Principal DevOps Engineer

eClinical Solutions helps life sciences organizations around the world accelerate clinical development initiatives with expert data services and the elluminate Clinical Data Cloud – the foundation of digital trials. Together, the elluminate platform and digital data services give clients self-service access to all their data from one centralized location plus advanced analytics that help them make smarter, faster business decisions. 

The eClinical Solutions Engineering team has true greenfield opportunities for software engineers who want to develop innovative revenue-generating products that are revolutionizing the life sciences industry. You will work on a team that is developing enterprise-level clinical data software. At eClinical Solutions, you will be recognized and rewarded for your ideas and accomplishments, all while contributing to the latest disruptive technology incorporating modern software architectures, data science, and advanced analytics. 

OVERVIEW

The Principal DevOps Engineer will work as part of a world class team deploying and supporting innovative software to transform clinical research. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering end-to-end solutions: you will be involved from project start-up to determine deployment requirements, research of required technology, designing/generating a plan/architecture for deploying various tools and technologies needed, implementing the plan, and then supporting it as these new tools and architecture get deployed to major clients.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• DevOps Strategy & Leadership:
  • Define and lead the execution of DevOps strategies to improve collaboration between development, operations, and other departments
  • Champion DevOps culture across teams, ensuring the implementation of best practices in CI/CD, automation, and monitoring
  • Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to define infrastructure requirements and implement solutions
• Automation & CI/CD Pipeline:
  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using tools TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, GitLab CI
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform
  • Ensure smooth and scalable deployment of applications to cloud platforms like AWS and/or Azure
• Infrastructure & Cloud Management:
  • Oversee the management of cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability
  • Architect and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks
  • Lead the development and optimization of deployment automation and validation, focusing on performance and cost-efficiency
• Monitoring & Incident Management:
  • Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging systems for applications and infrastructure using tools like New Relic, Datadog, Log4Net, AWS CloudWatch
  • Lead incident response and post-mortem analysis to ensure root causes are identified, and preventive measures are implemented
  • Drive continuous improvement in incident management, system performance, and operational efficiency
• Security & Compliance:
  • Ensure security best practices are incorporated into infrastructure, pipelines, and application deployment
  • Collaborate with security teams to perform vulnerability assessments, patching, and audits
  • Maintain compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations
• Mentorship & Team Collaboration:
  • Provide mentorship to junior DevOps engineers and foster a culture of knowledge sharing
  • Collaborate with software engineers, architects, product teams, and other stakeholders to optimize development and operations workflows
• Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and/or equivalent work experience preferred
• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, software engineering, or infrastructure roles, with a focus on cloud infrastructure and automation preferred
• Expertise in AWS and/or Azure preferred
  • Specific expertise in supporting serverless architectures for distributed systems is preferred
• Strong knowledge of cloud security practices, including encryption, identity management, and compliance

Professional Skills

• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
• Technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and the ability to drive DevOps culture and processes across the organization
  

Technical Skills

• Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD tools (TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, GitLab CI), and configuration management
  • Specific expertise in IaC development in Terraform is preferred
• Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Typescript, Python) and experience with automation frameworks. Basic knowledge of programming languages (C#, Java)
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms (New Relic, Datadog) and logging systems (Log4Net, AWS CloudWatch)
• Working knowledge of RDBMS and SQL

Accelerate your skills and career within a fast-growing company while impacting the future of healthcare. We have shared our story, now we look forward to learning yours!

eClinical is a winner of the 2023 Top Workplaces USA national award! We have also received numerous Culture Excellence Awards celebrating our exceptional company vision, values, and employee experience. See all the details here: https://topworkplaces.com/company/eclinical-solutions/

eClinical Solutions is a people first organization. Our inclusive culture values the contribution that diversity brings to our business. We celebrate individual experiences that connect us and that inspire innovation in our community. Our team seeks out opportunities to learn, grow and continuously improve. Bring your authentic self, you are welcome here!

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. Our management team is committed to the principle that employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, culture fit and business need.