Senior Engineer - DevOps - Accumulus Synergy
Burlingame, CA
About the Job
Background
Accumulus Synergy is a nonprofit trade association working on behalf of industry to address the global need for digital transformation. To help solve for this need, Accumulus is developing a transformative data exchange platform to enable enhanced collaboration and efficiency between life sciences organizations and health authorities worldwide. The Accumulus Platform aims to improve efficiencies in the regulatory process by leveraging advanced technology, including data science and AI, as well as tools for secure data exchange to improve patient safety, help reduce the cost of innovation, and ultimately bring patients safe and effective medicines faster. Accumulus is working with key stakeholders in the life sciences - regulatory ecosystem to build and sustain a platform that aims to meet regulatory, cybersecurity, and privacy requirements spanning clinical, safety, chemistry and manufacturing, and regulatory exchanges and submissions. Accumulus Synergy sponsors include Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK, Johnson & Johnson, Lilly, Merck, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, and Takeda.
Job Description
Accumulus is seeking an experienced Sr. Engineer, DevOps (DO) to be part of our DevOps team as we work towards full automation of our CI/CD pipelines, in support of the Accumulus platform. The DevOps team deploys product updates and creates and maintains Cloud infrastructure, as well as access to, and management of third-party applications, all through automation in multiple environments. As a secure, global, multi-tenant platform that provides access to highly sensitive and confidential data, the DevOps team is highly versed in secure Cloud architectures. Accordingly, the DO team works in close collaboration with our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to ensure compliance with all pertinent regulatory requirements, like FedRAMP and ISO 27001. Our DevOps engineers are software engineers with deep expertise in Cloud-First design, cloud operations, cloud security and the automation of Cloud SAAS applications and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Build automation via tools like Terraform to create and maintain development tools and infrastructure
- Ensure that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats, including leading efforts like third-party Pen Testing
- Build automation pipelines via GitLab, Jenkins, etc. to create fully automated CI/CD pipelines
- Automate and improve the release process
- Contribute to efforts towards best-in-class application monitoring and benchmarking (page load times, load testing, ping testing, etc)
- Keep operating systems and applications updated via patch management and automation
- Participate in design reviews to ensure that operational objectives are included and addressed
- Stay current with leading technologies that can help optimally deliver the Accumulus platform
- Ensure that our platform and infrastructure are inline with our security and coding standards and best practices
- Participate in the on-call rotation as needed
Qualifications
- A passion for the Accumulus mission: bringing therapeutics to patients faster!
- 5+ years experience supporting automation for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products ● BS in CompSci or related technical degree
- Experienced programmer, especially with scripting languages favored by DevOps, like Python & Ruby
- Expert in modern CI/CD and GitOps practices
- Experience with Agile development processes, preferably using Atlassian tools
- Cloud architectures, especially Microsoft Azure, and Cloud-First development practices ● Excellent written and oral communication skills
- CI/CD: Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab, Jenkins/Bamboo, Git, containerization ● Monitoring: Azure, Datadog and Splunk,
- A plus: past experience in regulated environments: GxP Gamp 5, FDA Title 21 CFR Part 11, FedRAMP, ISO27001/27017/27018/27701 and/or SOC 2
- A plus: familiarity with tools like TerraGrunt
Benefits
While we hope the Accumulus mission is what really attracts you, we also have a lot to offer. Organizations are built by great people, and to attract great people you need to offer a great employee experience. Accumulus can provide:
- Very competitive compensation w/ bonus plan. We must compete with big names in tech & pharma for top talent and compensate accordingly.
- 401(k) matching, immediately vested
- A full benefits package: multiple health plans, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance
- 100% remote work. Accumulus is a fully remote organization, and we intend to remain so
- Experienced leadership to mentor you. We have drawn successful leaders from the biopharma industry with a deep understanding of regulatory affairs and combined them with similarly successful leaders in SaaS product development. Learning opportunities abound.
Unsolicited Contact Policy
Please note that we do not consider resumes submitted by unsolicited third-party recruitment firms. Additionally, we kindly request that candidates refrain from sending unsolicited resumes or making unsolicited phone calls directly to Accumulus employees. To be considered for any open positions, please utilize our online job application system. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.