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The PositionJob description
As a DevOps Infrastructure Engineer, you will independently solve technical business problems with guidance if needed and contribute to projects requiring knowledge in DevOps and infrastructure management.
Description of the area
Job Responsibilities
Scope / (Content Leadership): Engages in and improves, with guidance, the whole lifecycle of platforms and services—from inception and design through deployment, operation, and retirement. Applies software engineering principles to build and manage large-scale IT infrastructure products, abstracting away infrastructure complexity by providing self-service tools and APIs for developers. Implements and maintains CI/CD pipelines and develops self-healing features.
Accountability/Problem Solving: Effectively applies problem-solving and decision-making skills to address issues that impact development, deployment, and performance. Ensures IT infrastructure services reach and maintain agreed Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Objectives (SLOs), and Agreements (SLAs) in compliance with QA requirements. Monitors and resolves incidents, practices sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems, and contributes to Disaster Recovery execution plans.
Stakeholder Management: Demonstrates a customer and delivery-focused mindset. Collaborates closely with developers, Managed Services suppliers, and vendors to continuously improve development velocity and service reliability.
Impact/Strategy: Ensures implemented solutions comply with Quality/Regulatory standards and implements cost, compliance, and security best practices. Contributes to audit exercises, manages ITSM processes, and maintains in-depth knowledge of emerging technologies to address complex, interdisciplinary problems.
Complexity/(Product Size): Demonstrates proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse, virtual team members from various locations and cultural backgrounds to achieve project or product goals.
Qualifications
Education / Experience
Demonstrated ability to research technical topics, learn new tools quickly, and a strong desire to develop expertise in Cloud and DevOps practices.
Ability to work effectively within a team, actively participating in discussions and code reviews.
Technical Skills
Basic understanding of core AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM…) and general knowledge about multi-account concepts and governance mechanisms (AWS Organizations, policies…).
Hands-on experience building Cloud applications via Terraform or CDK.
Familiarity with Gitlab/Github, SDLC practices and CI/CD.
Hands-on experience using scripting languages such as Python or Bash and testing frameworks like Pytest.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies (SAFe), principles, processes, and tools.
Openness to using AI assistants to support learning, code generation and debugging.
Additional Qualifications
Familiarity with incident response, including supporting the adoption of ITSM processes and conducting blameless postmortems.
Proactive approach to troubleshooting issues and finding potential solutions.
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Ability to research technical topics, learn new tools quickly, and develop expertise in cloud and DevOps practices
- Ability to work effectively within a team and participate in discussions and code reviews
- Basic understanding of AWS services including EC2, S3, VPC, and IAM
- General knowledge of AWS multi-account concepts and governance mechanisms, including AWS Organizations and policies
- Hands-on experience building cloud applications using Terraform or AWS CDK
- Familiarity with GitLab or GitHub, SDLC practices, and CI/CD
- Hands-on experience with Python or Bash scripting
- Experience with testing frameworks such as Pytest
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, including SAFe, principles, processes, and tools
- Openness to using AI assistants for learning, code generation, and debugging
- Familiarity with incident response, ITSM processes, and blameless postmortems
- Proactive troubleshooting and solution-finding approach
Roche Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roche and has not been reviewed or approved by Roche.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials describe a 401(k) with both matching and an additional company contribution, supported by formal plan documents and true‑up features. This structure is positioned as a standout element of the total package, particularly at Genentech.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions include substantial vacation, a year‑end shutdown, and a paid six‑week sabbatical after six years. These elements indicate a recharge‑oriented approach within the U.S. offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials emphasize comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health resources alongside well‑being programs. Benefits pages consistently highlight breadth across core health coverage elements.
Roche Insights
What We Do
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).
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