Senior DevOps Engineer; AWS

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Senior Dev Ops Engineer (AWS)

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.

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.

By bringing our solutions to the wider life sciences community, we can help build more unified approaches to how we all develop and deploy digital technologies, better serving our teams, physicians, and ultimately patients. Evinova represents a unique opportunity to deliver meaningful outcomes with digital and AI to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards for the sector.

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 Dev Ops standard processes.

• 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 Git Hub 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 Dev Sec Ops  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 Open Telemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS Cloud Watch, and AWS Cloud Trail.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 7+ years in Dev Ops or cloud infrastructure roles, with significant experience in SaaS and multi‑tenant platforms. Proven track record of mentoring team members.
• Experience with AWS Event Bridge & Cloud Trail for event‑driven automation and troubleshooting security and operational issues.
• Governance & Strategic Input:
  Drive governance processes, including…