Lead Consultant - Data Discovery Services

Job Title: Lead Consultant - Metadata Discovery and Access

Career Level - E

Introduction to role

We are recruiting for a Lead Consultant for the Metadata Discovery and Access Team. This is a full-time Grade E role based at our GITC site in Chennai. As part of AstraZeneca’s Information and Data Enablement (IDE) capability, we are seeking a senior engineer for our metadata discovery workstream. The lead will work closely with the POs and the leads of the development teams across the workstream to support our build requirements. This means accountability for uninterrupted service delivery to our data marketplace users.

Accountabilities

You will need a collaborative delivery approach to be successful. We use Scaled Agile with standard-length program increments (12-14 weeks). Do you have a real passion for delivering well-engineered data and analytics solutions that can help improve patients’ lives? If you do, this will make you stand out from other applicants.

Essential Skills/Experience

• Hands-on exposure to Collibra platform, user interfaces, APIs, data models, and workflows.
• Good engineering background to understand the metadata tech stack (Asset model creation, Org structure creation, User access and permissions mapping etc).
• Working knowledge of Snowflake, S3, Databricks and understanding of Datalake.
• Hands on experience in integration tech such as Snaplogic and Mulesoft.
• Strong Dataware-housing background.
• Hands on experience of engineering standard processes including CICD, automated testing, cloud infrastructure.
• Liaison with DevOps and Platform Success teams to plan and execute Continuous Service Improvements.
• Assist in requirement analysis, effort estimation and solution/technical design for improvements.
• Focus on innovation and continuous improvement to simplifying tech for customers.
• Ensure delivery of services focusing on automation, reuse, and standardized platforms. Ensure we partner with vendors to resolve issues/requests on priority.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Informatics, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years experience in IT and minimum 3 years hands-on experience in Collibra or similar data governance platforms.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting multiple tech stacks and ensuring uninterrupted platform support.
• Exposure to tools like BigID, Immuta are good to have.
• Proven experience of innovation, Lean and agile delivery methodologies. Experience with implementing these methodologies to improve efficiency and drive project success.
• Superb communication and influencing skills to connect with senior team members across IT & business.
• Demonstrate initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we fuel bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, our work has a direct impact on patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak and lead a new way of working by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems, crafting new ways of working, and driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.