AstraZeneca
Consultant-DevOps&CI/CDLead
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“Consultant - DevOps & CI/CD Lead at AstraZeneca. Skills: DevOps, CI/CD, AWS, Python Automation. Serve as hands-on expert. Raise engineering standards”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce deployment lead time; Improve compliance; Improve cost transparency
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Data-driven decision making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Degree education or equivalent experience, Prior IT experience, Good business acumen, Experience managing 3rd party suppliers, Experience with software risks, Technology function management experience, Experience in quality/compliance environment, Experience designing innovative solutions, Ability to interpret technical info, Working knowledge of Agile, Expertise in AWS Cloud Services, Proficiency in Python for automation, Expertise in Web/Mobile App Engineering, Expertise in application design patterns, Expertise in CI/CD methods, Linux scripting and system administration, Understanding of cloud security principles
Nice to Have
Experience with serverless architectures, Experience with event-driven design, Knowledge of machine learning, Knowledge of NLP, Knowledge of statistical analysis
What You'll Do.
Serve as hands-on expert
Raise engineering standards
Design end-to-end pipelines
Implement end-to-end pipelines
Maintain end-to-end pipelines
Enable secure releases
Enable repeatable releases
Architect cloud infrastructure
Build cloud infrastructure
Manage cloud infrastructure
Develop Python automation
Maintain Python automation
Assess vulnerabilities
Implement IAM guidelines
Implement network segmentation
Implement compliance controls
Refine component release strategies
Improve flow through agile delivery
Optimize Jira projects
Configure Jira workflows
Manage Jira permissions
Configure Bitbucket projects
Administer Bitbucket repositories
Build analytical models
Manage external supplier relationships
Manage internal partner relationships
Drive improved delivery outcomes
Roll out agile practices
Roll out lean practices
Champion better ways of working
Monitor AWS resource utilization
Optimize AWS resource utilization
Monitor AWS performance
Optimize AWS performance
Challenge the status quo
Introduce innovative ideas
Enhance developer experience
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with scrum managers; Partner with development managers; Partner with application owners; Partner with platform teams; Partner with product teams
Communication Scope
Interpret technical information; Communicate technical information
Process & Methodology
Agile, Lean practices
Full Job Description
Consultant - DevOps & CI/CD Lead ## Career Level: C3 Introduction to role: Are you ready to architect secure, automated delivery on AWS that accelerates how therapies reach patients? As the DevOps and CI/CD Lead, you will set the direction for cloud-native delivery pipelines, tooling, and governance that power our platforms and products at scale. Your work will turn complex, regulated delivery challenges into streamlined, auditable flows that increase speed to value without compromising security or quality. This role sits at the heart of our digital transformation, bringing engineering rigor and automation to how software is built, tested, released, and operated. You will shape the patterns, frameworks, and metrics that help teams ship with confidence and learn faster. How would you reduce deployment lead time from hours to minutes while improving compliance and cost transparency? ## ## Accountabilities: DevOps Leadership: Serve as a hands-on expert across automation, infrastructure definition, provisioning, configuration management, deployment, monitoring, and observability—raising engineering standards and outcomes. CICD Pipeline Ownership: Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end pipelines using AWS-native tools and/or Bamboo, Bitbucket, Jira, S3, Lambda, Linux scripting, and Python—enabling secure, repeatable releases at scale. AWS Cloud Engineering: Architect, build, and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS services with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency, aligned to AWS Well-Architected Framework principles. Python Automation: Develop and maintain Python-based automation for infrastructure provisioning, deployment orchestration, operational tasks, testing suites, and data pipelines using Boto3 and REST APIs. Security and Compliance by Design: Continuously assess vulnerabilities and risks, implement IAM guidelines, encryption, network segmentation, and compliance controls to ensure systems are safe, secure, and auditable. Rele
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