Associate DevOps Engineer

Amgen Inc; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking a DevOps Release Engineer to drive coordinated application releases across multiple development teams in Hyderabad.

You will build, optimize, and monitor GitLab CI/CD pipelines to enable secure, automated deployments while improving release efficiency and reducing manual effort. You will collaborate with developers, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Product teams to ensure compliant software delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 to 6 years of Information systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate application releases across multiple development teams, ensuring successful planning, execution, communication, and post-release validation.

Skills

DevOps practices

GitLab CI/CD

Release automation

SDLC

Agile

Git

YAML

Scripting

Python

Bash

PowerShell

AWS

Cloud platforms

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

ASP.NET

SQL

Jira

Power Automate

CMS (AEM/Sitecore)

GenAI tools

ChatGPT / Copilot

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GitLab

Jira

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Sitecore

Job description

Job Summary

Let's do this. Let's change the world. Play a vital role and be part of the web team, which provides end-to-end digital solutions and hosting for global websites enabling Amgen brands to engage with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and our patients. The team offers an innovative web technology platform hosted in the cloud and ensures compliances and security features across our websites. You will be part of Amgen's Global Commercial Client Facing Web Technology team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate application releases across multiple development teams, ensuring successful planning, execution, communication, and post-release validation.
• Build, maintain, and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable, secure, and automated software deployments.
• Automate development, testing, deployment, and operational processes to improve delivery efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Monitor deployment pipelines and production releases, proactively identifying and resolving issues that impact release quality or timelines.
• Support day-to-day operational activities, including ticket management, release support, troubleshooting, and deployment assistance.
• Design, document, and continuously improve release management processes, operational procedures, and deployment standards.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Product teams to ensure successful software delivery and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Automate regression testing and quality validation to improve deployment reliability and platform stability.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools and GenAI technologies to improve automation, operational efficiency, and engineering productivity.
• Create release documentation, publish release notes, and communicate deployment status, risks, and changes to stakeholders.

Requirements Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 to 6 years of Information systems experience

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 2+ years of experience with DevOps practices, GitLab CI/CD, and release automation.
• Experience coordinating application releases across multiple development teams.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile, and DevOps methodologies.
• Experience withGit, YAML, scripting, and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with application monitoring, log analysis, and troubleshooting production deployments.
• Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Practical knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET, and SQL.
• Experience using Jira for release management, change tracking, and Agile delivery.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power Automate or similar workflow automation tools is a plus.
• Experience using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Sitecore, or other enterprise CMS platforms is a plus.
• AWS Developer Associate, AWS SysOps Administrator Associate, GitLab CI/CD, or other relevant DevOps certifications are a plus.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and GenAI technologies, such as ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot, is a plus.