Senior Specialist, Technical Architecture

Job Description

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our companys’ IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Technical and Data Architect to join the Central Data & Analytics team supporting the Commercial domain. This is a builder role focused on owning and driving the end-to-end technical design and data architecture for our commercial data analytics products. You will be responsible for designing scalable architectures, building and leading Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs), and translating business needs into robust technical solutions.

What will you do in this role

• Own end-to-end technical design for data products supporting commercial use cases — from source ingestion through consumption layer
• Design scalable data architecture patterns (batch/streaming, lakehouse, data mesh) aligned to enterprise standards
• Build and lead Proof of Concepts to validate new tools, patterns, and platform capabilities
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture, data models, and integration designs
• Partner with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to ensure designs are implementable and scalable
• Establish and enforce architecture best practices, reusable patterns, and technical documentation
• Evaluate emerging tools and platform capabilities; make build/buy/adopt recommendations
• Provide technical mentorship to engineering teams during implementation

What should you have

Primary Skills : Databricks, AWS, Data Architecture & Data analytics

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

Required

• 8–12+ years in data engineering/architecture roles, with demonstrated ownership of end-to-end solution design
• Deep, hands-on expertise with Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, workflows, cluster/job optimization)
• Strong AWS experience (S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, IAM, networking fundamentals)
• Proficiency in SQL and Python (PySpark) for data engineering and prototyping
• Experience with modern data architecture patterns: lakehouse, medallion architecture, data mesh
• Familiarity with CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and DevOps practices for data platforms
• Working knowledge of BI/analytics tools (Tableau, Power BI) and API-based integration patterns
• Track record of hands-on PoC delivery, not just architecture diagrams
• Understanding of data governance, security, and access control frameworks

Preferred

• Experience in pharma/life sciences commercial data (sales, market access, patient data) a plus, not required
• Prior experience architecting for a central/shared-services data platform team
• Certifications: Databricks Certified Data Engineer/Architect, AWS Solutions Architect

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

Required Skills:

AWS Architecture, Business Intelligence Tools, Business Management, Data Architecture Development, Databricks Platform, Data Governance, DevOps, Emerging Technologies, Managing Engineering Teams, Market Access, Methods and Tools, PySpark, Requirements Management, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, Strategic Planning, System Designs, Technical Advice, Technical Designs, Technical Solutions

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

08/24/2026

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