Senior DevOps Engineer (5+)
merckgroup | 93 days ago | Bangalore

Your Role:
As a Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in Azure and AWS, you will play a pivotal role in driving the deployment, automation, and continuous improvement of cloud-based platforms supporting R&D efforts in drug discovery and development. 
You will bridge software development, IT operations, and quality assurance, ensuring a reliable, scalable, and automated infrastructure that accelerates deployment cycles and minimizes downtime.

 

Key responsibilities include:

 

Spearheading the deployment of new releases, ensuring seamless updates that enhance platform performance and capabilities.
Managing and maintaining Azure AD (Entra ID) for identity and access management, including authentication flows for both internal and third-party services.
Advocating and implementing DevOps best practices, including CI/CD, automation, and observability across our platforms.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to influence architectural decisions and align infrastructure with business goals.
Ensuring compliance and security within a regulated environment (GxP preferred) by implementing role-based access control (RBAC), secrets management, and monitoring frameworks.
You will join a multicultural, agile team with high autonomy in decision-making. This role requires on-site presence at our Bangalore location.

 

Your Skills & Experience:
Must-Have:
5+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and automation.
Strong expertise in Azure DevOps, including project configurations, repositories, pipelines, and environments.
Proficiency in Azure AD (Entra ID), including app registration, authentication flows (OBO, Client Credentials), and access control.
Experience with AWS services such as VPC, IAM, STS, EKS, RDS, EC2, ECS, Route53, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Secrets Manager, S3, API Gateway, Lambda, and MWAA.
Hands-on experience in containerization and Kubernetes, including Docker, Helm, and ArgoCD (GitOps).
Strong scripting and automation skills in Python for workflow automation and integration.
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible for automating service provisioning and management.
Strong experience in observability, including logging, monitoring, and tracing with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or AWS-native solutions.
Excellent understanding of security best practices in DevOps, including RBAC, secrets management, and compliance frameworks.
Ability to work in multinational teams across US, Europe (primarily Germany), and India.
Strong communication skills in English for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Good to Have:
Experience in a regulated environment (GxP, Pharma, or Life Sciences).
Knowledge of Next.js, Storybook, Tailwind, TypeScript for front-end web development.
Experience with PostgreSQL, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch for data management.
Familiarity with R and SAS for data analysis and statistical modeling.
Understanding of AWS billing practices and cost optimization tools.
Why Join Us?
Work in a high-impact role contributing to cutting-edge R&D in drug discovery and development.
Be part of a multicultural, agile team with high autonomy in decision-making.
Exposure to a diverse tech stack combining Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Python, and CI/CD tools.
Opportunities for career growth and skill development in cloud computing, security, and automation.
If you are curious, ambitious, and eager to take on this challenge, apply today and be at the forefront of shaping the future of Data & Analytics in Healthcare IT!

 

 

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