Associate Director - Data Engineering

Amgen Inc. (IR); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking an Associate Director to lead enterprise data platforms, cloud optimization, automation, and SRE. You will oversee architecture, delivery, and maintenance of AWS and Databricks-based data pipelines with governance and cost controls. This role involves mentoring India-based engineers and coordinating with global teams.

You will drive PoCs, ensure high test quality, and align platform roadmaps with business priorities while managing a multi-disciplinary team across time zones.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's in IT/CS with 14+ or 16+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing, implementing and managing enterprise-scale cloud data and BI platforms.
• AWS/Azure, Databricks, Power BI, Tableau, Informatica platforms experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud infra, data pipelines, and cost optimization.
• Experience leading a team of 25+ professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise data platforms.
• Oversee AWS Cloud provisioning, cost optimization, and observability.
• Manage Databricks cluster management, job orchestration, and security governance.
• Drive SRE, automation and IaC practices for data platforms; ensure production reliability.
• Collaborate with global teams to align with enterprise standards and roadmaps.

Skills

AWS/Azure Cloud Platforms

Databricks

Data governance & quality

SRE & DevOps

Leadership 25+ people

Education

Master's degree in IT/CS

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Informatica

Collibra

Job description

Career Category Engineering Job Description

Join Amgen's Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are. Our shared mission-to serve patients living with serious illnesses-drive all that we do. Since 1980, we've helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world's toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas -Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease- we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you'll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What you will do

The Associate Director, Enterprise Data Platforms will help transform Amgen's Data, BI & Governance platforms through Cloud Optimization, Automation, SRE & Production Assurance. The Associate Director is responsible for leading the development, implementation and management of optimization, automation and assurance services in support of enterprise-level data platforms that enable the organization's data-driven initiatives. This role will closely collaborate with counterparts in US, and oversee the architecture, design, delivery and maintenance of cloud data platforms and pipelines critical to Amgen's data and AI ambitions. The Associate Director will work with cross-functional teams, including data architecture, engineering & governance teams, platform owners, cloud teams and business stakeholders, to ensure sustainable operations, excellent test quality and optimized cloud spend. A key aspect of this role involves extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Databricks, a unified data analytics platform, to optimize big data processing, data integration, and machine learning workflows. You will be the Enterprise Engineering & Analytics' India Discipline leader for SRE's, Automation Engineers and Cloud Engineers with roughly half of your role as management and mentorship and the other half execution as a product manager in a product team.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Platform Leadership: Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise data platforms including:
  
  
  
  • AWS Cloud Platform: Provisioning, operations, cost optimization, and observability
  
  
  • Databricks: Cluster management, job orchestration, security governance, and platform upgrades
  
  
  • Data Visualization Platforms: Oversight of Tableau, Power BI, and other relevant tools
  
  
  • Data Quality & Governance: Implement and manage tools like Collibra, Informatica DQ, or equivalent
  
  
  • Databases: Implement and manage Relational, No-SQL & Graph Databases
  
  
  • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): Ensure resilience, availability, observability, and automated recovery mechanisms for data platforms. Drive DevOps and IaC (Infrastructure as Code) practices.
  
  
  • Cloud FinOps: Manage cloud spend and optimize cost-performance trade-offs for AWS and Databricks. Establish governance policies and dashboards for consumption tracking.
  
  
  • Operations & Support: Establish and oversee L2/L3 support for platform incidents, SLAs, and maintenance. Ensure platform health, upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
  
  
  • Innovation & Roadmap Execution: Stay current with cloud-native innovations and establish strategic roadmaps for platform evolution. Lead PoCs and pilot initiatives aligned with business priorities.
  
  
  • Collaboration: Partner with enterprise architects, product owners, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to drive data platform adoption and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
  
  
  • Team Leadership: Manage a team of platform engineers and vendors across global time zones. Foster a high-performance, inclusive, and collaborative team culture.
  
  
  
  

Must-Have Skills

• Experience in Designing, Implementing & Managing enterprise scale cloud Data, BI platforms, automation engineering, SRE teams for data platforms or applications.


• Experience with AWS/Azure, Databricks, PowerBI, Tableau, Informatica platforms.


• Strong understanding of Cloud Infrastructure, Data and AI platforms, Data Warehouse, and data pipeline concepts and practices.


• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and data pipeline performance and cost factors, and experience in optimizing costs.


• Experience leading a team of 25+ people.

Basic Qualifications and Experience

• Master's degree in business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field and 14+ years of relevant work experience.


• Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field and 16+ years of relevant work experience.


• AWS Cloud Solution Architecture & Administration certifications.


• Databricks certifications.

Soft Skills

• A strong interest and demonstrated excellence in mentoring, helping early career professionals grow their careers.


• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills.


• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams.


• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.


• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals.


• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we'll support your journey every step of the way. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

About Amgen

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.

For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen