Bristol Myers Squibb, Senior DevOps Engineer - SRE CloudOps - Application via WayUp

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives.

Summary: BMS is seeking an experienced and results-oriented Senior DevOps Engineer. This position is a hands-on technical practitioner reporting to the Director of SRE Cloud Operations and based in our Princeton NJ location. As Senior DevOps Engineer, you will work with development teams, service providers, business partners, cyber security, and other technical teams to deliver cloud solutions and manage operations in support of BMS business applications in the AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud environments. Responsibilities will include architecture, design, implementation, optimization, and support services. Areas of focus will include cloud operations and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, including automation and optimization of mission and business-critical applications and ensuring the highest levels of availability, performance, and security.

Position Requirements:

1. Hands-on knowledge of cloud operations in a multi-cloud environment with advanced skills in one or more cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure or GCP).
2. Provide guidance to internal development teams on cloud architecture, engineering, and operational standards by identifying appropriate use of cloud operational best practices and ensuring they are followed.
3. Automation advocate - you truly believe in removing operational load with software. Ability to automate manual processes and write code to expedite detection and mitigation of issues in the environment.
4. Audit and report on cloud services consumption, and adherence to company policies and procedures.
5. Evaluate effectiveness of the cloud solutions and make recommendations for improvement.
6. Work with DevOps teams on projects as the expert on reliability, performance, and efficiency.
7. Support and use the DevOps delivery model and Agile project delivery methodology.
8. Understand cloud usage costs and FinOps practices and deliver cloud cost optimization solutions.
9. Ability to train and educate teams on cloud standards and evaluate company standards against industry best practices and technology changes.
10. Collaborate with other technical groups (Cloud Engineering, Cyber, Network, etc.) on technology issues and solutions.
11. Work with Cyber Security team to maintain security and data protection in the cloud and coordinate remediation of issues using Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) tools.
12. Understand cloud application architecture and provide analysis on high-availability and disaster recovery options to clients.
13. Use Jira and Confluence to manage project deliverables and document processes.
14. Serve as a senior-level technical contact for enterprise customers and assure they realize full benefit of cloud services.
15. Manage incidents, requests and implement changes leveraging ITIL tools and processes.
16. Take appropriate actions to resolve issues and communicate the solution or action plan to the clients.

Technical and Professional Expertise:

1. 5+ years of operations experience (management of critical infrastructure systems) in a data center or public/private cloud environment with a minimum of 3 years professional hands-on experience with AWS or other cloud providers.
2. Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) concepts and practices.
3. In-depth knowledge of AWS services i.e., EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, Load Balancer, RDS, VPN, Route 53, etc.
4. Strong scripting skills in at least one language, i.e., Python, Node.js, Ruby, PowerShell, Bash, etc.
5. Experience with deploying, supporting and monitoring new and existing services, platforms, and application stacks.
6. Creating, updating, and debugging cloud infrastructure via infrastructure-as-code, such as CloudFormation (preferred) or Terraform.
7. Proven technical knowledge of Cloud infrastructure, software architecture and cloud computing.
8. Knowledge of AWS Well Architected Framework and Tools.
9. Experience implementing AWS high-availability architecture, disaster recovery and backup solutions, monitoring, patching, performance/capacity planning and security remediation.
10. Demonstrated ability to think tactically and strategically about solutions to business, product, and technical challenges.
11. Experience using Jira, creating issues and managing project deliverables through stories, tasks and using agile scrum processes and sprints to achieve objectives.
12. Motivated self-starter, able to get productive quickly and work with minimal supervision.
13. Strong verbal and written communication skills (content creation such as whitepapers, proof of concepts, PowerPoint presentations, etc.).
14. Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels in the organization.
15. Hands-on technical practitioner and individual contributor.

Skills – Preferred:

1. Strong knowledge of Linux & Windows OS and familiarity with DB concepts and operations.
2. Familiarity with native or third-party cloud optimization tools such as AWS Compute Optimizer, Cloudability, Azure Advisor, etc.
3. Experience with the ITIL processes of Incident (including Critical Incident Management), Problem, Change Management, and Integrated Service Level Management.
4. Experience with building an automated build pipeline, continuous integration, and continuous deployment (CI/CD) and Agile project delivery methodology.
5. Experience with source code control repositories.
6. Demonstrate knowledge in AWS or Azure Cloud and Internet technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, Web architecture and design including working knowledge and hands-on experience of VPC, AWS Transit VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect methodologies.
7. Knowledge of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing and firewalling.

Preferred Certification Requirements:

1. AWS Solution Architect or SysOps Administrator Certificate; Associate level.
2. Any AWS Professional certification highly desired.
3. Any Azure certification a plus.

Preferred Education Requirements:

1. BS level technical degree in Computer Science or Engineering or commensurate experience.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers

With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

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BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters. BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area. Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.