Staff DevOps Engineer

Teckro Limited; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays

Pension

Healthcare

Life Insurance

Share Options

Annual performance bonus

Maternity leave pay

Paternity leave

Bike to Work

Gym/Wellness Allowance

Sports and Social Club

Job summary

Teckro Limited in Dublin offers a hybrid role focused on defining long-term cloud, platform, and DevOps strategy. You will act as the technical authority for AWS architecture and Kubernetes, guiding multi-team initiatives to improve reliability, security, and delivery efficiency.

The ideal candidate brings ~10+ years in DevOps/SRE/Platform Engineering, strong leadership, and deep IaC practice, shaping CI/CD across multiple teams while mentoring engineers and driving architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics.
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Experience working in international/multi-site environments with remote-team setup.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term technical direction for cloud, platform, and DevOps practices across the organization.
• Act as an organization-level technical authority for AWS architecture, Kubernetes strategy, and platform design.
• Lead cross-team technical initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, security, and delivery efficiency.
• Establish and evolve engineering standards, reference architectures, and best practices adopted across teams.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership to align platform strategy with business objectives.
• Drive systemic improvements by identifying architectural risks and technical debt.
• Guide incident management maturity through resilience patterns and observability strategy.
• Influence build-vs-buy decisions and platform roadmap at an organizational level.
• Mentor engineers and remain hands-on for high-impact design and prototyping.

Skills

AWS architecture

Kubernetes

IaC design

CI/CD strategy

SRE / reliability

Leadership

Observability

Tooling strategy

Architectural decisions

AI in development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or CS

Tools

Terraform

AWS IAM

Job description

About Teckro

We founded Teckro to simplify and modernize clinical trials. In fact, thousands of clinical trial investigators and research site staff rely on Teckro to make the most informed decisions for their patients.

That’s where you come in.

We’re offering you a role with purpose. Your contribution at Teckro will lead to faster, safer and more efficient clinical trials. Quality of life will be improved. In the end, lives will be saved.

Could you be our newest Teckronaut?

What you’ll Do:

• Define long‑term technical direction for cloud, platform, and DevOps practices across the organization
• Act as an organization‑level technical authority for AWS architecture, Kubernetes strategy, and platform design
• Lead cross‑team technical initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, security, and delivery efficiency
• Establish and evolve engineering standards, reference architectures, and best practices adopted across teams
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership to align platform strategy with business objectives
• Drive systemic improvements by identifying architectural risks, operational bottlenecks, and technical debt
• Guide incident management maturity through resilience patterns, observability strategy, and reliability engineering principles
• Influence build‑vs‑buy decisions, tooling strategy, and platform roadmap at an organizational level
• Mentor engineers across teams and levels, developing technical leaders and raising engineering standards
• Remain hands‑on selectively for high‑impact design, prototyping, and complex technical problem solving

The Ideal candidate will have:

• Around 10 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering positions and preferably with 2 years in leadership roles
• Proven experience defining and driving cloud and platform strategy across multiple teams or domains
• Deep expertise in AWS architecture, including multi‑account, multi‑region, and regulated environments
• Expert‑level knowledge of Kubernetes ecosystem, including cluster architecture, security models, and scaling patterns
• Strong background in Infrastructure as Code design at scale, including governance and standardization
• Experience shaping CI/CD strategy and platform enablement rather than owning individual pipelines
• Demonstrated leadership in improving system reliability, resilience, and operational maturity across organizations
• Track record of influencing architectural decisions and technical direction beyond a single team
• Strong ability to translate complex technical trade‑offs into clear guidance for senior stakeholders
• Experience incorporating AI‑powered tools into development workflows to improve quality, productivity and maintainability with appropriate review and controls

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience working in international/multi‑site environments with exposure to remote‑team setup and tools
• Experience working in early‑stage technology companies (advantage)
• Experience working in pharmaceutical regulated industry (advantage)

Location and Travel: (Dublin)

• Hybrid role - Dublin City Centre, Ireland, currently this is set to 2 days per week onsite.
• Our Dublin City Centre offices are located less than 3 mins for Pearse St Dart Station and beside the Alex Hotel, making it accessible for all major transport.
• We also offer flexible start/ end times, allowing your schedule to suit your lifestyle
• Note: Regrettably we cannot offer work permit sponsorship for this role To be considered, you must currently be based in Ireland and already hold the necessary legal permissions to work here.

Teckro Benefits:

• 25 days holidays
• Pension
• Healthcare
• Life Insurance
• Share Options
• Annual Performance related bonus
• 50% Maternity leave pay after capped length of service
• Paid Paternity leave scheme
• Bike to Work/ Tax Saver Scheme
• Gym/Wellness Allowance
• Sports and Social Club

We are always looking for amazing people to join our growing team. If you are curious, passionate and motivated, then we want to talk to you!

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