Specialist, LCS Software Engineer

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 Centres 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 Centres 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 Centre 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 Centres.

Role Overview

As a Specialist, Software Engineering within the Enterprise IT Legal, Compliance & Security Value Team, you will support the Compliance Product Line, delivering technology solutions for the Ethics & Compliance Office (ECO). Working under the guidance of Sr. Software Engineers and the Solution Architect, you will initially focus on the Restricted Party Screening (RPS) program, building and modifying moderately complex integrations within established architectural standards and design patterns. You will participate in design reviews, execute testing and documentation activities, and collaborate with cross-functional team members to deliver reliable, compliant integration solutions. This role is primarily execution-focused - you are not expected to own the architecture or serve as the primary technical lead, but rather to develop high-quality code within defined designs, grow your technical expertise, and progressively take on greater complexity and independence. Over time, this role may expand to support additional programs and products across the broader Compliance Product Line. You should be ready to learn from senior team members, take direction effectively, and demonstrate initiative in building your skills within a compliance-driven, multi-system enterprise environment.

What will you do in this role

· Develop, modify, and maintain MuleSoft integrations of moderate complexity between enterprise systems, following established architectural standards, design patterns, and technical guidance from Sr. Software Engineers and the Solution Architect.

· Write clean, well-documented, and testable Java backend code to support integration logic, data transformations, and system connectivity within the RPS integration landscape.

· Participate in design reviews, contributing input and seeking guidance when deviating from established patterns or encountering unfamiliar technical challenges.

· Execute unit testing, integration testing, and support system testing activities, ensuring code quality, reliability, and compliance with organizational standards.

· Support AWS Aurora RDS database activities under guidance, including executing data modification scripts, assisting with database monitoring, and escalating complex database issues to senior team members.

· Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including code comments, integration specifications, and deployment guides, ensuring all artifacts are current and aligned with team standards.

· Follow DevOps practices (Git, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, observability) to support build, deployment, and monitoring of integration solutions.

· Assist with incident investigation and resolution, troubleshooting integration issues and escalating complex problems to the Sr. Software Engineer or Solution Architect as appropriate.

· Collaborate with cross-functional team members - including Business Analysts, Solution Architects, Delivery Managers, the Product Manager, and fellow developers - to ensure integration solutions align with requirements and technical standards.

· Participate in Agile ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, and providing accurate estimates for assigned work items.

· Learn and apply emerging technologies, including AI/LLM capabilities, under the guidance of senior team members to enhance automation and integration solutions.

· Contribute to broader Compliance Product Line initiatives as the portfolio evolves, applying and developing integration development skills across additional compliance programs and products in partnership with the Ethics & Compliance Office.

· Work within a matrix organizational structure, reporting to both the functional manager and collaborating with the Product manager. Participate in product planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring alignment with both functional and product goals.

What should you have

Primary Skills - Mulesoft Integration, Java Backend, Devops CI/CD

Seccondary Skills -AI - LLM

Must Have

· Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

· 3+ years of enterprise software development experience, with hands-on experience in MuleSoft integration development and Java backend development.

· Familiarity with AWS cloud services, including exposure to or foundational experience with Amazon Aurora RDS (e.g., executing queries, data modification scripts, basic monitoring).

· Solid foundational skills in building and modifying integrations within established architectural standards and design patterns, with strong attention to code quality and reliability.

· Experience with DevOps practices (Git, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, observability) and an understanding of build and deployment processes.

· Hands-on experience with software testing practices, including unit testing, integration testing, and supporting system testing activities.

· Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience participating in Agile ceremonies and providing work estimates.

· Foundational understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) and experience contributing to multiple SDLC phases (design, development, testing, deployment, support).

· Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose moderately complex issues and escalate appropriately.

· Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team and take direction from senior team members.

· High degree of initiative, curiosity, and adaptability, with a desire to grow into increasing levels of technical complexity and independence.

Nice-to-Have / Beneficial

· Exposure to or interest in AI/LLM technologies and their application in integration or automation scenarios.

· Familiarity with ServiceNow.

· MuleSoft certification.

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.

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.

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