Summary of Position:
Technical Lead involved in design, automation, and operation of the Digital Health cloud platform. Drive AWS, EKS, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, security, and AI analytics platform capabilities to enable scalable, compliant, and high-performing healthcare solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead cloud platform architecture and engineering on AWS/Cloud.
- Design and operate Kubernetes/EKS platforms with GitOps (ArgoCD, Helm).
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Drive CI/CD automation, platform reliability, and operational excellence.
- Enable AI Analytics and data-driven capabilities through scalable cloud infrastructure.
- Implement observability, monitoring, security, and compliance controls.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across Digital Health platform initiatives.
Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree with 7+ years of experience.
- AWS Cloud Architecture
- Kubernetes (EKS)
- Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD Pipelines
- GitOps (ArgoCD)
- Helm
- Monitoring & Observability (Datadog or similar)
- DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering practices
- AI/ML platform infrastructure and analytics enablement
- Security, HIPAA, and regulated environment experience
Work hours: 1 PM to 10 PM IST
Relocation assistance: Yes
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree
- 7+ years of experience
- AWS cloud architecture experience
- Kubernetes and EKS experience
- Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience
- CI/CD pipeline experience
- GitOps and ArgoCD experience
- Helm experience
- Monitoring and observability experience, such as Datadog
- DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering experience
- AI/ML platform infrastructure and analytics enablement experience
- Security, HIPAA, and regulated-environment experience
Alcon Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alcon and has not been reviewed or approved by Alcon.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as unusually strong, pairing a 401(k) match with an additional employer-funded retirement plan contribution. Stock purchase access and performance bonuses are also positioned as meaningful components of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive across medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and mental health support. Distinctive vision-related perks, including free contact lenses in some cases, reinforce the perceived strength of the health-and-wellness offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are characterized as robust, including paid holidays, PTO/vacation, paid sick time, and parental leave. Flexible time off for certain exempt roles and reported year-end shutdown periods further strengthen perceived coverage.
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What We Do
Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning more than seven decades, we offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people’s lives. Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors. Our more than 20,000 associates are enhancing the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with eye care professionals and programs that advance access to quality eye care.
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