Job Description

JOB TITLE : Consultant

CAREER LEVEL: C3

Leverage technology to impact patients and ultimately save lives

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, information technology? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the IT strategy in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? If so, AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world\xe2\x80\x99s most serious disease. But we\xe2\x80\x99re more than one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca we\xe2\x80\x99re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work.

ABOUT OUR IT TEAM

It\xe2\x80\x99s a dynamic and results-oriented environment to work in \xe2\x80\x93 but that\xe2\x80\x99s why we like it. There are countless opportunities to learn and grow, whether that\xe2\x80\x99s exploring new technologies in hackathons, or redefining the roles and work of colleagues, forever. Shape your own path, with support all the way. Diverse minds that work cross- functionally and broadly together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Define Engineering Standards such as common coding standards and security standards.

Create pipelines for Continuous monitoring, automated unit-testing, automated regression testing, Continuous integration, Continuous deployment

Create reusable artefacts wherever possible

Build User Guides and Best-practice for Tool adoption and usage

Maintain the Core Tooling design and architecture for R&D IT OCD which is aligned to Enterprise and R&D IT OCD standards

Work with product teams to provide full-lifecycle tooling guidance, reusable artefacts (such as Internal Actions).

Work with product teams including vendor teams, to implement DevOps tooling stack

Lead cross-team process improvement, considering compliance constraints such as GxP

Participate in continuous improvement discussions with the business and IT stakeholders as part of scrum team

Responsible to solve day-to-day queries related to automation and usage of CI/CD pipeline

OVERALL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

3 years of relevant IT experience

MANDATORY SKILLS:

Familiarity with basics of programming (Java,J2EE, Spring boot, Angular, Jquery, Oracle, Unix)

Exposure to RDBMS like Oracle and expertise in writing Complex SQL queries and Pl/Sql procedures.

Ensures following IT Service Delivery Framework adhered on AD activities.

Ability to organize and prioritize work, meets deadlines, and work independently.

Experienced in both application development and automation through CI/CD, as well as being able to consult with teams on their adoption

Solid CI/CD experience in GitHub & Github Actions implementation

Experience in migration from Bitbucket + Jenkins to GitHub + Actions

Experience with CI CD tools (Ansible, Jenkins, Sonar Qube, Artifactory, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Maven etc)

AWS DevOps experience

Strong problem-solving skill

Experience with process tools (JIRA, Confluence)

Ability to work independently and collaborate with people across the globe with diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Experience of working in agile teams using methodologies such as SCRUM, Kanban and SAFe.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Full stack developer experience (incl. Java for SDKs)

Experience in integration of CI/CD processes into existing Change & Configuration Management scope (i.e. ServiceNow & Jira)

ITIL practices (change management, incident and problem management and others)

Experience in GxP or SOx regulated environment

Proficiency in developing, deploying, and debugging cloud-based applications using AWS.

Familiar with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and non-SQL databases such as Mongo DB

Passion for learning, innovating and delivering valuable software to people.

Experience with dynamic dashboards (e.g. PowerBI)

Experience with Snaplogic & Mulesoft integration platforms (nice to have).

WHY JOIN US?

We\xe2\x80\x99re a network of high-reaching self-starters who contribute to something far bigger. We enable AstraZeneca to perform at its peak by delivering premier technology and data solutions.

We\xe2\x80\x99re not afraid to take ownership and run with it. Empowered with unrivalled freedom. Put simply, it\xe2\x80\x99s because we make a significant impact. Everything we do matters.

SO, WHAT\xe2\x80\x99S NEXT?

Are you already envisioning yourself joining our team? Good, because we\xe2\x80\x99d love to hear from you! Click the link to apply and we\xe2\x80\x99ll be in touch as soon as we can.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

Our Social Media, Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn

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.

Date Posted 09-Jan-2024

Closing Date 28-Feb-2024

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 industry-leading 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 non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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