Job Specifications
Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer (AWS)
Location: Gaithersburg, MD
At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.
Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.
Are you ready to be part of the future of healthcare? Can you think big, be bold, and harness the power of digital and AI to tackle longstanding life sciences challenges? Then Evinova, a global health tech business might be for you!
Transform patients’ lives through technology, data, and innovative ways of working. You’re disruptive, decisive, and transformative. Someone excited to use technology to improve patients’ health. We’re building a new Health-tech business – Evinova, a fully-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca Group.
Evinova delivers market-leading digital health solutions that are science-based, evidence-led, and human experience-driven. Thoughtful risks and quick decisions come together to accelerate innovation across the life sciences sector. Be part of a diverse team that pushes the boundaries of science by digitally empowering a deeper understanding of the patients we’re helping. Launch pioneering digital solutions that improve the patients’ experience and deliver better health outcomes. Together, we have the opportunity to combine deep scientific expertise with digital and artificial intelligence to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards across the sector.
Introduction To Role
In this pivotal role, you will design, implement, and optimize robust cloud-based infrastructure and operational frameworks that enable rapid innovation and deliver exceptional system reliability. You will also guide and mentor team members, sharing your expertise in AWS CDK automation, Kubernetes, networking, and DevOps standard processes.
Accountabilities
Infrastructure Design & Management: Architect and manage scalable, multi-tenant AWS based infrastructure using AWS CDK, ensuring modular and maintainable codebases.
Kubernetes & EKS: Lead the deployment and management of Kubernetes clusters using Amazon EKS, implementing standard processes for scalability and security.
CI/CD Pipelines: Build, manage, and enhance automated CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient, reliable deployments using tools like ArgoCD and GitHub Actions.
IAM Role Management: Design, maintain, and optimize IAM roles, policies, and guardrails to ensure least privilege access across AWS resources.
Networking: Architect and maintain AWS networking components such as VPCs, Transit Gateway, ALB, and Security Groups, ensuring robust security and performance.
Security & Compliance: Implement DevSecOps standard processes, including IAM security, encryption standards, and compliance with industry regulations (GXP, GDPR, HIPAA, NIST).
AWS WAF & Firewall Policies: Design and implement firewall policies and AWS WAF configurations to protect applications from web threats.
Automation: Lead efforts to automate infrastructure provisioning, application releases, and ETL workflows, reducing manual intervention and improving efficiency.
Monitoring & Incident Response: Develop and implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, and AWS CloudTrail.
Essential Skills/Experience
High School Diploma or GED.
Experience: 7+ years in DevOps or cloud infrastructure roles, with significant experience in SaaS and multi-tenant platforms. Proven track record of mentoring team members.
AWS EventBridge & CloudTrail: Utilize AWS EventBridge for event-driven automation and troubleshoot security and operational issues using AWS CloudTrail.
Governance & Strategic Input: Drive governance processes, including security reviews cost optimization, and operational consistency across the platform.
AWS Control Tower & Multi-Account Management: Manage multiple AWS account using AWS Control Tower and best practices for account isolation.
AI & Machine Learning: Exposure to AI tools and frameworks is a plus.
Mentorship & Leadership: Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering culture of learning and collaboration. Provide technical leadership in the adoption of AW CDK and best practices for cloud automation.
Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, including product management and security, to align DevOps strategies with business goals and ensure cohesive development and operational workflows.
Cloud Expertise: Expert knowledge of
About the Company
Digital solutions need to do more to propel clinical development, elevate user experiences and accelerate better health outcomes. At Evinova, we're doing something about it. We're a healthtech business, with globally-scaled digital products that have proven benefits for sponsors, sites and patients. We've accelerated timelines, improved patient experiences, reduced costs, and minimised carbon footprints across hundreds of clinical studies. Evinova is a 300+ person strong team offering digital solutions to pharma, biotech and...
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