Senior Staff Engineer - Cloud Platform, Enterprise Integration & ApplicationArchitect

Exelixis; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

Stock purchase program

Vacation & holidays

Flexible spending accounts

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Exelixis is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer - Cloud Platform to design and build cloud-based products and services in Alameda. You will help define the cloud platform, including automation tools, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS provisioning, while aligning with application teams on integration interfaces.

You will lead major initiatives, guide end-to-end delivery, and drive improvements in processes, security, and observability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of cloud infrastructure experience in production environments.
• Experience in a SOX and FDA regulated environment is a plus.
• Hands-on experience developing integrations on an enterprise iPaaS platform; SAP Integration Suite preferred.
• Strong background in enterprise integration, APIs, event-driven patterns, and security.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and drive roadmaps for cloud platform initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end development from ideation through CI/CD, security scanning, and production monitoring.
• Own incident response and root cause analysis for high-impact issues.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices across the team.
• Communicate strategies across levels and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Terraform

CI/CD

DevOps

Full-Stack Development

React

iPaaS

SAP Integration Suite

S/4HANA Integration

EDI/B2B Integration

APIs & Events

Education

Master's degree in a relevant field

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Associate degree with 11 years experience

Equivalent combination of education/experience

Technical certification may be required

Tools

SAP Integration Suite

iPaaS platforms

SAP S/4HANA

React

EDI/B2B integration tools

Job description

SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE

The Senior Staff Engineer - Cloud Platform will support the design and creation of cloud-based products and services to meet the technology needs of Exelixis. This position will help define and design our cloud platform, which includes cloud automation tools and standards, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling and AWS account provisioning automation. This position will also work with application support teams to re-define the interface between our cloud platform products and application installation and configuration processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Strategy & Product Road Map

• Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Understands key business processes and business areas.

Product Development & Delivery

• Guides the successful completion of major initiatives or programs and lead mid to large size complex projects.
• Lead end-to-end development processes, from ideation through CI/CD, security scanning, and production monitoring.
• Identify and implement improvements to overall processes and development procedures.
• Develops and applies complex and often long-term strategies on specific projects.
• Represents the department as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.
• Exhibits broad knowledge of state-of-the-art engineering principles and theories.

Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Translates overall direction and strategy and communicates across organizational levels and functions.
• Works on strategic initiatives.
• Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

Operational Excellence, Quality & Compliance

• Document infrastructure and work instructions for systems and applications, including architecture diagrams, runbooks and code-level commits / READMEs.
• Lead and own incident response and root cause analysis for high-impact issues.
• Ensure that completed work delivers long-term value, including the aspects of maintainability, performance and observability.
• Make decisions regarding access, permissions, and security controls across systems.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Serve as the SME for assigned capabilities, providing technical leadership and guidance.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering technical growth and best practices.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

No supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Education

• Master's degree in a relevant field and 7 years of experience; or
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 9 years of related experience; or
• Associate degree and 11 years of experience; or
• Equivalent combination of education or years of experience
• Technical certification may be required

Experience

• At least 7 years of experience in cloud infrastructure in a highly available and production environment.
• Experience working in a SOX and FDA regulated environment is a plus.
• Enterprise Integration: Design, architect, build, test, and support complex enterprise integrations using iPaaS technologies, with strong knowledge of integration architecture, APIs, event-driven patterns, data transformation, security, and error handling.
• iPaaS Expertise, Required: Significant hands-on experience developing integrations on an enterprise iPaaS platform is required. Experience with SAP Integration Suite is strongly preferred, although experience with other leading iPaaS platforms is acceptable.
• SAP & S/4HANA Integration: Experience integrating enterprise applications with SAP S/4HANA and other SAP solutions, including APIs, events, and application-to-application integration patterns, is highly preferred.
• EDI/B2B Integration: Experience designing and implementing EDI and B2B integrations with customers, suppliers, logistics providers, and other external partners is preferred.
• Full-Stack Development: Strong software engineering background with the ability to design and build modern web applications and APIs. Full-stack development experience with React is preferred, with enterprise integration remaining the primary focus of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced level knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS), especially with services related to hosting: EC2, RDS, Systems Manager, IAM, etc.
• Advanced level knowledge with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform.
• Intermediate level knowledge with cloud and infrastructure automation.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Our office is a modern, open-plan space that fosters collaboration and creativity. Teams work closely together, sharing ideas and solutions in a supportive atmosphere. We provide all necessary equipment, including dual monitors and ergonomic chairs, to ensure a comfortable workspace.

This position will require minimal travel.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Our office is a modern space that fosters collaboration and creativity. Teams work closely together, sharing ideas and solutions in a supportive atmosphere. We provide all necessary equipment, including dual monitors and ergonomic chairs, to ensure a comfortable workspace.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Location: Alameda, CARange for this position: $190,000 - $239,500The base pay offered will take into account job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity, among other factors. In addition to the base salary, as part of our Total Rewards program, Exelixis offers comprehensive employee benefits package, including a 401k plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts. Employees are also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus program, or if field sales staff, a sales-based incentive plan. Exelixis also offers employees the opportunity to purchase company stock, and receive long-term incentives, 15 accrued vacation days in their first year, 17 paid holidays including a company-wide winter shutdown in December, and up to 10 sick days throughout the calendar year.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.