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The PositionJob description
As a IT Software Engineer - RDT Engineering Excellence & Experience, you will act as a strategic leader and innovator. You will define tasks for others, drive large-scale initiatives, and mentor colleagues to foster growth. This role involves providing global-level support for technical initiatives, sharing knowledge internationally, and shaping the organization's technical direction. You will possess deep expertise across multiple technology areas, set high standards for code quality and security, and remove obstacles for teams, continuously improving developer productivity and the overall software development lifecycle.
Description of the area
Job Responsibilities
Scope / (Content Leadership): Provides strategic technical guidance and sets the direction for digital product development in alignment with business goals and priorities.
Core Engineering Domains: Provide deep hands-on expertise across at least one (or more) of the essential technical domains: Javascript developer Fullstack, DevOps, IaC or Application and Application Infrastructure support.
Atlassian Platform Administration: Act as a full Administrator for the Atlassian Suite in the Cloud (Jira, Confluence, etc.), overseeing platform stability, configurations, custom workflows, and integrations.
L2/L3 Technical Escalation: Handle escalated tickets/issues that previous support tiers cannot resolve, driving complex troubleshooting to resolution.
AI & Automation Integration: Leverage Python and AI/GenAI-capable tools (MCP/automation scripts) to streamline workflows, optimize ticket resolution, and automate repetitive platform operations and user experience for the tools in scope (jira, codebeamer, confluence, OpenPDM, AllureTestOps)
Accountability/Problem Solving: Defines tasks for others and drives successful Medium to Large (M/L) initiatives at the Product or Product Line level. Challenges others in a growth-enabling way, leverages team strengths effectively, and acts as a coach and/or lead for others.
Stakeholder Management: Possesses a strong grasp of stakeholder ecosystems and their needs, excelling in negotiations and partnerships for mutual benefits. Provides direction for mid- to long-term goals and objectives.
Impact/Strategy: Provides global-level support for innovative and technological initiatives. Gives speeches and shares knowledge in global/international events, drives tech universities, Centers of Excellence (CoEs), and knowledge-sharing initiatives, and is actively engaged in Chapter/Site related activities.
Complexity/ (Product Size): Operates at the Product Line / Chapter / Domain / Site level.
Business/Technical ability: Actively contributes to the advancement of technical knowledge within the field through publications, presentations, and mentorship (for example, playing a role of capability owner/hero). Inspires innovation, drives innovative solutions in line with technology trends, and engages in building new approaches to existing problems.
Qualifications
Education / Experience
Proven track record in a Senior/Lead Engineer or DevOps/Platform Specialist role.
Strong experience in handling escalated support (L2/L3) for enterprise digital tools/platforms.
Experience working with both internal teams and external vendors/contractors.
Proven experience driving cross-functional collaboration to solve organization-wide technical problems and aligning disparate engineering efforts towards common goals.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate future technical challenges and opportunities, proactively developing strategies and solutions to keep the organization at the forefront.
Technical Skills
Essential Technical Core: Strong proficiency in at least one of the following: Java Fullstack development, DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC), or SaaS platform administration.
Atlassian Administration: Hands-on Cloud and on-prem Administrator experience across the Atlassian ecosystem (Jira Cloud, Confluence, plugins, and API integrations).
AI & Automation: Proficient in Python for automation, scripting, and integrating AI-driven / AI-capable capabilities into workflows and support processes.
Designed and deployed internal Streamlit (Python) web apps consuming Jira API endpoints to optimize team workflows, sprint tracking, ideas, dashboards etc…
Deployment pipelines using ArgoCD and Helm to provision, sync, and scale enterprise Kubernetes pod instances with automated rollbacks.
Pytest and InSpec into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing, driving automated unit/integration testing alongside infrastructure-as-code compliance checks.
Deep expertise in multiple technology areas and the ability to select and apply appropriate technologies to solve complex problems.
Strong understanding of software operations, including performance tuning and scalability.
Excellent knowledge of available software development tooling in the market, suggesting adoption to the current Roche toolset, and continuously improving developer productivity and experience Roche-wide.
Expertise in regulated and compliance market best practices, ensuring that software solutions comply with security standards in coordination with appropriate Roche experts.
Ability to create and communicate Roche-wide best practices for the entire software delivery process, from code to production.
Additional Qualifications
Champions and enforces high standards for code quality, testing, security, and operational excellence within their team and influences these standards more broadly.
Capable of continuously improving current software validation, regulatory processes, and software quality management practices.
Strong ability to remove obstacles for technical teams, empowering them to deliver exceptional products.
GxP & Validation: Exposure to or understanding of GxP validation, regulatory compliance, and software quality management in a regulated environment - will be an advantage
English advanced level is a must. Any other language will be welcomed.
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
- Proven track record in a Senior or Lead Engineer or DevOps/Platform Specialist role
- Experience handling L2/L3 escalated support for enterprise digital tools/platforms
- Experience working with internal teams and external vendors/contractors
- Experience driving cross-functional collaboration to solve organization-wide technical problems
- Strong proficiency in at least one: Java Fullstack, DevOps (CI/CD, IaC), or SaaS platform administration
- Hands-on Cloud and on-prem Atlassian administration (Jira Cloud, Confluence, plugins, API integrations)
- Proficient in Python for automation, scripting, and integrating AI/GenAI capabilities
- Experience designing and deploying Streamlit web apps consuming Jira API endpoints
- Experience with deployment pipelines using ArgoCD and Helm for Kubernetes with automated rollbacks
- Integration of Pytest and InSpec into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and IaC compliance checks
- Deep expertise across multiple technology areas and ability to select appropriate technologies for complex problems
- Strong understanding of software operations including performance tuning and scalability
- Knowledge of software development tooling and practices to improve developer productivity
- Expertise in regulated and compliance market best practices to ensure security and regulatory alignment
- Ability to define and communicate organization-wide software delivery best practices
- Champions high standards for code quality, testing, security, and operational excellence
- GxP and software validation/regulatory compliance exposure (advantage)
- Advanced level of English
- Additional languages (welcome)
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).
