Senior Consultant - DevOps
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Job Title: Senior Consultant DevOps
GCL: D3
Introduction to role
At AstraZeneca we treat Scientific Computing as a strategic asset that underpins our advances in science. Leadingedge research strategies critically depend on elite computing capabilities and highenergy engineering teams supporting them. The Scientific Computing Platform (SCP) is AstraZenecas innovative computing environment designed to tackle todays and tomorrows insilico challenges. It focuses on a platform concept building capabilities and services around central building blocks. At its heart it uses compute environments a classical InfiniBand/Slurm HPC cluster an Openstack private cloud and various public clouds for elasticity and scale. To exploit these resource pools most efficiently the SCP deploys strong DevOps tooling and cloudnative technologies aiming to adjust and adapt according to changing requirements and follow the science. The engineers and architects in the SCP team are key to continuously delivering and supporting this critical capability.
Accountabilities
We are looking for a highly motivated ambitious and independently working Scientific Computing engineer to join our global team. If you combine a DevOps way of working with a strong enterpriseready service attitude problemsolving skills excitement for technology and interest in accelerating science then you are in good company.
You will be engaged in a variety of activities stretching from daily operations and development exciting technology exploration and strategic project delivery. You will own parts of the platform drive its operational excellence prioritize the development backlog and craft the roadmap. Whether your interest is more operations or developmentfocused classical HPC or cloud computing in hardware or applications our team operates the whole stack. Everyone on the team takes responsibility for our success.
Based in one of the science hub sites you will become a trusted partner to our Science community ensuring that we deliver technology at the highest standards to enable and push their work to the next level. Translating their needs into efficient solutions and applying engineering excellence to make science successful will be your daily reward.
We operate the SCP as a single global team with shared responsibilities. You will join an agile and hardworking team of technologists who share excitement for HighPerformance & Big Compute modern technology stacks and their application in science to change the lives of patients. To us teammates are people who have humility feel accountable for their work (and their teams) as well as the ability and willingness to be a leader of something.
Living and breathing technology is a key factor enabling us to keep pace with the lifechanging ideas of AstraZenecas scientists.
Essential Skills/Experience
Demonstrated expertise and 10 years of handson experience operating crafting or engineering largescale computing environments with a main focus on HighPerformance Computing (HPC) while having experience in DevOps practices.
Demonstrable ability to drive innovative computational solutions and leverage emerging technologies within the Life Sciences domain particularly in the Pharmaceutical Industry or Biotech sectors.
Nice to have experience in administering largescale cluster and server computing environments utilizing related software such as Slurm LSF and Grid Engine.
Handson experience collaborating within DevOps teams and applying agile methodologies to streamline operations and development processes.
Providing comprehensive scientific software support for endusers including configuration installation tuning and maintenance.
Proficiency in operating and managing virtualized private cloud resources specifically with OpenStack.
Solid understanding of Linux system administration the TCP/IP stack and storage subsystems.
Knowledge in administering largescale parallel filesystems including GPFS and Lustre.
Proven track record of using configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible Salt Puppet) and technology frameworks within IT operations.
Experience in developing and managing relationships with thirdparty suppliers.
Proficient in scripting and tool development for HPC and DevOps platforms using Bash and Python.
Desirable Skills/Experience
Familiarity with operating and configuring public cloud computing infrastructure such as AWS Azure or GCP.
Experience in managing virtualized private cloud environments particularly with OpenStack.
Knowledge of container technologies (e.g. LXD Singularity Docker Kubernetes).
Demonstrated development experience across multiple programming languages tools and technologies (e.g. Java C Python Ruby Perl SQL AWS).
Familiarity with HashiCorp tools like Terraform Vault Consul and Nomad.
Experience in platform engineering software engineering and machine learning best practices including version control continuous integration (CI) continuous development (CD) containerization and shell scripting.
Bachelors degree required; emphasis on Computational Physical or Biological Science Engineering or related fields preferred. A Masters or Ph.D. is a plus.
Solid understanding of analytic products and scientific computing software relevant to pharmaceutical R&D.
Excellent written and verbal communication teamwork and collaboration skills.
When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire lifechanging medicines. Inperson working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were 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 lifechanging medicines. We empower the business to perform at its peak by combining cuttingedge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and dataled enterprise. Make the impossible possible by building partnerships and ecosystems while driving scale and speed to deliver exponential growth. Here youll find countless opportunities to learn and grow while working on innovative technologies.
Ready to make a difference Apply now!
Date Posted
12Mar2025Closing Date
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 industryleading 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 nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
