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At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.
We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory.
It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.
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The Senior Software Engineer – DevOps is responsible for incorporating industry-standard build, integration, deployment, and security practices into the development of medical research and laboratory work instruments, as well as managing the associated cloud infrastructure.
This position reports to the Software Manager and is part of the India Development Center Software R&D team located in Bengaluru and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Collaborate closely with software development teams to design, implement, and optimize automated CI/CD pipelines for remote connectivity software, incorporating automation and best practices.
- Build and maintain scalable infrastructure across development, QA and production environments, including cloud resources, containerized workloads and networking components. Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions.
- Automate and continuously improve development and release processes.
- Ensure the systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats and maintain compliance with relevant security standards.
- Provide technical guidance and architectural input for new projects.
- Troubleshoot technical issues with identifying root causes to develop robust software updates and system fixes.
- Create comprehensive documentation and actively share best practices across different teams in the organization.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field with 5+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer or in a similar software engineering role.
- Strong foundational knowledge of cloud computing concepts, with hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services and expertise in building, maintaining, and supporting CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or TeamCity with hands-on experience with Terraform for creating and managing cloud infrastructure environments across development, QA and production environments.
- Proficiency with Git for version control, including managing scripts and environment configurations in GitHub. Familiarity with branching strategies, pull requests, and Git workflows.
- Advanced knowledge of Linux/Unix networking fundamentals and Proficient in scripting with PowerShell, Bash, YAML / JSON and Groovy to automate DevOps-related tasks and infrastructure processes.
- Experience working with containerization technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes to build, deploy, and scale microservices.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Understanding of software development processes in a regulated environment.
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum software development methodologies.
- Experience with various Azure services such as Azure IoT Hub, Azure K8S, Azure SQL Server, Azure Storage, Azure Monitor etc.
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
- 5+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer or similar role
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services
- Expertise in CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or TeamCity
- Experience with Terraform for managing cloud infrastructure
- Proficiency with Git for version control
- Advanced knowledge of Linux/Unix networking fundamentals
- Proficient in scripting with PowerShell, Bash, YAML / JSON and Groovy
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
- Experience with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
Cepheid Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cepheid and has not been reviewed or approved by Cepheid.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and paid holidays are portrayed as robust, with formal programs and mentions of generous time off and rollover in some cases. This breadth supports a positive view of time-off availability.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is highlighted repeatedly and is viewed as comprehensive for regular full‑time employees. Descriptions such as “good” or “great” benefits reinforce the strength of the health coverage.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching is consistently included as part of the package. The presence of matching contributions strengthens perceived retirement readiness.
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What We Do
Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility. The company's GeneXpert® systems and Xpert® tests automate highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, providing A Better Way for institutions of any size to perform world-class PCR testing. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio spans respiratory infections, blood virology, women’s and sexual health, TB and emerging infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infectious diseases, oncology and human genetics. The company’s solutions deliver actionable results where they are needed most – from central laboratories and hospitals to near-patient settings. For more information, visit http://www.cepheid.com.
