Senior Consultant - AWS Devops

Job Title: Senior Consultant - AWS Devops

Career Level - D2

Introduction to role

As a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer, you will be an integral part of the “Automate and Orchestrate” (A&O) team. Our mission is to provide enterprise-grade self-service automation capabilities in a secure, observable, and scalable manner. The A&O team is a subset of the DataOps team, which aims to enable engineers to process and transform data through ETL pipelines, provide services to orchestrate and automate various processes, enhance and support existing underlying technologies (AWS, Talend, Jenkins, DataKitchen), and work with Data Engineering teams to implement reusable patterns and self-service. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to design the building blocks of the AWS infrastructure that will support our services. This is a rare chance to see, learn, and contribute to the foundation of our AWS Cloud solution.

Accountabilities

- Collaborate with team members to design and implement AWS infrastructure.
- Enhance and support existing technologies and services.
- Work closely with Data Engineering teams to develop reusable patterns.
- Ensure security, scalability, and observability of automation capabilities.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our CI/CD processes.
- Employ problem-solving skills and a lean attitude to overcome challenges.

Essential Skills/Experience

- Experience working on Linux/Windows-based infrastructure.
- Experience working on Infrastructure As Code (Cloudformation, Terraform, Ansible…).
- Experience with the following AWS services: EC2, ECS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, VPC.
- Exposure to AWS Cloud Engineering and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Github Actions…).
- Good understanding of AWS networking and security configuration.
- Good knowledge of bash scripting.
- Good Knowledge of SQL.
- Proficient with Git (Github, Bitbucket …).
- Proficient with at least one of these programming languages: Python, Groovy, Java.

Desirable Skills/Experience

- 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.
- 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, our work has a direct impact on patients by transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. Here you can innovate, take ownership, and explore new solutions in a dynamic environment that encourages lifelong learning and growth.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and 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.