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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.\nOur 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 company’s 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.\nA 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\nRole Overview\nAre you an innovative technical expert looking to use your skills to make a tangible impact in a product-centric data and analytics organization within a global biopharmaceutical enterprise? Do you want to help various research and clinical teams build their solutions in a modular, integrated fashion, enabling an end-to-end customer journey? We are looking for someone who goes beyond just platforms and technologies to build true value-add, self-serve data and analytics products that ultimately help improve global health outcomes.\nAs the Senior Analytics Platform Engineer, you will be a hands-on technical driver responsible for developing and automating solutions to support the delivery of product roadmaps across multiple Data Science platforms (including Domino Data Lab, Dataiku, Posit, and SAS). Working in a global, multicultural agile setup (working in sprints and using JIRA), you will engage directly with Technical Product Managers, Architects, and other cross-functional team members to design, configure, and deliver infrastructure solutions on AWS. You will also take ownership of testing, maintaining rigorous SDLC documentation, ensuring compliance, and seamlessly releasing capabilities through CI/CD pipelines.\nWhat will you do in this role\n Platform Engineering & Delivery: Build, configure, and customize capabilities within leading Data Science platforms (Domino Data Lab, Dataiku, Posit Connect/Workbench, and SAS) based on customer needs. This includes platform upgrades, modernization, and managing integrations (e.g., storage integrations, AI assistants).\nAutomation & Infrastructure as Code: Implement and maintain robust platform automation using Terraform, Ansible, Git, and CI/CD pipelines for deployments on AWS infrastructure.\nAgile Collaboration: Work hands-on within a multicultural agile team, actively participating in sprints, managing work via JIRA, and collaborating with Product Managers and Architects to translate business needs into technical solutions.\nOperations & Troubleshooting: Monitor platforms, troubleshoot complex issues, provide root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures to ensure enterprise-grade reliability, robustness, and disaster recovery readiness.\n SDLC & Compliance: Update and maintain accurate SDLC documentation for all deployments, ensuring configurations and processes meet strict organizational and industry compliance standards (e.g., GxP).\nKnowledge Sharing & Support: Develop technical documentation, provide expert support to internal stakeholders, and enable new AI & ML capabilities within agreed-upon timelines.\nEstimation & Planning: Accurately estimate the effort required to deploy new capabilities and deliver them reliably within sprint cycles.\nWhat should you have\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.\nTotal 7 to 10 years of experience, with 3+ years of hands-on experience in platform engineering and IT infrastructure projects.\nRequired Skills:\n Data Science Platforms: Strong understanding and hands-on administrative experience with Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Data Science platforms, particularly Domino Data Lab, Dataiku, Posit (Package Manager, Connect, Workbench), and SAS environments.\n Cloud & Infrastructure: Expert knowledge of the AWS cloud ecosystem, including EKS (Kubernetes), storage services, database services, and AI/ML cognitive services.\n Automation & DevOps: Proven hands-on experience utilizing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and modern CI/CD practices (Git, Bitbucket, Artifactory) to automate infrastructure provisioning and routine administrative tasks.\n Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in R and Python programming, data manipulation, and content creation (Shiny, Streamlit, Dash), alongside robust Linux Shell scripting or PowerShell skills.\n Agile & SDLC: Solid experience working on Agile teams (Scrum framework, JIRA) with a deep understanding of rigorous Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, ideally within a regulated (Pharma/Healthcare) environment.\n System Administration: Experience managing various Linux distributions (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu) and implementing user authentication, access controls, and security policies.\nPrimary Skills (Must have):\nAWS Cloud Infrastructure Administration (AWS preferred; Azure can be considered)\nIaC (Terraform)\nAutomation & Configuration Management (Ansible or equivalent tools)\nPython Programming\nLinux Administration\nDevOps Practices, CI/CD Pipeline.\nGit Version Control (Branching, Commits, Repository Management).\nPlatform/Application Administration Experience.\nIT Infrastructure & Cloud Platform Support\nPlatform Engineering (Backend/System Configuration & Administration)\nSecondary Skills (Nice to have):\nExperience with HPC environments and resource managers like SLURM.\nDeep knowledge of containerization platforms and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).\nExperience with SDLC and validating software in a pharmaceutical context.\nFamiliarity with integrating modern AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) into data science workflows.\nData Science Platform Administration (Dataiku, Domino, SAS Administration)\nR Programming.\nAgile & Scrum Methodologies.\nExperience with Data Platforms and User Provisioning Activities.\nWe Offer:\nCompetitive remuneration and wide range of benefits.\nA position in an industry-leading global company dedicated to saving and improving lives.\nA challenging career with professional growth based on performance.\nAn innovative, multicultural, and highly collaborative working environment.\nWho we are:\nWe 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.\nWhat we look for:\nImagine 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.\nAdditional location(s) Compensation Information:\nRequired Skills:\nAmazon Web Services (AWS), Ansible on Microsoft Azure, Application Administration, Automation, Automation Management, AWS Administration, AWS Cloud Computing, Branching Strategy, CI/CD, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platform, Configuration Management (CM), DevOps, Git, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Infrastructure Administration, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Linux System Administration, Platform Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Repository Management, System Configuration, Terraform (Software)Preferred Skills:\nCurrent Employees apply HERE\nCurrent Contingent Workers apply HERE\nSecondary Language(s) Job Description:\nSearch Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully\nMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. 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