Lead Data Engineer

ASTEK Polska Sp. z o.o.; Remote; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm in Poland is seeking a Data Provisioning Specialist for a remote position in the biotech sector. The role involves leading a technical team focused on data ingestion, analysis, and processing while ensuring GxP compliance. Ideal candidates will be proficient in various data technologies such as AWS, Python, and Snowflake, and have experience with clinical trial data. This position offers opportunities for career growth and participation in exciting projects.

Benefits

Access to a multitude of exciting projects

Tailored career path support

Continuous learning opportunities

Friendly and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of technical aspects of digital device data.
• Experience with validated projects and clinical trial data.
• Demonstrated thought leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the development team following best practices.
• Coordinate technical resources and infrastructure changes.
• Design technical solutions and conduct code reviews.
• Provide support and guidance to study teams.
• Maintain quality of documentation and user stories in Jira.
• Collaborate with various teams to optimize resources.

Skills

Big data ingestion

Data interpretation

AWS

Python

Snowflake

Airflow

Amazon EMR

Spark (PySpark)

Tableau

Terraform

CI/CD principles

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Astek

Founded in France in 1988, Astek is a global player in engineering and technology consulting, present on five continents. With its expertise in many industrial and tertiary sectors, it supports its international clients in the intelligent deployment of their products and services, and in the implementation of their digital transformation.

Since its creation, the Group has based its development on a strong culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, and on the support and skills development of its 10 000 employees who are committed every day to promoting combination of digital technologies and complex systems engineering.

Join a Group rapidly developing in France and around the world, with a turnover of 705 M€ in 2024.

More on the Group on our website https://astek.net.

Position

We’re currently looking for a candidate for our client in the biotech industry.

The Data Provisioning solution enables the ingestion of non-CRF data into our client’s environment and conformance checking against predefined standards. non-CRF data is not limited to lab data but also non-traditional data types like images, video, etc. It also enables the implementation of the data acquisition strategy for the application of digital biomarkers in clinical studies. It supports data collection during study conduct, cleaning and transformation of data into standard formats and integration with ready for analysis.

Work model: 0,5 FTE with possibility to extend to 1FTE in 2026; 100% remote from POLAND

You will be successful in this role if:

• You have a strong understanding of technical aspects of digital device data and experience with big data ingestion, processing, and storage
• You are able to analyze data and interpret technical information effectively
• You are proficient in technologies such as AWS, Python, Snowflake, Airflow, Amazon EMR, and Spark (e.g., PySpark)
• You are familiar with Tableau, Terraform, and CI/CD principles and tools
• You have demonstrated thought leadership and excellent communication skills
• You have experience with validated projects and working with clinical trial data, ideally including DHT (Digital Health Technology) data and related processes

Tasks waiting for you:

• Lead, coach, and mentor the development/technical team, ensuring best practices and coding standards are followed.
• Coordinate technical resources and communicate relevant changes in infrastructure, systems, or processes within the organization.
• Design technical solutions and review designs proposed by the team.
• Provide technical support and guidance to study teams, including troubleshooting data issues.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure compliance with GxP requirements.
• Maintain and improve quality of technical documentation and user stories in Jira.
• Understand current systems and interfaces, contribute to platform planning, and help define the technical roadmap.
• Collaborate with Product, Project, and Validation teams to optimize technical resources and ensure effective testing and validation.
• Optionally, take on the System Owner role as needed.

Our Recruitment Process

• Interview with our Recruiter -> Interview with our Business Manager -> Client Meeting
• In justified cases, after the interview with the Recruiter, we introduce an additional technical verification step

Our experience

Joining Astek means choosing:

• an experience accelerator, where every assignment is an opportunity to progress
• access to a multitude of technically exciting projects for our clients as well as internally
• individualized, local support for a tailored career path
• continuous learning, thanks to our internal training academy
• a friendly and inclusive work environment, supported by #TopEmployer2025 certified HR practices

Let’s move forward.