Assoc. Spclst , Platform Engineer

MSD Malaysia; Telangana; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Hyderabad, India, invites an Associate Specialist, Platform Engineering (DevXOps) to support operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of engineering platforms such as JFrog Artifactory, GitHub Actions Runners, and Ansible Automation Platform.

You will learn DevOps practices, work on cloud technologies, Kubernetes, IaC, and help ensure reliable, secure services used by development teams across the organization.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field is required.
• 1+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.
• Familiarity with Linux system administration, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD concepts and automation tooling.
• Strong problem solving, communication, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations, maintenance, and monitoring of DevXOps platforms.
• Serve as SPOC for designated platform components.
• Assist with incident management, root cause analysis, and on-call rotations.
• Contribute to platform automation and CI/CD pipelines.
• Create and maintain runbooks, documentation, and knowledge articles.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering

Tools

Linux

Kubernetes

Git

GitHub Actions

Ansible

JFrog Artifactory

CI/CD

Terraform

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Job Description Required Skills: Availability Management, Availability Management, Bash (Programming Language), Build Automation, Capacity Management, Change Controls, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cloud Technology, Design Applications, Design for Maintainability, Git, High Performance Computing (HPC), Incident Management, Information Management, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, IT Service Management (ITSM), Kubernetes, Linux, Linux System Administration, Platform Design, Platform Engineering, Platform Management, Python (Programming Language), Red Hat Ansible {+ 8 more} Preferred Skills: Secondary Language(s)

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy. A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview:

As an Associate Specialist, Platform Engineering (DevXOps), you will support the operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our engineering platforms, mainly JFrog Artifactory, GitHub Actions Runners and Ansible Automation Platform. You will work alongside senior platform engineers to learn modern DevOps and Platform Engineering practices while helping maintain reliable, secure, and scalable services used by development teams across the organization. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands‑on experience with cloud technologies, CI/CD, automation, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and platform operations. The successful candidate will serve as a platform point of contact (SPOC) for selected services, participate on scheduled on‑call rotation, troubleshoot platform issues, and contribute to automation initiatives that improve developer productivity and operational excellence.

What should you have:

Support daily operations, maintenance, and monitoring of DevXOps platforms and services. Serve as a primary point of contact (SPOC) for designated platform components under the guidance of senior engineers. Assist with troubleshooting, incident management, problem resolution, and root cause investigations. Participate in the team's on‑call rotation and support production systems to ensure platform availability and reliability. Contribute to platform automation. Assist in maintaining CI/CD pipelines and developer self‑service capabilities. Monitor platform health using observability tools. Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, knowledge articles, and operational procedures. Follow established security, compliance, and operational best practices. Continuously develop technical skills through mentorship, training, and hands‑on project work.

What will you do:

Required Skills & Experience Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. 1+ years of experience or relevant internship/co‑op experience in DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or Systems Administration. Basic understanding of Linux operating systems and system administration concepts. Familiarity with cloud platforms. Familiarity with Git and version control practices. Familiarity with CI/CD concepts. Familiarity with containers and Kubernetes concepts. Basic scripting skills using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages. Willingness to participate in on‑call support rotations. Strong desire to learn new technologies and platform engineering practices. undefined Soft Skills: Problem‑solving and analytical thinking. Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively within a global team environment. Curiosity and passion for learning modern cloud‑native technologies. Ownership mentality and willingness to take responsibility for assigned services.

Preferred Qualifications:

AWS Cloud Practitioner or equivalent cloud certification. Exposure to GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible, or Kubernetes. Experience with scripting or automation projects. Exposure to observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana or Prometheus. Understanding of DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering principles.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today. #MSDHYDIT

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