Clinical IT Platform AWS Engineer
AstraZeneca · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- On site
- Full-time
- $140,000 / year
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Job highlights
- Orchestrate integrations for life-changing medicine development.
- Connect clinical and enterprise platforms using SnapLogic.
- Streamline data flows for faster, confident decisions.
- Build scalable patterns in a regulated environment.
- Drive digital transformation at global scale.
About the role
Clinical IT Platform AWS Engineer
Are you ready to orchestrate critical integrations that accelerate how we develop life-changing medicines? Do you want your pipelines to shorten the path from data to decision in clinical development while shaping a modern integration landscape at global scale?
As an IT Integration Engineer dedicated to SnapLogic, you will join a high-impact team connecting clinical and enterprise platforms through secure, reliable, and reusable integrations. Your work will streamline data flows, reduce friction between products, and enable faster, more confident decisions across the business. From sprint planning to launch, you will translate complex requirements into scalable patterns that stand up in a regulated environment.
This role sits at the heart of our digital transformation. As we scale a bold data strategy, you will partner with product, engineering, and clinical collaborators to compose, build, and evolve integrations that power the enterprise. You will turn integration standards into outcomes—speed, resilience, and simplicity—while improving automation and operational excellence.
Accountabilities
The role of our ideal candidate will include but not be limited to:
- Serve as an internal consultant and Clinical domain expert for IT and business partners across regions and business areas.
- Participate in business requirement gathering and build activities with business & IT collaborators as part of a scrum team.
- Perform delivery activities through Design / Build / Test / Deploy phases for regular releases and key platform initiatives.
- Design and build extensions for cross-product integrations to accommodate custom business flows.
- Ensure that all system security and control procedures are implemented and maintained.
- Generate and implement ideas to simplify / streamline our integration landscape in alignment with integration design and patterns.
- Maintain configuration specification documentation for both functional and integration configuration.
- Manage/Update JIRA Board during the lifecycle of an implementation, focusing on requirements gathering, configuration, validation/testing, training, and debut activities during releases.
- Work with the Cross Product Integration team to edit/update/maintain integration interfaces.
- Work with the Cross Product technical team on requirements and issues related to Product API, Security Set-up, and Functional Configuration.
- Responsible for solving day-to-day incidents, service requests, and working towards incident reduction and automation. Also, update Service Now (ticket management tool) for all events with respect to incidents, service requests, changes, and problems.
- Drive small modules in support transitions and ensure application stability when taking over BAU support of new applications.
- Provide guidance and assist in the preparation of system-related specifications and documentation.
- Build Integration pipelines in alignment with Standard architectural patterns & create reusable artifacts wherever possible.
- Work with the Integration Dev Ops Lead, including vendor teams, to build new pipelines in AWS.
- Understanding of Lambda, S3, Batch, ECR, Step Functions, VPC, NLB, ALB.
Essential Skills/Experience
- 6-8 years of relevant experience in clinical development and/or software development environments preferred.
- End-to-end knowledge of clinical trial development processes and its associated system landscape.
- A proactive approach and enthusiasm for Agile environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with cloud providers and services.
- Production experience delivering CI/CD pipelines (Github, Jenkins).
- Experience in performance tuning SQL and ETL pipelines.
- Excellent Cloud DevOps Engineer capable of developing, testing, and maintaining CI/CD Pipelines using Terraform, CloudFormation.
- Extensive experience in fixing data issues, analyzing end-to-end data pipelines, and working with users to resolve issues.
- Masterful debugging and testing skills to ensure excellence in execution.
- Inspiring communication abilities that elevate team collaboration.
- Experience with structured, semi-structured (XML, JSON), and unstructured data handling, including extraction and ingestion via FTP/SFTP.
- Stay up to date with the latest technologies, like GenAI / AI platforms.
- Experience working with Lambda, S3, Batch, ECR, Step Functions, VPC, NLB, ALB.
- Experience working with Snowflake, Postgres, and MySQL.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent experience, in computer science or a life science-related field with IT, CRO, or Pharma experience totaling 6+ years.
Desirable Skills/Experience
- ITIL practices (change management, incident and problem management, and others).
- Experience in GxP or SOx regulated environments.
- Exposure to Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Cyber compliant architectures.
- Hands-on experience in Java 17 and above.
- Exposure to iPaaS tools such as SnapLogic, Mulesoft.
Why AstraZeneca
Here, technology directly unlocks the potential of science and speeds therapies to patients. You will work alongside diverse experts who pair a scientific attitude with leading digital platforms, experimenting through hackathons and real-world delivery to solve problems that matter. We blend ambition with support—valuing kindness alongside bold thinking—so you can shape standards, simplify at scale, and see your integrations drive measurable results across the enterprise.
If you are ready to build resilient integrations that accelerate clinical decision-making and propel our digital future, take the next step and help us change what’s possible!
Date Posted: 27-Mar-2026
Closing Date:
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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Key skills/competency
- Clinical IT Platform AWS Engineer
- AWS
- Integration
- SnapLogic
- CI/CD
- DevOps
- Clinical Trials
- Data Pipelines
- ETL
- Agile
Skills & topics
- Clinical IT Platform AWS Engineer
- AWS
- SnapLogic
- Integration
- CI/CD
- DevOps
- Clinical Trials
- Data Pipelines
- ETL
- Agile
- Cloud Engineer
- IT Integration
- Platform Engineer
- Life Sciences
- Pharma IT
- Software Development
- Terraform
- Jenkins
- Github
- Lambda
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight AWS, SnapLogic, CI/CD, and clinical trial experience.
- Showcase cloud skills: Emphasize experience with AWS services and DevOps tools.
- Demonstrate problem-solving: Provide examples of fixing data issues and optimizing pipelines.
- Highlight collaboration: Mention experience in Agile scrum teams and cross-functional work.
- Apply with confidence: Express enthusiasm for AstraZeneca's mission and digital transformation.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Clinical IT Platform AWS Engineer role at AstraZeneca?
- The Clinical IT Platform AWS Engineer at AstraZeneca focuses on orchestrating critical integrations to accelerate life-changing medicine development. This involves connecting clinical and enterprise platforms, streamlining data flows, and building scalable integration patterns within a regulated environment.
- What specific AWS services are important for this role?
- Key AWS services for this role include Lambda, S3, Batch, ECR, Step Functions, VPC, NLB, and ALB. Familiarity and hands-on experience with these services are crucial for building and maintaining integration pipelines.
- What is the expected experience level for this position?
- The role typically requires 6-8 years of relevant experience in clinical development and/or software development environments. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related life science field is also expected, with a total of 6+ years of IT, CRO, or Pharma experience.
- How important is experience with clinical trial processes for this role?
- End-to-end knowledge of clinical trial development processes and its associated system landscape is highly important for this role. This understanding is crucial for effectively serving as a Clinical domain expert and building integrations that support clinical decision-making.
- What are the core responsibilities of an IT Integration Engineer at AstraZeneca?
- Core responsibilities include acting as an internal consultant, participating in requirement gathering and build activities, performing delivery through design, build, test, and deploy phases, designing extensions for integrations, ensuring system security, generating ideas for landscape simplification, and managing JIRA boards.
- Does AstraZeneca use specific iPaaS tools for integration?
- Yes, AstraZeneca utilizes iPaaS tools, with SnapLogic specifically mentioned as a key focus for this role. Experience with Mulesoft is also considered desirable.
- What is AstraZeneca's approach to hybrid work for this role?
- AstraZeneca embraces a hybrid work model, with an average of at least three days per week expected in the office. This approach aims to balance in-office collaboration with individual flexibility.
- What kind of data handling experience is required?