DevXOps Platform Engineer (Hybrid)

Merck; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck is seeking a Platform Engineer to join the DevXOps Platform team in a hybrid role in the United States. You will design, build, and operate scalable platform services that empower product teams with robust CI/CD pipelines, self-service tooling, and comprehensive observability.

You will work across IaC, cloud-native technologies, and security best practices to maintain high availability, automation, and efficient incident response.

Qualifications

• Experience building and operating production systems on AWS; familiarity with Azure preferred.
• Strong Linux proficiency and scripting in Python or similar languages.
• Hands-on CI/CD design using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI; experience with IaC is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust platform solutions using Terraform and Ansible.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure performance, scalability, reliability.
• Leverage AWS components (EKS, EC2, RDS, IAM, VPC) to build cloud infrastructure.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and ELK.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and SDLC documentation.
• Create containerized solutions with Kubernetes and Docker; manage deployments on EKS and other clusters.
• Contribute to architecture decisions for the DevXOps Platform.
• Develop automation and self-service capabilities for provisioning resources.
• Provide production support ensuring high availability and security compliance.
• Automate testing and document defects to meet accessibility standards.

Skills

Platform Engineering

DevOps practices

Linux scripting

Python scripting

CI/CD knowledge

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Ansible

Git

GitOps

Observability

CloudWatch

Education

Highschool Diploma

Tools

JFrog Artifactory

JFrog Xray

SonarQube

GitHub Actions Runners

Crossplane

Backstage

Ansible Automation Platform

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

CloudWatch

Job description

As a Platform Engineer on our DevXOps Platform team, you'll play a crucial role in building, maintaining, and evolving the foundational platforms that empower our product development teams. Our platform ecosystem includes technologies like JFrog Artifactory, JFrog Xray, SonarQube, GitHub Actions Runners, Crossplane, Backstage, and Ansible Automation Platform. You'll work at the intersection of infrastructure-as-code, cloud-native technologies, and DevOps principles, designing, building, and supporting highly available, scalable, and secure platforms. Your efforts will enable our development teams with robust CI/CD pipelines, slick self-service capabilities, and comprehensive observability solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Design & Implementation: Design and implement robust platform solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Collaboration & Performance: Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure application performance, scalability, and reliability across our platforms.
• Cloud Infrastructure Expertise: Leverage your strong understanding of AWS architecture and components(EKS, EC2, RDS, IAM, VPC networking, CloudWatch/CloudTrail) to design, implement, and manage our cloud infrastructure efficiently.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Implement and manage comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Alertmanager, and cloud-native services like CloudWatch and Log Analytics. You'll also monitor and troubleshoot complex issues across our platform stack.
• CI/CD Pipeline Development: Design, build, and maintain robust Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions. This includes managing the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation and promoting a culture of automation.
• Containerized Solutions: Design, implement, and maintain containerized solutions using Kubernetes and Docker, including managing deployments on EKS and other Kubernetes environments.
• Architectural Contributions: Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decisions for the DXO Platform, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and best practices.
• Automation & Self-Service Enablement: Develop and maintain automation solutions using tools like Ansible, Crossplane, and custom scripts. Empower development teams with self-service capabilities, enabling them to provision resources and deploy applications efficiently.
• Production Support: Provide expert support for production systems, ensuring high availability, reliability, and optimal performance for all our platforms.
• Security & Compliance: Implement and maintain security best practices across all platforms, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and industry standards.
• Accessibility & Automation: Automate testing procedures and document defects to ensure accessibility standards are met across our platforms.

Education Requirements

• Highschool Diploma

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) roles.
• Proven hands‑on experience designing, building, and operating production systems on AWS and familiarity with Azure.
• Deep proficiency in Linux and strong scripting skills in Python or similar languages.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD methodologies and tools, specifically GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
• Experience with Ansible.
• Solid understanding of containerization technologies (e.g., Podman, Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Strong grasp of infrastructure-as-code principles with experience in tools like Terraform.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), CloudWatch, and Log Analytics.
• Familiarity with version control systems, especially Git, and practices like GitOps and semantic versioning.
• Familiarity with Artifact Management like JFrog Artifactory or Nexus.
• Understanding of network protocols and security best practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to mentor engineers, write clear documentation, and present technical concepts effectively.

Soft Skills

• Problem‑Solving: Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Collaboration: A collaborative mindset, eager to work effectively within a team and across departments.
• Continuous Learning: Proactive in learning new technologies and adapting to evolving industry trends.
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive and contribute effectively in fast‑paced environments.
• Passion: A genuine passion for building and optimizing robust, scalable platforms.

Preferred Experience And Skills

• Certifications in AWS, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, or Kubernetes.
• Experience with JFrog Artifactory and JFrog Xray administration.
• Knowledge of OpenShift Operators and Kubernetes CRDs.
• Experience integrating ServiceNow or other ITSM platforms into CI/CD workflows. Working knowledge of Backstage for service catalog and integration.
• Terraform, Packer or Crossplane expertise.

US And Puerto Rico Residents Only

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process. As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts

The salary range for this role is $87,300.00 - $137,400.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Compassionate and sick days

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: No relocation

VISA Sponsorship: No

Travel Requirements: No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid

Shift: Not Indicated

Valid Driving License: No

Hazardous Material(s): n/a

Job Posting End Date: 08/18/2026

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Requisition ID: R410154