Associate DevOps Engineer

Amgen Inc. (IR); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen Inc. (IR) is seeking a Release Engineer/DevOps specialist to join the web technology team. You will coordinate releases across multiple development teams, build scalable CI/CD pipelines, and automate end-to-end deployment and testing processes.

The role emphasizes collaboration with QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Product teams to ensure compliant, reliable software delivery and operational excellence. A strong mix of DevOps, cloud, web tech, and automation skills is essential.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Coordinate application releases across multiple development teams.
• Build, maintain, and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployments.
• Automate development, testing, deployment, and operational processes to improve efficiency.
• Monitor deployment pipelines and production releases and resolve issues impacting quality or timelines.
• Support ticket management, release support, troubleshooting, and deployment assistance.
• Design and improve release management processes and deployment standards.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Product teams.

Skills

DevOps practices

GitLab CI/CD

release automation

SDLC

Agile methodologies

Git

YAML

scripting

Python

Bash

PowerShell

AWS

web technologies

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

ASP.NET

SQL

Jira

Power Automate

CMS platforms

DevOps certifications

GenAI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Jira

Job description

Live What you will do

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. 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.

Win What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our outstanding contributions to serve patients. The enthusiastic professional we seek is a problem-solver with these qualifications.

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 with Git, 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 with 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.

Thrive What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates' professional and personal growth and well-being. Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization. Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act. Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us. careers.amgen.com

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen