DevOps Engineer – Connected Insights

Introduction to Role:
Join our dynamic team, Connected Insights, as we transform competitive intelligence at AstraZeneca through our bespoke data & AI service. We're integrating key data sources, generating complex interactive information, and revolutionizing how our teams create and share insights. This is your chance to raise your personal profile and be part of a team that values excellent customer experience, reliable data, and effective engineering practices.

Accountabilities:

We are seeking a skilled and motivated DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team, Connected Insights. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the planning, implementation, and maintenance of our AWS cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines. Your primary responsibilities will encompass collaborating with software developers, data engineers, and other IT staff members to manage code releases, ensuring that our systems are robust, scalable, and secure. In this role, you will be instrumental in automating and streamlining our operations and processes, with a focus on enhancing the efficiency and reliability of our software delivery and infrastructure management. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in cloud platforms, a deep understanding of CI/CD practices, and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues while optimizing our development and production environments.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of leveraging tools such Terraform to orchestrate containerized environments and manage infrastructure as code. Furthermore, you will be responsible for monitoring system performance and implementing improvements to enhance our overall operational efficiency. Your role will also involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement secure, highly available, and cost-effective cloud solutions. Additionally, you will play a key part in establishing best practices for continuous integration and continuous deployment, striving to elevate our development and delivery workflows. If you are passionate about innovation, possess strong problem-solving skills, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply and become an integral part of our team as we continue to drive excellence in our software development and deployment processes.

Essential Skills/Experience:
•    Configuration management and infrastructure automation systems through Terraform
•    Version control systems, preferably GitHub enterprise
•    CI/CD platforms (e.g. GitLab, Github Actions)
•    Expertise in Infrastructure as a Code and cloud formation stacks (Terraform)
•    Expertise in automation and management of cloud-based web servers, databases with knowhow of secrets, certificates etc management etc
•    Expertise in managing authentication flows with understanding of IAM platforms such as Azure Entra ID and authorisation workflows with roles , user and service principals and groups
•    Scripting languages (e.g. Python, shell scripts)
•    Working on Linux/Windows-based cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS EC2)
•    Experience in containerisation of applications using Docker.
•    AWS services: EC2, ECS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, VPC
•    AWS networking and security configuration
•    Experience in building applications incorporating cloud (AWS), API’s, microservices, containerisation and serverless architectures.
•    Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle
•    Strong Background in AWS networking services and routing concepts

Desirable Skills/Experience
•    Monitoring tools and log management solutions (e.g. Datadog)
•    Case tracking systems (e.g. Jira, Zendesk)
•    Background in Cloud security tools such as SonarQube 
•    Strong technical and professional communication skills
•    Effective scheduling, prioritization, and time management skills
•    Scalable and HA (High Availability) architectures
•    noSQL technologies: MongoDB, DynamoDB
•    Writing automated tests (Unit) and improving code quality
•    Additional AWS services: EFS, SQS, RDS, Service Catalog, Secret Manager, Cost Management
•    Exposure to Vault secrets manager

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, we are dedicated to combining science with our knowledge to deliver greater value for patients every day. We take data seriously and are driven by the impact we know we can have. We are natural connectors who bring together all parts of the business to drive efficiencies that enable us to succeed. We thrive on being exposed to multiple disciplines, constantly decoding business needs and applying our knowledge to technical challenges. We are often seen breaking new ground, but without ever compromising on doing things the right way. This is the place where innovation meets large-scale impact.

Are you ready to play a central role in our journey to becoming a digital and data-led enterprise? Apply now and lead the way with us!

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.