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The PositionThe Senior Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and evolving reusable SAP BTP /Cloud platform capabilities that enable secure, scalable, and efficient application development across the enterprise.
The role requires transforming architectural decisions into production-ready capabilities, automation, engineering frameworks, and reusable services. Working closely with Platform Architecture and Platform Operations. The role ensures platform capabilities are engineered with reliability, scalability, security, and developer experience at the forefront. The Platform Engineering Lead drives innovation through technical exploration, proof-of-concepts, engineering standards, automation, and platform modernization while enabling application teams to consume SAP BTP through standardized patterns.
This role provides technical leadership across platform engineering initiatives and is accountable for engineering quality, execution, and continuous improvement of the platform.
Job Responsibilities
Scope:
Platform Engineering, Administration & Capability Development
Lead the administration, development, and continuous evolution of reusable cloud platform capabilities, engineering frameworks, and shared services. Manage platform environments, services, identity and access integration, connectivity, and shared platform capabilities. Own the end-to-end engineering lifecycle from implementation, delivering scalable, secure, and resilient platform capabilities aligned with platform architecture, engineering standards, and regulatory requirements.
Engineering Excellence, Automation & Platform Evolution
Drive engineering excellence by establishing modern engineering practices, including DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and cloud-native engineering patterns. Lead technology evaluations, Proofs of Concept (PoCs), and adoption of emerging cloud services while continuously improving platform reliability, operational efficiency, developer experience, and self-service capabilities.
Technical Leadership & Engineering Delivery
Provide technical leadership and show accountability across complex platform initiatives by planning engineering capacity, managing technical dependencies and risks, and mentoring engineering teams. Collaborate closely with Architecture, Operations, Security, Vendors, and business stakeholders to translate platform strategy into engineering execution, delivering reusable platform capabilities that simplify adoption and enable enterprise-scale digital solutions.
Qualifications
Education / Experience
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
Demonstrated experience making strategic technical decisions and leading large to enterprise-level project teams.
Proven track record of designing, and implementing integrated, reliable enterprise platform capabilities across technology space.
Experience in estimating complex engineering resources, dependencies, and timelines to deliver successful enterprise projects.
Experience working with SAP BTP or comparable enterprise cloud platforms.
Technical / Business Skills
Strong experience with:
Advanced technical expertise in multiple areas (e.g., Platform, Compute and Storage, Network Management, ERP Technology Management, High Performance Computing, Datacenter Management, or Database Management).
SAP BTP administration/Cloud-native engineering
Infrastructure as Code, Automation frameworks
HANA Cloud administration
Observability concepts
CICD, DevSecOps
Experience with:
Terraform
Kubernetes / Kyma (preferred)
Cloud Application programming
Proven strong and wide experience applying best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service environment utilizing Scrum and Agile methodologies.
Leadership skills:
Ability to lead engineering teams, vendor/SI facilitation.
Strong systems thinking with ability to translate architecture into engineering execution.
Excellent stakeholder management.
Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving technology/platform strategy.
Additional Qualifications:
Outstanding problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to integrate advanced technological concepts into viable final products.
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to influence cross functional teams capable of translating complex technical issues for senior business leaders and influencing technology vendors.
Strong mentorship and leadership capabilities, with proven ability to guide and optimize geo-distributed teams.
Continuous improvement mindset.
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Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Madrid. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.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
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline
- Demonstrated experience making strategic technical decisions and leading large to enterprise-level project teams
- Proven track record designing and implementing integrated, reliable enterprise platform capabilities
- Experience estimating complex engineering resources, dependencies, and timelines for enterprise projects
- Experience working with SAP BTP or comparable enterprise cloud platforms
- Advanced technical expertise in platform areas (compute, storage, network, ERP tech management, datacenter or database management)
- SAP BTP administration and cloud-native engineering experience
- Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks experience
- HANA Cloud administration experience
- Observability concepts and tooling experience
- CI/CD and DevSecOps practices experience
- Ability to lead engineering teams and manage vendors/system integrators
- Strong stakeholder management and systems thinking to translate architecture into execution
- Experience with Terraform
- Experience with Kubernetes / Kyma
- Cloud application programming experience
- Experience applying IT operations and Agile/Scrum methodologies in always-on environments
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).
