Principal Data Engineer (Master Data)
Waters CorporationBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted January 6, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Waters Corporation is the world's leading specialty measurement company, pioneering chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years.
Job Description
We are looking for a Principal Data Engineer to join our Data Governance team, and the broader Data Engineer community in our Center for Process Excellence. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in data quality tool requirements, data engineering, data science, software development, analytics or similar roles, and will be responsible for implementing data pipelines, data quality audit apps, and process automations related to managing and improving data quality across all data domains.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in data quality tool requirements, data engineering, data science, software development, analytics or similar roles
- Validated experience working with Celonis or equivalent platforms
- Track record of optimally completing projects across people, process, data, and technology in complex, global organizations
- Strong proficiency in data engineering and software development; Experience with programming languages such as Python, SQL
- Solid understanding of data modelling, mdm, and governance practices
- Solid understanding with common enterprise systems (S4 Hana, Saleforce, etc.) and integrating data from such systems into the Celonis platform
- Hands-on experience with process automation and orchestration tools and AI Agents is a plus
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure) and distributed data systems
- Ability to optimally translate business problems into implementable solutions with quantifiable business benefits
- Results oriented mentality, operates with high sense of urgency. Proven track record of solving problems, breaking down barriers and delivering results ahead of schedule
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Knowledge of business process modelling and process mining solutions a plus
- Experience working on an Agile / Scrum team a plus
- Product Owner and/or Scrum Master certifications a plus
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related subject area. Master’s Degree preferred
Benefits
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Affirmative Action Employer
- Diversity and Inclusion