Introduction to Role

Are you ready to lead the charge in transforming cloud-native development? As a DevOps Tech Lead, you'll be at the forefront of designing and evolving serverless platform capabilities. This strategic role combines technical expertise with leadership to drive scalable, secure, and efficient development across our enterprise.

Operating with a60/40 split between strategic leadership and hands-on execution, you'll focus on platform engineering, developer enablement, and architectural guidance. Are you up for the challenge?

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, evolution, and governance of enterprise serverless templates using AWS and Terraform
• Define and develop reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules aligned with serverless architecture and enterprise security standards
• Drive platform adoption through technical talks, workshops, and structured onboarding initiatives
• Lead adoption campaigns to promote standardized serverless solutions across Business Technology Groups (BTGs)
• Partner with stakeholders to design scalable architectures, provide technical advisory, and size implementations
• Act as a technical authority for serverless and cloud-native architectures, guiding complex engineering decisions
• Identify and implement automation strategies to eliminate Business As Usual (BAU) tasks and improve operational efficiency
• Provide application support for Jira, Confluence, SonarQube, Jenkins, GitHub, MFALM, Artifactory, Matomo, Hashicorp Vault
• Explore and deliver AI-driven proofs of concept (PoCs) leveraging tools like GitHub Copilot to improve developer productivity
• Mentor engineers across global teams, elevating technical capabilities and best practices
• Promote secure-by-design principles, including integration with enterprise secrets management platforms
• Align platform solutions with CI/CD standards using GitHub and GitHub Actions

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with AWS serverless architectures (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SES, DynamoDB, Aurora, event-driven design)
• Advanced expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Unit Testing for IaC with Golang and Python
• Proven experience designing scalable, secure cloud-native platforms
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices, particularly GitHub and GitHub Actions
• Experience with platform engineering and reusable infrastructure patterns
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence technical decisions
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives across teams
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and innovation practices

Expected Impact

When you join us, you'll:

✓Accelerateserverless adoption and standardization across the enterprise

✓Improvedeveloper experience and application delivery speed

✓Reduceoperational overhead through automation and reusable platforms

✓Strengthencross-team alignment and engineering best practices

✓Positionthe organization to leverage AI-driven productivity improvements

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, our work directly impacts patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower our teams to perform at their peak by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms. Here, you can innovate, take ownership, and explore new solutions in a dynamic environment.

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.

With a commitment to driving cross-company change, we are disrupting the industry and making a meaningful impact every day. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Apply now to join us on this exciting journey!

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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.