Platform Engineer - Azure DevOps

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com .

This position is based in Bengaluru and will require some on-site work.

At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

Purpose and Scope:

As a Platform Engineer of a team of individuals in Enterprise platforms, you will be a crucial player in driving our digital initiatives forward in our agile organization. Our agile operating model consists of two components – Digital Capability and Digital Execution. Digital Execution are about aligning multiple missions around business goals and facilitating collaboration on a larger scale. Digital Capability, on the other hand, focus on the growth and development of individuals within a specific expertise area. This dual structure enables us to scale agile practices efficiently while maintaining a focus on both product development and individual skill enhancement.

As an Azure DevOps Platform Engineer you will design, build and operate Azure cloud environment(s) for our organization. This role involves a blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and a deep understanding of Azure DevOps. You will architect and build the environment(s) together with the business according to the requirements you’ve discussed and you’ll also operate the environment and keep improving it. Because you do the entire chain yourself (together with your Value team), it brings a lot of variety in your day to day job.

The goal is to ensure the platform is optimized to support business goals, enhance efficiency, and drive growth. You will be at the forefront of implementing innovative solutions and will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in your field.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities :

Platform Development and Configuration: Design, develop/configure ADO environment(s) to meet the specific needs of our organization. This could involve programming, configuring settings, and integrating various software solutions.

User Access Management: You will grant and manage access to users based on the role.

System Integration: Ensure seamless integration between different business platforms and systems (e.g., ServiceNow, HP ALM, MS Teams, Tosca, AWS, Azure Cloud Services) to enhance data flow and business processes.

Performance Monitoring and Optimization: Regularly monitor the performance of business platforms, simplify administrative activities, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimizations to improve efficiency and user experience.

User Support and Training: Provide technical support to platform users, resolve issues, and conduct training sessions to ensure users can effectively utilize the platforms.

Initiative Execution: Actively participate in and contribute to various initiatives, applying your specialized skills to achieve the objectives and expected Value. Contribute to the ongoing realization of Value from these enterprise platforms through continuous integration and deployment.

Collaboration: Work collaboratively with team members within the subdivision and across other digital and business units.

Continuous Learning: Engage in continuous learning and professional development to stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies in a specific area of expertise

Innovation: Contribute innovative ideas and approaches to enhance project outcomes and digital capabilities.

Automation & Scripting: Develop automation scripts using PowerShell, Bash, or Python to streamline deployment processes and infrastructure provisioning.

Reporting: Regularly report on the progress of the various Value Teams and outcomes to your Capability Lead, VT captain, and team members.

Problem-Solving: Employ analytical and problem-solving skills to overcome project challenges and deliver effective solutions.

Quality Assurance: Ensure the highest quality and consistency in the work delivered.

Security & Compliance: Ensure the platform is secure, compliant, and adheres to best practices, including managing identity and access and securing data.

Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve platform-related issues and bottlenecks across the Azure ecosystem.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in relevant field, e.g., Computer Science, Data Science

5+ years of demonstrated engineering (development and configuration experience in a DevOps role

Business Process Understanding: Knowledge of DevOps processes and how ADO platform support them.

Significant integration experience between ADO and ServiceNow/ALM/Tosca/AWS/ACS

Proficiency in Azure DevOps and know how to use it for continuous integration, continuous delivery, pipelines, and version control.

Automation scripting skills with Python, PowerShell and Azure CLI

Ability to collaborate effectively with development, operations, and security teams, with strong communication skills to drive DevOps culture.

Strong problem-solving abilities to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to DevOps processes.

Monitor and optimize Azure environments to ensure high availability, performance and security

Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices for security, scalability and reliability

Investigate and resolve issues related to the application, infrastructure, or deployment pipelines.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Agile and adaptable to changing environments and project scopes

Preferred qualifications:

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification.

Agile Champion: Adherence to DevOps principles and a proven track record with CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery.

Working Environment

Astellas’ Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are strategically located sites that give Astellas the ability to access talent across various functions in the value chain and to co-locate core capabilities that are currently dispersed. Our three GCCs are located in India, Poland and Mexico.

The GCCs will enhance our operational efficiency, resilience and innovation potential, enabling a timely response to changing business demands.

Our GCCs are an integral part of Astellas, guided by our shared values and behaviors, and are critical enablers of the company’s strategic priorities, sustainable growth, and commitment to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

Category PlatformX

Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans