Associate DevOps Engineer

Biopharma Careers; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking an experienced Release Engineer/DevOps specialist to join the Global Commercial Web Technology team in India. You will coordinate cross-functional releases, build and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and automate deployment and testing to improve delivery speed and quality.

You will collaborate with software engineers, QA, security, and infrastructure teams, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards while leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance automation and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2–6 years of Information Systems 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 (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) and cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET, and SQL.
• Experience using Jira for release management and Agile delivery.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and GenAI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate application releases across multiple development teams, ensuring planning, execution, and post-release validation.
• Build, maintain, and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployments.
• Automate development, testing, deployment, and operational processes to boost efficiency.
• Monitor deployment pipelines and production releases, identifying and resolving issues.
• Support day-to-day operational activities including ticket management and deployment assistance.
• Design, document, and improve release management processes and deployment standards.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and Product teams to ensure compliant delivery.
• Automate regression testing and quality validation to improve reliability.

Skills

DevOps practices

GitLab CI/CD

Release automation

SDLC/Agile

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

AWS / cloud platforms

Web technologies

Jira for release management

GenAI tools

CMS (AEM/Sitecore)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

AWS

Jira

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

PowerShell/Python

Job description

Career Category

Information Systems

Job Description

If you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission, to serve patients, drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world's leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together, researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It's time for a career you can be proud of. Join us!

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.

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.

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

Careers

careers.amgen.com

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