Principal DevOps Engineer

ABOUT IDBS 

IDBS helps BioPharma organisations unlock the potential of AI/ML to improve the lives of patients. As a trusted long-term partner to 80% of the top 20 global BioPharma companies1, IDBS delivers powerful cloud software and services specifically designed to meet the evolving needs of the BioPharma sector.

IDBS, a Danaher company,leverages35 years of scientific informaticsexpertiseto help organisations design, execute and orchestrate processes, manage,contextualizeand structure data and gain valuable insights throughout the product lifecycle, from R&D through manufacturing. Known for its signature IDBSE-WorkBooksoftware, IDBS has extended its flexible, scalable solutions to the IDBSPolarandPIMScloud platforms to help scientists make smarter decisions with assured confidence in bothGxPand non-GxPenvironments.  

Do you want tojoin aDevOps team that keeps our cloud platform running at its best? We manage ahigh-availabilityLinux environment in AWS and empower development teams with the tools, automation, and CI/CD pipelines they rely on every day.Our DevOps team helps engineers tobuild reliable software fast by providing shared infrastructure and strong SRE practices that ensure consistency, efficiency, and scalability.

As a Principal DevOps Engineer,you’lllead the design and operation of our AWS/Linux platform, improving reliability and scalability, and drive faster, safer deployments.You’llshape the technical roadmap, elevate DevOps standards, and deliver measurableimpact fromreducing MTTR to increasing deployment frequency and improving consistency across environments.

Whatwe’llget you doing:

• Lead the technical roadmap by partnering with Architecture and feature teams, influencing key design decisions and driving modern tooling and best practices. 

• Optimise andoperatescalable AWS infrastructure, ensuringstrong performance, resilience, and cost efficiency through effective AWS Cost Management and FinOps practices. 

• Drive DevOps excellence by building and evolving CI/CD pipelines, automation, and InfrastructureasCode to enable fast, safe, and reliable software delivery. 

• Champion modern engineering practices by evaluating and introducingnew technologies, running proofs of concept, and uplifting standards across the organisation. 

• Mentor and support engineering teams, while ensuring platform reliability, compliance, andparticipatinginon-call/out-of-hourssupport when needed.

Here is what success in this role looks like:

• Confidentlyoperateand improve AWS/Linux platforms, delivering secure, scalable, andhighly availablesystems whileguiding teams on best practices and architectural decisions.

• Drivecloud costefficiency through strong FinOps practices, reducing waste and optimising workloads with rightsizing, storage lifecycle policies, and AWS Savings Plans or Reserved Instances.

• Deliverhigh-qualityIaaCusing Terraform (and/orPuppetfor configuration management), creating modular, reusable, andpolicy-compliantIaaCthat enables consistent, multi-environmentprovisioning.

• Designand runproduction-gradeKubernetes environmentscovering Helm, RBAC, networking/ingress, secrets management, scaling strategies, and deployment patterns—to deliver reliable, scalable,cloud nativeinfrastructure.

• Buildand maintain robust CI/CD workflows using Git and/orJenkins, including automated testing, security scanning, and environment promotion, resulting inimproveddeployment frequencies, change failure rates etc

• Automate operational and developer workflows using Bash, Python, or Java,eliminatingmanual effort and enablingself-servicecapabilities that empower engineering teams.

• Elevate engineering capability by mentoring others, improving documentation, and influencingplatform-widestandards,ensuring best practices are embedded across teams and reflected in everyday development andoperations.

It would be a plus if you alsopossesspreviousexperience in:

• Hands-on experience with enterprise andcloudnativedatabases such as Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, or PostgreSQL, supporting deeper insight into platform behaviour and performance.

• A strong passion for open-source technologies, with the ability to evaluate, advocate, and introducecommunity-driventools that strengthen engineering capabilities.

• Relevant AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional or DevOps Engineer-Professional),demonstratingadvanced cloudproficiencyand architectural depth

At IDBS, we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognise the benefits of flexibleworking arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for aflexiblework arrangement in which you can work part-time at the Company locationidentifiedabove and part-time remotely from your home.Additionalinf