Senior Specialist - DevSecOps I

Job Title:Senior Specialist - DevSecOps I

Career Level: D1

Location: Bangalore

Introduction to role:

• DevSecOps engineering: Build and operate secure, scalable platforms on AWS using Terraform, Ansible, GitHub, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, and Kubernetes/EKS.
• Enable complex application CI/CD: Implement end to end pipelines for Salesforce, Veeva CRM, Sitecore, MuleSoft, and other modern apps with environment promotion and safe rollout/rollback.
• Security by default: Integrate Trivy, AWS Inspector, Security Hub, SonarQube, secrets management, and policy as code.
• Observability & AIOps: Deliver monitoring, logging, alerting (CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana) and AIOps for anomaly detection and auto remediation.
• Operational excellence: Handle incidents, maintain runbooks, and drive continuous improvement.
• Standards & collaboration: Promote guidelines for version control, artifacts, and deployments; partner across app, security, and compliance teams.

Accountabilities:

• Establishing secure DevSecOps infrastructure and CI/CD across AWS and target apps.
• Ensuring timely incident response and operational readiness.
• Analyzing processes to identify DevSecOps opportunities and improvements.
• Driving adoption and refinement of tools, methodologies, and governance.
• Maintaining current knowledge of emerging DevSecOps trends.
• Promoting standardization for version control, build artifacts, and deployment.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• 5+ years in DevOps/DevSecOps with hands on IaC, CI/CD, security automation, and observability.
• AWS expertise: VPC/IAM, EC2/EKS/ECS, Lambda, RDS/Aurora, S3, CloudFront, CloudWatch, Inspector, Security Hub.
• IaC/Config: Terraform (modules, state, CI checks) and Ansible (roles, inventories, idempotent playbooks).
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions/Jenkins; reusable pipelines, environment strategies, artifact promotion, blue/green and canary.
• Security: Trivy, Inspector, Security Hub, SonarQube, secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager/Vault), SBOMs, policy as code.
• Observability/AIOps: Monitoring, logging, alerting with SLOs; experience with Prometheus/Grafana and CloudWatch.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Tool depth: GitHub, Jenkins, Kubernetes/EKS, AWS; CI/CD for Salesforce, Veeva, Sitecore, MuleSoft.
• Certifications: AWS, Kubernetes (CKA), Terraform
• Methods: Agile/Scrum, GitOps, platform engineering; experience in regulated change control environments.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're 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's Alexion division, we champion diversity and develop an energizing culture where new ideas thrive. Our commitment to inclusion ensures that life-changing innovations can come from anywhere. We celebrate each other's successes and take pride in giving back to our communities. Here, your career is more than just a path; it's a journey to making a difference where it truly counts.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now to join our team!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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