Senior Consultant- DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Consultant- DevOps Engineer Career Level: D3 Introduction to role Are you ready to disrupt an industry and change lives? At AstraZeneca, we are a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, and commercializing life-changing medicines. Our unique workplace culture fosters innovation and collaboration, empowering employees to express diverse perspectives and feel valued for their ideas and creativity. As a Senior Consultant- DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in leading the design, development, and implementation of comprehensive platform solutions that enable AstraZeneca to discover and develop new innovative medicines. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise, where your work will have a direct impact on patients and transform our ability to develop life-changing medicines. Accountabilities In this dynamic role, you will be accountable for delivering platform services using agile methodologies. You will provide technical leadership, architectural governance, and support to Platform Engineers, programs, project teams, and capability networks. Your responsibilities will include leading project execution, resource deployment, and ensuring projects are completed on schedule and within budget. You will design and code solutions, work with stakeholders to identify requirements, manage test case development, and ensure compliance with guidelines and standards. Additionally, you will maintain awareness of industry trends, proactively identify opportunities for improvement, coach and mentor engineers, and foster collaboration within and across teams. Essential Skills/Experience Experience with cloud-based provisioning, monitoring, and troubleshooting (preferably AWS and VMware vSphere) Proven Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Crowd) Data Center Administration (Deploying new systems, Platform Upgrades) Experience with MFALM Administration Experience with MF LRE Administration Technical Authority in DevOps Practices & techniques Excellent communication and relationship management skills Experience working in a global organization where stakeholders and project team members are geographically dispersed Quick learner, demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, programming/scripting languages as necessary Technical Degree (B.E/B.Tech) Experience with at least one Tomcat/WebLogic/Node.js Experience with at least one of Oracle, Postgres, MYSQL Experience with at least one of Ansible Expert in Linux or Windows administration Expert in scripting using Shell Script/Python/PowerShell Expertise with variety of build, release and management processes Jenkins/GitHub Actions Expert in DVCS such as Git Knowledge of build release and configuration management practices, including branch-based development and patch/merging oriented workflow. Desirable Skills/Experience Master s degree Scrum Master Certification Docker/Kubernetes Oracle/MySQL DBA skills ELK Monitoring Application server support MongoDB At AstraZeneca, we empower the business to perform at its peak by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Our dynamic environment offers countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether its exploring new technologies or transforming roles. With investment behind us, theres no slowing us down. Here youll find a place to innovate, take ownership, and make a meaningful impact through data, analytics, AI, machine learning, and more. Ready to make a difference? Apply now to join our team and be part of something bigger! 20-Jun-2025