Site Reliability and DevOps Engineering Lead

3000 Merative US L.P.; Ireland; On-site; EUR 71,273 - 106,910; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation

Paid leave benefits

Health plan cover

Bike2work program

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

3000 Merative US L.P. is seeking a highly skilled Platform Reliability & DevOps Engineering Lead. This role requires a blend of expertise in cloud services and automation to ensure the clinical platform is highly available and secure.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in DevOps with a strong background in leading teams and improving system reliability. Benefits include health plan cover, tuition reimbursement, and a bike-to-work program.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in software operations, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language for automation.
• Experience with modern software delivery pipelines and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow Platform / DevOps engineers.
• Ensure platform capabilities accelerate product delivery and remove bottlenecks.
• Define operational standards, runbooks, and reliability practices.

Skills

Cloud services

DevOps practices

Site Reliability Engineering

Automation

Java application platforms

Database optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field

Tools

Python

Bash

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Micromedex by Merative is a trusted clinical decision support solution used by clinicians in thousands of hospitals, health systems, payers, and government agencies worldwide. For over 50 years, we’ve delivered evidence-based drug, toxicology, and disease information to help clinicians make confident, timely decisions and educate patients at the point of care. Today, Micromedex is evolving. With a modernized homepage and AI-powered search, clinicians can now find precise answers faster—supported by rigorously validated, evidence-based content. Our portfolio includes drug reference, IV compatibility, pediatric dosing, toxicology databases, and integrated calculators, all accessible via web and mobile. By combining authoritative content with intuitive, AI-enhanced tools, Micromedex empowers healthcare organizations to improve medication safety, reduce adverse events, and deliver better patient outcomes.

Micromedex is seeking a highly skilled Platform Reliability & DevOps Engineering Lead who combines deep hands‑on expertise in cloud services, infrastructure, and automation with a strong architectural understanding of distributed, high‑availability systems. You will lead the platform team, ensuring our mission‑critical clinical platform is highly available (24×7), performant, scalable, and secure.

Responsibilities

• People & Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow Platform / DevOps engineers.
• Production Engineering & Platform Operations: Ensure platform capabilities accelerate product delivery and remove bottlenecks; define and enforce platform engineering standards and DevOps practices across all teams and vendors; lead capacity planning, performance optimization, and cost efficiency; define operational standards, runbooks, and reliability practices; account for platform reliability outcomes at enterprise/product level.
• Platform Strategy and Leadership: Act as technical authority across platform, reliability, and delivery; define platform strategy and roadmap; govern delivery across internal teams and vendors.
• Platform Reliability Ownership: Own SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets; lead resilience engineering, observability, and failure design; drive proactive risk reduction and continuous improvement; own incident management frameworks and continuous improvement.
• CI/CD and Release Engineering: Own end-to-end pipeline architecture and release automation; standardize, secure, and fully automate pipelines; drive continuous integration, delivery, and validation practices.
• Incident Leadership: Lead Sev1 response, escalation, and recovery; own RCA and drive systemic fixes (not point fixes); introduce AI-enabled pipeline optimization and quality gates; embed AI into monitoring, risk prediction, and CI/CD optimization; drive automation to reduce operational toil and improve decision‑making.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience in software operations, DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering, including managing large‑scale, mission‑critical systems.
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, Bash, or Java) for automation and tool integration.
• Excellent understanding of modern software delivery pipelines and DevOps practices, including CI/CD, configuration management, and version control (Git).
• Demonstrated experience in releasing to and operating mission‑critical, high‑availability SaaS platforms, while providing technical leadership to Platform teams and effectively influencing stakeholders and vendors across Product, Architecture, and Operations.
• Expertise in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, and Platform Engineering, driving reliability through SLI/SLOs, incident management, CI/CD architecture, and release automation.
• Experience with Cloud, Systems & Infrastructure (DB2, Oracle, Infinispan, OpenLiberty) & Automation‑first engineering with proven usage of AI (self‑healing, triage).
• Expertise with Java application platforms and runtimes (performance tuning, troubleshooting, production operations).
• Expertise in designing and scaling distributed, fault‑tolerant systems, with strong database optimization capabilities across DB2, Oracle, and PostgreSQL environments.
• Experience with multi‑region/active‑active environments, observability frameworks (monitoring, logging, tracing), and embedding reliability engineering practices throughout the SDLC.
• Clear and confident communication skills with ability to lead teams and collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and architecture teams.
• Proven track record ensuring high availability and performance in production environments, with expertise in fault‑tolerant, distributed system design.
• Exceptional problem‑solving skills, with experience diagnosing complex system issues under pressure and driving them to resolution.
• Self‑driven and proactive, with a passion for automating manual processes and continuously improving systems to enhance reliability and team productivity.

Preferred Skills

• DB2, Oracle, Infinispan, OpenLiberty, Azure Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)
• Containerisation and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes)

Compensation

The salary range provided in this job posting is intended to reflect the general market value for the position. The actual salary offered may vary based on factors such as the candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and the specific requirements of the role. Min – Max: €71,273.53 - €106,910.29 (EUR).

Benefits

• Vacation
• Paid leave benefits
• Health plan cover through Irish Life Health Employer and employee pension contributions
• Bike2work program/benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Life insurance
• EAP

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of Merative to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, HIV status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Merative will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.