Principal DevOps Engineer

Backend Development: Implement robust and secure backend services and APIs using Azure services like Azure App Service, Azure Functions, or Azure API Management, integrating with databases and other services as needed.

Database Management: Design and implement Azure-based data storage solutions using services like Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, or Azure Storage, ensuring data integrity, performance, and scalability.

DevOps Integration: Collaborate with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, automating build, test, and deployment processes to achieve rapid and reliable releases.

Infrastructure Automation: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to ensure consistent and scalable provisioning of Azure resources.

Monitoring and Logging: Set up monitoring and logging solutions using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, or Azure Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana to track performance, detect issues, and troubleshoot production environments proactively.

Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks in Azure-based applications, optimizing code, queries, and configurations to improve scalability, responsiveness, and cost-effectiveness.

Collaboration and Documentation: Work closely with cross-functional teams including designers, product managers, Azure Infrastructure Teams, and QA engineers, and maintain comprehensive documentation of architecture, design decisions, and implementation details to ensure clarity and consistency throughout the development lifecycle.

Must Have:

• 10+ years’ experience in industry performing software development with a deep understanding of Microsoft Azure technologies.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ Years of Pharmaceutical Domain experience is strong plus.
• Proficiency with Object Oriented Programming, multi-threading, data serialization and REST API to connect applications to back-end services
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps and Azure Pipelines. Strong scripting skills (both PowerShell, Bash).
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker).
• Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Experience working with Microservices/Service Oriented Architecture Frameworks
• Design and implement backend services using Python and Flask, FastAPI & Django framework
• Excellent understanding of data visualizations and data integration services in Azure from backend technologies
• Excellent understanding on authentication and authorization
• Understanding of IT life cycle methodology & processes
• Experience in understanding and Leading Enterprise Platform /Solution

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or similar.
• Experience with other cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and multi-cloud strategies.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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