Site Reliability Engineer

 

Site Reliability Engineer 
ABOUT AMGEN

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.

 

What you will do 

Roles & Responsibilities

Ensure high system reliability and uptime.

Develop and maintain monitoring systems.

Lead incident response and root cause analysis.

Automate repetitive tasks for efficiency.

Perform capacity planning and resource scaling.

Lead infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Kubernetes).

Collaborate with development and operations teams.

Maintain clear documentation and share knowledge.

Optimize system and application performance.

Ensure security and compliance standards are met.

Define, measure, and monitor Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) to align with business goals.

Drive continuous process and system improvements.

Define guidelines, standards, strategies, security policies and organizational change policies to support the Data Lake

 

What we expect of you 
 Basic Qualifications and Experience: 

Master’s degree in computer science or engineering field and 1 to 3 years of relevant experience OR

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering field and 3 to 5 years of relevant experience OR

Diploma and Minimum of 8+ years of relevant work experience

Must-Have

Skills:

Proficiency in programming/scripting (Python, Java).

Experience in Linux/Unix system administration.

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Databricks, Azure, Snowflake).

Proficiency in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).

Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana).

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).

Strong networking knowledge and troubleshooting skills.

Understanding of security principles and compliance.

Familiarity with database management (SQL and NoSQL).

Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.

Experience in performance optimization.

Experience with backup and storage solutions.

 

Good-to-Have

Skills:

 

Familiarity with the use of AI for development productivity, such as GitHub Copilot, Databricks Assistant, Amazon Q Developer or equivalent.

Knowledge of Agile and DevOps practices.

Skills in disaster recovery planning.

Familiarity with load testing tools (JMeter, Gatling).

Basic understanding of AI/ML for monitoring.

Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices.

Data visualization skills (Tableau, Power BI).

Strong communication and leadership skills.

Understanding of compliance and auditing requirements.

 

Soft

Skills:

 

Excellent analytical and solve skills

Excellent written and verbal communications skills (English) in translating technology content into business-language at various levels

Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams

High degree of initiative and self-motivation

Ability to handle multiple priorities successfully

Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Strong time and task leadership skills to estimate and successfully meet project timeline with ability to bring consistency and quality assurance across various projects.

 

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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