Senior DevOps Engineer II – Platform & Full Stack Engineering

AbbVie; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie seeks a technical contributor to design, engineer, and optimize software delivery pipelines and full stack applications. You will integrate agentic (AI-supported) development into the lifecycle, ensuring reproducibility, traceability, and regulatory compliance by design.

The role combines CI/CD, backend and frontend development, and platform integration to enable automated, governed software delivery across cloud/hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science with 7 years' experience
• Master's Degree in CS with 6 years' experience
• PhD with 2 years' experience
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI)
• Experience deploying and supporting containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate robust CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows.
• Engineer full stack solutions with backend services and frontend components.
• Develop and maintain scalable, modular, testable code with proper testing practices.
• Integrate and standardize SDLC toolchains including VCS, build automation, artifact mgmt, and security scanning.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize pipeline and application performance with observability.
• Embed security, compliance, and quality controls per regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions.
• Apply DevOps and platform engineering practices including containerization and IaC.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies including AI-assisted development.
• Drive continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and standards.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams.
• Support governance, traceability, and validation for AI-assisted development in regulated environments

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Backend development

Frontend frameworks

DevOps toolchains

Docker & Kubernetes

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Master's degree in CS

PhD (computing)

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

OpenAI tools

Git

Terraform / CloudFormation

Job description

• Full-time
• Salary Min: 109500
• Salary Max: 208500
• Workday Global Grade: 18
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Compensation: USD 109,500 - USD 208,500 - yearly

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com . Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube.

Job Description

Technical contributor responsible for designing, engineering, and continuouslyoptimizingsoftware delivery pipelines and full stack applications in support of modern, scalable, and compliant development environments. The role combines CI/CD pipeline engineering, application development, and platform integration to enable efficient, automated, and governed software delivery. A key focus is the integration of agentic (AI-supported) development capabilities into the software lifecycle, ensuring reproducibility, traceability, and compliance by design. The position requires the ability to implement end-to-end technical solutions across application and platform layers, while continuously improving engineering practices, tooling, and delivery standards in alignment with enterprise IT and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, andoperaterobust CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows, ensuring reliable and repeatable software build, integration, testing, and deployment processes.
• Engineer full stack solutions by developing backend services and frontend components.
• Develop andmaintainscalable, modular, and testable code withappropriate testingpractices.
• Integrate and standardize toolchains across the SDLC including version control, build automation, artifact management, and security scanning.
• Monitor, analyze, andoptimizepipeline and application performance with observability capabilities.
• Embed and enforce security, compliance, and quality controls aligned with enterprise and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions
• Apply DevOps and platform engineering practices including containerization and infrastructure as code(IaC)
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies including AI-assisted development.
• Drive continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and standards.
• Produce andmaintaintechnical documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams.
• Support implementation of governance, traceability, and validation practices for AI-assisted software development in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer sciencewith7years' experience;Master's Degreein CS with 6years' experience; PhD with 2years' experience
• Experience working with AI-assisted software development tools (e.g.,GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI) and strong understanding of emerging agentic development workflows
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines in cloud or hybrid environments
• Strong backend programming skills and familiarity with frontend frameworks
• Experience with DevOps toolchains and Git-based workflows
• Experience deploying and supportingcontainerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of SDLCpractices, documentation, traceability, and validation requirementswithin regulatedenvironments
• Ability to learn and applynew technologies
• Strong communicationand collaboration skills
• Structured and detail-oriented working style

Preferred:

• Experience with Cloud-Native development and deployment on AWS or Azure
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code(IaC)tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Familiarity withDevSecOpspractices including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and secure coding standards
• Experience developing REST APIs, microservices, and modern web applications using frameworks such as .NET, Python, React, or similar technologies
• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Datadog, Grafana, Splunk,OpenTelemetry, or similar tools
• Relevant technical certifications in DevOps, cloud, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, or DevSecOps (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, CKA/CKAD/CKS, HashiCorp Terraform Associate, or GitHub Actions certification).
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this posting based on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemayultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may bemodifiedin thefuture.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.
• This job is eligible toparticipatein our long-term incentiveprograms.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employeeremainsin the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and until paid andmay bemodifiedat the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.