.
  • Advanced SQL and solid Python skills for data transformation and system integration.
  • Proven CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps and Git; IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation is a plus.
  • Familiarity with AWS data services (Glue, Step Functions, Athena, Lambda) is advantageous.
  • Experience with GxP-compliant data products in a regulated (pharma/healthcare) environment is a strong plus.
  • Business-fluent English (written and spoken)

 

 

Todos los candidatos internos, sin importar si trabajan a tiempo completo o parcial, tendrán la oportunidad de ser considerados para las vacantes disponibles

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