Principal Data Engineer: Lead Data Platform & Strategy

BioSpace; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

Stock incentives

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Principal Data Engineer in Thousand Oaks, CA to lead the design, development, and implementation of our data strategy. You will architect robust data platforms and mentor a team of data engineers across cloud-based solutions.

The ideal candidate will have deep data engineering expertise, leadership experience, and a track record in building scalable data architectures, governance, and performance-tuned pipelines.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing data engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of data engineering principles and governance.
• Experience architecting cloud-based data platforms and pipelines.
• Experience with data governance, quality, and security policies.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills for complex data challenges.
• Ability to collaborate with global stakeholders to translate data requirements into solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of data strategy and platforms.
• Mentor and guide a team of data engineers towards best practices.
• Oversee development and optimization of data pipelines and integrations.
• Architect cloud-based data solutions on AWS/GCP/Azure.
• Establish data governance standards for quality, security and compliance.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Stay abreast of emerging data technologies and opportunities for innovation.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Python

PySpark

SQL

Leadership

Data architecture

Big data ETL

Education

Doctorate degree

Masters degree

Bachelors degree

Associates degree

High school diploma / GED

Tools

Apache Spark

Apache Airflow

Git

CI/CD

AWS

GCP

Azure

Databricks

Job description

Amgen is seeking a Principal Data Engineer in Thousand Oaks, CA to lead the design, development, and implementation of our data strategy. You will architect robust data platforms and mentor a team of data engineers across cloud-based solutions.

The ideal candidate will have deep data engineering expertise, leadership experience, and a track record in building scalable data architectures, governance, and performance-tuned pipelines.