Site Reliability Engineer

Amgen Inc.

3.6

(9)

Hyderabad, India

Why you should apply for a job to Amgen Inc.:

  • 67% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 78% would recommend this company to other women
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Flexible work models that empower staff members to work where and when they are most productive
  • Award-winning PTO plan and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
  • With 11 Employee Resource Groups, 60 chapters & 11000 members everyone has opportunity to connect, network & foster a culture of belonging
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    Position summary

    within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
    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.

    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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    Why you should apply for a job to Amgen Inc.:

  • 67% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 78% would recommend this company to other women
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Flexible work models that empower staff members to work where and when they are most productive
  • Award-winning PTO plan and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
  • With 11 Employee Resource Groups, 60 chapters & 11000 members everyone has opportunity to connect, network & foster a culture of belonging