Why choose AstraZeneca India?
Help push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. After 45 years in India, we’re continuing to secure a future where everyone can access affordable, sustainable, innovative healthcare.
The part you play in our business will be challenging, yet rewarding, requiring you to use your resilient, collaborative and diplomatic skillsets to make connections. The majority of your work will be field based, and will require you to be highly-organised, planning your monthly schedule, attending meetings and calls, as well as writing up reports.
Who do we look for?
Calling all tech innovators, ownership takers, challenge seekers and proactive collaborators. At AstraZeneca, breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicine for the world's most complex diseases. We empower people like you to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention, and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. You'll embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.
Here, diverse minds and bold disruptors can meaningfully impact the future of healthcare using cutting-edge technology. Whether you join us in Bengaluru or Chennai, 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.
Tech innovators
Make a greater impact through our digitally enabled enterprise. Use your skills in data and technology to transform and optimise our operations, helping us deliver meaningful work that changes lives.
Ownership takers
If you're a self-aware self-starter who craves autonomy, AstraZeneca provides the perfect environment to take ownership and grow. Here, you'll feel empowered to lead and reach excellence at every level — with unrivalled support when you need it.
Challenge seekers
Adapting and advancing our progress means constantly challenging the status quo. In this dynamic environment where everything we do has urgency and focus, you'll have the ability to show up, speak up and confidently take smart risks.
Proactive collaborators
Your unique perspectives make our ambitions and capabilities possible. Our culture of sharing ideas, learning and improving together helps us consistently set the bar higher. As a proactive collaborator, you'll seek out ways to bring people together to achieve their best.
Responsibilities
Job Title: Consultant - DevOps Platform Engineer
Career Level - C3
Introduction to role
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. We span the entire value chain of a medicine from discovery, early- and late-stage development to manufacturing and distribution, and the global commercialization of primary care, specialty care-led and specialty care medicines that transform lives. At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on encouraging an outstanding workplace culture that drives innovation and collaboration. Here, we encourage our teams to express different perspectives - making you feel valued, energized, and rewarded for your ideas and creativity.
AstraZeneca is currently looking for a Platform Engineer to join our R&D IT Development Platform Management team to manage and maintain our Analytics & Reporting platform, which is GxP compliant and supports the important function of running clinical trials both internally and across external partners. This platform includes EntimICE, SAS Grid, SAS LSAF, SAS Viya, and Visual Analytics software suite with a mixture of hosted solutions and on-prem solutions based primarily on SAS technology. You will be part of our core product team operating under the BizDevOps model, working multi-functionally with other team members such as Product Lead, DevOps Lead, Release Manager, Business Analysts, QM’s, and key team members such as Business Partners and Product Owners.
Accountabilities
Participate in business requirement gathering and design activities with business & IT customers as part of the product team
Perform delivery activities through Design/Build/Test/Deploy phases for regular releases on A&R product
Deploy patches and any version upgrades for on-prem applications and coordinate with the vendor for hosted solutions that fall under A&R landscape
Develop SAS Macros based on API’s and perform unit testing
Maintain configuration specification documentation for both functional and integration configurations
Prepare SDLC documentation, KB articles, confluence documentation
Ensure that all system security and control procedures are implemented and maintained
Generate and implement ideas to streamline our integration landscape to simplify BAU support
Solve issues, supervise key metrics, and maintain overall health of the platform
Serve as an SME on the A&R platform for IT and business partners across regions and business areas
Work with centralized integration team and Globalscape teams to maintain legacy integration interfaces
Work with software vendors on product requirements and issues related to the platform, security set-up, and functional configuration
Apply JIRA for requirements, tasks, validation/testing, and shipment activities during releases
Solve day-to-day incidents, service requests, and work towards incident-reduction and automation of service-related activities. Update Service Now (ticket management tool) for all events with respect to incidents, service requests, changes, and problems
Essential Skills/Experience
Proven experience in engineering and software architecture design
Experience in Programming with BASE SAS
Experience of working in agile teams using methodologies such as SCRUM, Kanban, and SAFe
Experience with Security and Authentication and SSO topics (related to the access of source data, the access of data within SAS on the SAS servers across different business organizations as well as SAS integration with tools such as Active Directory/LDAP/Kerberos)
Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently
Ability to provide technical system solutions, resolve overall design direction, and provide hardware recommendations for sophisticated technical issues
Experience planning and developing support processes and adhering to standard methodologies
Knowledge of support processes like Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, and experience working in support teams
Experience working with JIRA, Confluence, Git, & Service Now
Demonstrate willingness and demeanor to take on different roles within the product team as when opportunity arises
Desirable Skills/Experience
Knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS & Azure)
Understanding of SAS Viya architecture
SAS platform administration in a multi-node GRID environment on Linux with SAS 9.4M7
Knowledge of file systems, storage devices, and ACL’s
Experience working with R & Python Programming
Knowledge of CI/CD practices and utilization of Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes
Experience with automated testing tools such as JIRA (X-Ray), UFT or equivalent experience & Leapwork
Knowledge of Splunk, Snaplogic & reporting with Power BI
Familiar with GxP systems and working in regulated environments
Familiar with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and non-SQL databases such as Mongo DB
Passion for learning, innovating, and delivering valuable software to people
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, safety, empowerment and collaboration. Discover what a career at AstraZeneca could mean for you.
Lifelong learning
Our development opportunities are second to none. You'll have the chance to grow your abilities, skills and knowledge constantly as you accelerate your career. From leadership projects and constructive coaching to overseas talent exchanges and global collaboration programmes, you'll never stand still.
Autonomy and reward
Experience the power of shaping your career how you want to. We are a high-performing learning organisation with autonomy over how we learn. Make big decisions, learn from your mistakes and continue growing — with performance-based rewards as part of the package.
Health and wellbeing
An energised work environment is only possible when our people have a healthy work-life balance and are supported for their individual needs. That's why we have a dedicated team to ensure your physical, financial and psychological wellbeing is a top priority.
Inclusion and diversity
Diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything we do. We're at our best and most creative when drawing on our different views, experiences and strengths. That's why we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive in a culture of respect, collaboration and innovation.
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