Software DevOps Engineer -Senior

Company: Roche
Location: Tucson
Posted on: September 15, 2020

Job Description:

Summary

Ensures a holistic approach and effective design, implementation and maintenance of the software development infrastructure, build and test automation systems. Manages Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) tools. Provides technical leadership across all areas of build, software integration testing, release management, and operations, to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions. Provides strategic guidance for the toolchain and supports development teams in migrating existing environments towards common standards. Analyzes data to improve existing processes and systems. Assists in the development and improvement of processes. Troubleshoots issues to determine root cause and possible engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

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• Creates an automated and robust toolchain to build, test and deploy code and configurations and actively monitors performance and software releases. Assesses new technologies to optimize the performance of infrastructure automation.
• Builds quality gates and analysis/test automation tools to track and measure software quality metrics across projects. Monitors metrics and develops ways to improve them.
• Provides technical guidance and best practice mentoring to development teams to achieve goals in accordance with established policies and procedures. Educates teams on development and operations concepts.
• Develops and maintains a knowledge base of processes and best practices documentation. Seeks opportunities to continuously improve processes and procedures.
• Provides software tool support throughout the software development lifecycle. Identifies and solves technical challenges.
• Defines strategies regarding the integration testing infrastructure, branching and merging, repository structure, build environment, build output structure and dependency handling in order to set up a robust workflow to deliver software releases.
• Establishes milestones for necessary contributions from project teams and develops processes to facilitate their collaboration while providing detailed specifications for proposed solutions including materials, tools, people resources, timelines and impact considerations.
• Executes independently while concurrently working closely in collaboration with project teams to maintain hardware and software needs to ensure projects can work without interruption and with efficiency.
• Actively seeks input from project teams and stakeholders to proactively identify and resolve user needs. Prepares and delivers presentations; presents data to large and diverse audiences.
  
  Qualifications
  
  Bachelor's degree and 8 years of related experience OR
  
  MS degree in directly related discipline + 4 years of related experience required; OR
  
  PhD degree in a directly related discipline + 2 years of related experience required.
  
  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  
  Demonstrates success in technical proficiency, creativity, collaboration and independent thought.
  
  Expert knowledge of software development operations engineering principles and concepts.
  
  Expert knowledge of software product development processes.
  
  Experience executing Agile (i.e. Scrum), Lean, and Continuous Delivery best practices.
  
  Knowledge of principles and practices of software troubleshooting and analysis as it relates to integration.
  
  Understands and uses expert practices for development, analysis, implementation and monitoring.
  
  Strong technical foundation: Linux/Windows, virtualization (Virtual Box etc.) cloud computing (Amazon EC2 etc.), infrastructure automation (TFS), build tools continuous integration tools, SCM tools (TCS, Jira etc.). Scripting languages (shell scripting language etc.), application servers.
  
  Able to present and discuss data, present alternative action plans (and consequences), and clearly communicate recommendations to a technical audience.
  
  Driven, self-starter with ability to pick up new challenges and educate themselves on the core issues in a very short time.
  
  Proven ability to contribute and interact productively and collaboratively with project teams.
  
  Understands and applies industry practices and benchmarks.
  
  Develops, mentors and assures growth in company practices.
  
  Uses company practices for software integration and test at an expert level.
  "Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the on-line application process, please email us at US.Accommodation@roche.com.

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