Junior Data Engineer

• Job title Junior Data Engineer
• Function Data Analytics & Computational Sciences
• Sub function Data Engineering
• Category Experienced Engineer, Data Engineering (ST5)
• Location Beerse / Limerick / Belgium / Ireland
• Date posted Apr 28 2026
• Requisition number R-071661
• Work pattern Hybrid Work

Description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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We are looking for a passionate Junior Data Engineer to join our technology team based in Beerse or Limerick

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Our technology teams are at the forefront of innovation, implementing a Data Lakehouse architecture on AWS Cloud utilizing Databricks and Tableau as main architectural components. Our mission is to build a unified, global Data Warehouse, consolidating information from ServiceNow and other sources.

We are seeking a talented and motivated Data Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, data engineering, and cloud technologies. You will play a crucial role in developing and implementing and ongoing adoption of our Data Lakehouse architecture, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance – based on the requirements road-mapped through Business Analysis . This role will work under a Belgium based leader, and cooperate with colleagues covering Full Stack Engineering and Reliability Engineering - also as part of the broader EMEA and Global Chapters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain software solutions for the Data Lakehouse architecture.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

• Implement data ingestion, transformation, and storage processes using tools equivalent to Databricks.

• Ensure data quality and integrity through rigorous testing and validation, utilising Intelligent Automation principles for development, testing and release.

• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure optimal operation in line with expected SLAs

• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, working with and guiding third party vendors.

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, and applying this to the ecosystem.

• Adhere to and leverage best practices as applicable from the Global Data Engineering Chapter.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Proven experience in software development, with a focus on and data engineering and cloud technologies. Including XBI, VC Reports.

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, PySpark, Java, or Scala.

• Experience with data processing frameworks such as Apache Airflow, Trino, and dbt.

• Familiarity with Databricks & Lakehouse Architecture — Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and Delta Live Tables (DLT). Databricks Asset Bundles & Cluster Management.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms, AWS and Azure Cloud.

• Strong understanding of data modeling, ETL processes, and data warehousing concepts.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.

• Experience writing integration code (Python) for REST APIs, JDBC databases, LDAP/Active Directory, SFTP ect

• Cloudera Hadoop/Impala

• Jenkins CI/CD

• Knowledge of data storage formats like Apache Iceberg and Delta-Parquet

• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary and extensive benefits package. The health and well-being of our employees is a priority, we have a flexible working environment as we value work-life balance. We offer career development opportunities for those who want to grow and be part of our organization.

Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies are equal opportunity employers, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any other characteristic protected by law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.