Sr. Software Development Engineer

This role is primarily an individual contributor with technical leadership responsibilities, focused on designing, implementing, deploying, and operating the CIRP product. The position works closely with a Senior Technical Product Lead, proposing technical solutions early and operating with increasing independence once alignment is established.

The role is explicitly hands-on and is expected to own code implementation, deployments, and production support for the product., Hands-On Development (Primary Responsibility)

• Implement and maintain backend services and applications using C# (.NET Framework 4.7).
• Develop and maintain supporting services and integrations using Node.js where appropriate.
• Write production-grade, maintainable, and testable code.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards.

Technical Design & Ownership

• Design technical solutions for CIRP features and enhancements.
• Propose architecture and implementation approaches during early design phases.
• Align with the Senior Technical Product Lead on major decisions; operate independently for aligned solutions.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and compliant with clinical system expectations.

Cloud & Infrastructure Responsibilities

• Own application deployment and runtime behavior in:
• AWS (including ECS, event-driven components, integrations, and supporting services)
• Azure (application hosting, pipelines, and platform integrations)
• Manage and execute stage and production deployments.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application, and integration issues across environments.

CI/CD, Source Control & Engineering Practices

• Use Git for source control and collaboration.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines.
• Support environment promotion, release validation, and rollback strategies.
• Ensure build and deployment processes are reliable and repeatable.

Production & Operational Support

• Act as a primary technical responder for production and UAT issues related to CIRP.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement durable fixes.
• Support configuration changes, reporting needs, and urgent technical requests.
• Ensure platform stability for active clinical trials.

Vendor & Cross-Team Coordination

• Act as the main technical point of contact for vendor development teams.
• Review vendor code, designs, and implementations.
• Occasionally implement solutions directly when vendor capacity is constrained.
• Coordinate with internal IQVIA technical teams (infrastructure, security, shared services) as required.

Mentoring & Technical Guidance (Light)

• Provide technical guidance and informal mentoring to junior engineers or vendors.
• Lead by example through code quality and engineering discipline.
• No people management responsibilities.

Technical Skills (Required)

• Strong experience with C# - .NET Framework 4.7.
• Experience with Node.js in production systems.
• Strong SQL Server experience (queries, troubleshooting, data fixes).
• Cloud experience with:
• AWS, including ECS
• Azure application environments
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern engineering practices.
• Proven experience supporting production systems.

Professional Experience

• Experience working on enterprise or regulated systems preferred.
• Comfortable owning a system end-to-end (dev * deploy * operate).
• Effective communicator able to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Able to balance speed, quality, and reliability.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism., How does IQVIA work? A provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry., Every day, every IQVIA employee works to make a positive difference in global healthcare. To do that, we strive to enable and promote a culture of wellness, safety, innovation, environmental responsibility and ethical business practice.