Consultant - AWS Devops

JOB TITLE : Consultant - AWS Devops

CAREER LEVEL: C3

Leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious disease. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

It’s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in – but that’s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that’s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Consultant - AWS DevOps , you will be working in the “Operational Clinical Development Platform Service” team (OCD):

Role:

Enable engineers to process & transform data through ETL pipelines.

Provide services to orchestrate & automate any type of process.

Enhance and support the existing underlying technologies (AWS, Python, Jenkins, Containerization strategies).

Work with Data Integration teams to implement re-useable patterns and self-service.

Skills and Capabilities Needed

Problem-solving and Lean attitude.

Go-getter, detail-oriented personality.

Collaborative team spirit.

Great interpersonal skills & a collaborative approach to delivery while still able to function as an individual autonomous contributor.

Awareness of DevOps and Agile principles.

Knowledge of the Scrum & Kanban methodologies.

Essentials (Must Haves)

Experience working on Linux/Windows-based infrastructure (bash scripting, Linux administration…).

4-5 years of Experience with the following AWS services: EC2, ECS, S3, Lambda,IAM, CloudWatch, VPC.

Exposure to AWS Cloud Engineering and CI/CD tools (such as Ansible, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

Exposure to Infrastructure As Code (CloudFormation, Terraform…)

Good understanding of AWS networking and security configuration.

Good knowledge of bash scripting.

Proficient with Git (GitHub, Bitbucket …).

Excellent understanding of Python (3.7 +) programming language.

Excellent understanding of Relational Database systems (Query authoring/ Performance improvements)

Desirable (Nice To Haves)

Exposure to scalable and HA (High Availability) architectures

Exposure to noSQL technologies, such as: Mongo DB, Dynamo DB

Experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar software engineering role.

Experience writing automated tests (Unit) and improving code quality.

Exposure to Kubernetes cluster administration

Exposure to AWS services such as: EFS, SQS, RDS, Service Catalog, Secret Manager, Cost Management

Employ monitoring, alerting and self-healing during design and development.

WHY JOIN US?

We’re a network of high-reaching self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering premier technology and data solutions.

We’re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it’s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we’d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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.