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Amgen Senior Cloud Software Engineer in Thousand Oaks, California
HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
Senior Cloud Software Engineer
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What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will play a pivotal role in our cloud team, focusing on the development, deployment, and optimization of our AWS cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in Python, Terraform, and comprehensive experience with large-scale AWS infrastructure. Your expertise will help us enhance our systems management, service catalog, and leverage major AWS services to streamline operations and foster innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform to automate and manage cloud resources efficiently.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and integrate cloud solutions with other corporate IT systems.
Lead the adoption and implementation of systems manager and service catalog at scale, optimizing cloud resources and operations.
Spearhead system design initiatives, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and cost-effective.
Drive continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices, enhancing the delivery pipeline for cloud applications.
Contribute to the selection and management of AWS services, optimizing for performance and cost.
Act as a cloud advocate, mentoring team members and promoting cloud best practices within the organization.
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The engineering professional we seek will have these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate degree
OR
Master’s degree and 2 years of engineering experience
Or
Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of engineering experience
Or
Associate’s degree and 8 years of engineering experience
Or
High school diploma / GED and 10 years of engineering experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on cloud-based solutions.
Expertise in Python programming and Terraform for infrastructure management.
Extensive experience with AWS, including Systems Manager, Service Catalog, and other major services, in a large-scale environment.
Proficient in system design principles and patterns for high availability, scalability, and efficiency.
Solid understanding and experience with CI/CD tools and practices.
Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead and collaborate in a team environment.
Excellent communication skills, with the capacity to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
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What you can expect of us
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.
The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:
Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
Apply now
for a career that defies imagination
Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.
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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.