Why choose AstraZeneca Spain?
AstraZeneca Spain is a rising force in our global business. With headquarters in Madrid and our global hub in Barcelona, we’ve become an important international centre of excellence in the fight against critical disease. Boasting vibrant universities and business schools, the Barcelona ecosystem is a place where scientists can thrive. We attract a diverse workforce from across the globe, shining a beacon for innovation in a country that’s committed to clinical development.
We invite you to bring your talents to Barcelona where our respiratory medicine R&D and Global Marketing centre offers opportunities in R&D, IT, Commercial and HR. Or join us in Madrid and shape our growth in our BUs (Respiratory, Oncology & CVRM ), and a range of Corporate functions. Additionally, you can find sales roles throughout the country. Together, we’re contributing to a world-leading pipeline of therapeutics and delivering life-changing medicines to patients.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca Spain, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. Alongside technical expertise, colleagues have the resilience, energy and collaborative mindset to change lanes, work with different teams and start projects from scratch.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Madrid or Barcelona, you can make a tangible impact within a global biopharmaceutical company that invests in your future. Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients every day.
Success Profile
Ready to make an impact in your career? If you're passionate, growth-orientated and a true team player, we'll help you succeed. Here are some of the skills and capabilities we look for.
Diverse collaborators
This is a speak-up culture that values collaboration. You’ll proactively bring your unique perspectives, experiences and skills to the table and seek the same from others. With our international team composition and the need for fast-paced collaboration, you’ll always be building new connections with colleagues.
Cutting-edge innovators
When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that embraces digital technology and data to transform the way we work and the work we do. Every day, you’ll help make history, empowered to ignite your creativity and build something enduring.
Resilient trailblazers
Here, the answers aren’t always available. So, you’ll need to bring a fearless, self-starter mindset to navigate uncharted territories. You’ll harness your ceaseless energy to discover and make the necessary connections with colleagues to shape the future and achieve maximum impact.
Agile movers
Seize ownership and excel with autonomy to enjoy the constant rush of ground-breaking discovery. Your ability to anticipate sudden shifts and adapt swiftly will prove critical as you make your mark in an environment that rewards initiative and resilience.
Responsibilities
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 authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Reasons to Join
Thomas Mathisen
There are many things I enjoy when working at AstraZeneca, mainly the Speak up culture, the great colleagues that are in my teams, the great products that AstraZeneca provides to our patients and the challenging conversations I have around our medicines.
Christine Recchio
Working at AstraZeneca has impacted my life in such a positive way. I now have an improved work-life balance through creating my own schedule and time management, I feel a balance that I didn’t have before.
Stephanie Ling
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy working in AstraZeneca, my colleagues being one of them. My team members and the managers have provided a great deal of guidance in helping me to be more confident in my daily work.
What we offer
We're driven by our shared values of serving people, society and the planet. Our people make this possible, which is why we prioritise diversity, inclusivity, balance and sustainability. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
An award-winning company
We're passionate about being a great place to work, and 84% of our employees would recommend us as an employer. We've been recognised as a Top Employer in Spain, an EFR Family Responsible Business, and we achieved third place in Forbes Spain's Top 50 Best Places to Work list.
Inclusive environment
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do, and our different views, experiences and strengths enrich our culture. There's no salary gap at AstraZeneca, and the number of female employees has increased by four per cent over the last three years. We've also made all positions fully accessible.
Work-life balance
Your wellbeing means a lot to us, and we're here to support you through all of life's ups and downs. That's why we offer an unpaid leave policy, annual leave, reduced-hours timetables and a host of benefits, including a retirement plan, long service award, and health and travel insurance.
Sustainability initiatives
We're committed to harnessing the power of science to become a more sustainable business. We've reduced our carbon footprint by over 9,000 kg of CO2 over the last two years, and we lead the European GoGreen Project, which aims to introduce environmentally friendly options in our fleet of corporate vehicles.
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