Principal Data Platform Engineer, DataCore & Databricks

Cari; København; On-site; DKK 743,000 - 1,092,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk seeks a Principal Data Platform Engineer to set the technical direction for the DataCore Platform, the enterprise data and analytics platform built on Databricks. You will shape engineering standards, guide architecture, and ensure scalable, secure, and compliant capabilities across the organisation.

You will collaborate with global teams, mentor senior engineers, and influence platform evolution while maintaining governance and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in a technical field.
• Extensive experience in enterprise platform engineering and cloud infrastructure.
• Proven expertise with Terraform, AWS, Azure, Databricks, CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code and platform automation.
• Experience in highly regulated environments such as pharmaceutical, healthcare or financial services.
• Strong governance, security, compliance and operational excellence.
• Experience with Data Mesh concepts and enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Mentoring senior engineers and influencing technical direction.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical leadership and platform engineering strategy for the DataCore Platform.
• Define and implement engineering standards, reusable patterns and platform best practices, including Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Lead architecture decisions across NovoNordisk DataCore Platform team, AWS, Azure, Terraform and Databricks, ensuring secure, scalable, reliable and compliant solutions.
• Support and enable Data Mesh aligned platform capabilities.
• Mentor senior engineers and strengthen engineering excellence across global teams.
• Influence platform evolution and technical decision-making across global stakeholders, while ensuring compliance with our quality management system.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Platform engineering

Governance & security

Data Mesh concepts

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related technical field

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Databricks

CI/CD

DevOps

Job description

Novo Nordisk seeks a Principal Data Platform Engineer to set the technical direction for the DataCore Platform, the enterprise data and analytics platform built on Databricks. You will shape engineering standards, guide architecture, and ensure scalable, secure, and compliant capabilities across the organisation.

You will collaborate with global teams, mentor senior engineers, and influence platform evolution while maintaining governance and regulatory compliance.