Senior Analytics Platform Engineer

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp

Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
Hybrid
5-7 years software platform engineering experience
Aws cloud infrastructure design and deployment
Kubernetes container orchestration expertise
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp is seeking a Senior Analytics Platform Engineer in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, to lead the development of innovative data and analytics solutions. The role requires extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, data integration, and collaboration with product teams to enhance platform usability and performance

Job Summary

  • You will architect and maintain cloud infrastructure to support a product-centric data and analytics organization within Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
  • The role requires leading the technical implementation of platform features while collaborating with product managers to translate business needs into scalable solutions.
  • You are expected to own end-to-end Airflow platform operations, including environment setup, scheduling, and ensuring stability through rigorous testing and observability.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp is seeking a Senior Analytics Platform Engineer in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, to lead the development of innovative data and analytics solutions. The role requires extensive experience in cloud infrastructure, data integration, and collaboration with product teams to enhance platform usability and performance.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5-7 years software platform engineering experience
  • AWS cloud infrastructure design and deployment
  • Kubernetes container orchestration expertise
  • Airflow platform operations and DAG development
  • Terraform or CloudFormation Infrastructure as Code
  • Python scripting and Linux environment proficiency
  • CI/CD pipeline automation with GitHub Actions

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with Matillion or dbt cloud tools
  • Azure or GCP cloud platform knowledge
  • Mentoring peers and defining engineering standards
  • Product-centric mindset for customer needs
  • Cost optimization strategies for cloud resources
  • Strong communication in matrix organizations
  • Prometheus and Grafana monitoring implementation

Key Requirements

  • Minimum 5-7 years in software/platform engineering
  • Proven hands-on experience with AWS preferred
  • Solid understanding of SDLC and release management
  • Experience working in Agile teams and Scrum

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