Data Engineer/Architect

About ICON plc

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development

We are seeking a Data Engineer / Architect to support the design and delivery of a modern, scalable data foundation. The role focuses on building robust, automated data architectures that bring together multiple data sources into a consistent, trusted view to support reporting, analytics, and governance needs.

You will work collaboratively across technical and business teams to develop reliable data pipelines, standardized data models, and high‑quality datasets that enable efficient insight generation and decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise‑grade data architectures, including data lakes, warehouses, and integration layers.
• Build and maintain automated data pipelines for ingesting, validating, transforming, and storing data from multiple sources.
• Develop scalable data models and schemas to support consistent metrics, reporting, and analytics.
• Establish and apply data standards and quality controls to ensure accuracy, reliability, and repeatability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data and reporting requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Partner with analytics and visualization teams to ensure data is well‑structured and optimized for downstream use.

Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering and/or data architecture within complex environments.
• Strong experience with SQL, data modeling, and ETL/ELT processes.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑based data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Proven ability to integrate and harmonize multiple, fragmented data sources.
• Working knowledge of data governance, data quality, and security best practices.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.