Senior Manager, DevOps Linux Engineer

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 12,00,000 - 18,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare biopharma company in Hyderabad seeks a Senior Manager, Senior DevOps Linux Engineer to enhance their IT infrastructure. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in Linux systems administration, familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, and strong skills in problem-solving and collaboration. This role includes managing technology services and adopting best practices in DevOps. The company values ethical integrity and innovation in healthcare.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in network and system administration.
• Strong Linux skills, particularly with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Experience with large-scale infrastructure and high availability.

Responsibilities

• Manage design and operation of technology services.
• Follow established design patterns for new systems.
• Contribute to Technology Engineering community practices.

Skills

Linux/Unix Administration

Site Reliability Engineering

DevOps Practices

Scripting (Bash, Python, Java)

Cloud Services (AWS, Azure)

Problem-Solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

Ansible

Job description

Job Description

Senior Manager, Senior DevOps Linux Engineer

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.

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.

Role Overview

An Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and supporting the infrastructure that enables an organization's IT systems and services to run smoothly.

What will you do in this role:

• Manage the design, procurement, installation, upgrading, operation, control, maintenance, and effective use of specific technology services.
• Follow standard approaches and established design patterns to create new designs for systems or system components.
• Carry out and also improve system software development and maintenance tasks by updating the product design to automate routine system administration tasks using standard tools and software development practices.
• Contribute to identification and prioritized adoption of Technology Engineering community practices within the products where you work.
• Work within a matrix organizational structure, reporting to both the functional manager and the Product manager.
• Participate in Product planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring alignment with Product goals.

What should you have:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience working with network and system administration for Linux/Unix.
• Experience with Large-Scale Infrastructure: Proven ability to design, deploy, and manage infrastructure that supports high availability and scalability.
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Expertise: Strong understanding of SRE principles, including defining and managing error budgets, Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• DevOps Best Practices: Hands-on experience with GitHub, Infrastructure as Code, configuration management and automation using Ansible or Ansible Automation Platform, observability and CI/CD pipelines.
• Scripting and Automation: Scripting languages (Bash) experience with Python or Java is an advantage.
• Cloud Platform Proficiency: Knowledge of AWS services and architecture; experience with Microsoft Azure is an advantage.
• Operating Systems: Strong Linux skills, particularly with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Security Awareness: Familiarity with cloud security best practices, compliance standards, and frameworks.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues in distributed systems efficiently.
• Collaboration and Communication: Experience working closely with cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver reliable and secure solutions.
• Vendor Management: Experience managing relationships and coordinating with third-party vendors to ensure timely delivery, quality, and alignment with business objectives.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.