Principal Engineer, Data Engineering

Pfizer

Principal Engineer leading data engineering capabilities focusing on architecture, pipelines, and quality at Pfizer. Managing a team and ensuring compliance in regulated environments with a hands-on approach.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeNew York City • California, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $176,600 - $294,300 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting and delivering cloud-native data platforms, with a strong focus on data quality, security, and compliance. Proven ability to lead and mentor teams while implementing scalable data ingestion and transformation practices.

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Data Engineering LeadershipCloud-Native Data ArchitectureData Pipeline DesignData Quality PracticesOperational Excellence

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringData ArchitectureData Pipeline DevelopmentCloud PlatformsBatch ProcessingStreaming Data ProcessingData TransformationData IngestionData ComplianceData Security

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AWSGCPAzure

Industry Keywords

Lakehouse ArchitectureData QualityObservabilityOperational Excellence

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the architecture and delivery of data engineering capabilities
Design and evolve lakehouse-style data architecture
Establish reusable patterns for ingestion and transformation
Define and run data quality and observability practices
Build security, privacy, and compliance into pipelines
Lead and mentor the data engineering team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
8+ years of hands-on data/software engineering experience
Experience delivering production data platforms and pipelines in cloud environments
Architecting and building cloud-native data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
Designing scalable batch and streaming data pipelines
Implementing operational excellence

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation
Holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage