DevXOps Platform Engineer (Hybrid)

Merck Sharp & Dohme
Rahway, NJ, United States
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Automation of Tests Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration Linux DevOps Github Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language)
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Network Security Log Analysis Cisco Nexus Switches OpenShift Systems Development Life Cycle Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ansible Prometheus Management of Software Versions Data Logging Scripting System Availability Grafana Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Git Amazon Relational Database Service Containerization Gitlab-ci Kubernetes Cloudwatch Terraform Docker Servicenow Artifactory

Job description

Experteer Overview As a Platform Engineer on the DevXOps Platform team, you build and evolve foundational platforms that power product development. You work at the intersection of IaC, cloud-native tech, and DevOps to deliver scalable, secure platforms with robust CI/CD, self-service capabilities, and observability. You join a cross-functional environment where platform decisions enable rapid, reliable software delivery. This role offers meaningful impact through architecture, automation, and production support. Compensation / Benefits * Design and implement platform solutions using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) * Collaborate with development teams to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability of platforms * Design, implement, and manage AWS-based cloud infrastructure (EKS, EC2, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch/CloudTrail) * Set up and manage logging, monitoring, and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Alertmanager, CloudWatch, Log Analytics) * Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and SDLC documentation * Build and maintain containerized solutions with Kubernetes and Docker (EKS, other K8s) * Contribute to architectural decisions for the DXO Platform * Develop automation and self-service tools (Ansible, Crossplane, custom scripts) * Provide production support ensuring high availability and performance * Apply security best practices and ensure compliance across platforms * Automate testing procedures and ensure accessibility standards across platforms Tasks * 5+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Infra Engineering, or SRE * Hands-on AWS production experience; familiarity with Azure * Strong Linux proficiency and scripting (Python or similar) * Deep CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI * Experience with Ansible * Containerization and orchestration (Podman/Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift) * IaC experience with Terraform * Monitoring/logging experience (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, Log Analytics) * Git proficiency; familiarity with GitOps and semantic versioning * Artifact management familiarity (JFrog Artifactory or Nexus) * Networking and security fundamentals * Excellent communication; mentoring, documentation, and presenting complex concepts * Soft skills: problem-solving, collaboration, adaptability, continuous learning, passion for platform reliability * Preferred: AWS, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, or Kubernetes certifications * Preferred: JFrog Artifactory/Xray admin, OpenShift Operators, Kubernetes CRDs * Experience integrating ITSM/ServiceNow into CI/CD; Backstage knowledge * Terraform, Packer, or Crossplane expertise Key requirements * medical, dental, vision insurance * retirement benefits (401(k)) * paid holidays and vacation * compassionate and sick days * bonus eligibility * Long-term incentive potential

Requirements

_ pipelines (GitHub Actions) and SDLC documentation * Build and maintain containerized solutions with Kubernetes and Docker (EKS, other K8s) * Contribute to architectural decisions for the DXO Platform * Develop automation and self-service tools (Ansible, Crossplane, custom scripts) * Provide production support ensuring high availability and performance * Apply security best practices and ensure compliance across platforms * Automate testing procedures and ensure accessibility standards across platforms Tasks * 5+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Infra Engineering, or SRE * Hands-on AWS production experience; familiarity with Azure * Strong Linux proficiency and scripting (Python or similar) * Deep CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI * Experience with Ansible * Containerization and orchestration (Podman/Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift) * IaC experience with Terraform * Monitoring/logging experience (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, Log Analytics) * Git aaaaaaaaaa of familiarity with GitOps and semantic versioning * Artifact management familiarity (JFrog Artifactory or Nexus) * Networking and security fundamentals * Excellent communication; mentoring, documentation, and presenting complex concepts * Soft skills: problem-solving, collaboration, adaptability, continuous learning, passion for platform reliability * Preferred: AWS, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, or Kubernetes certifications * Preferred: JFrog Artifactory/Xray admin, OpenShift Operators, Kubernetes CRDs * Experience integrating ITSM/ServiceNow into CI/CD; Backstage knowledge * Terraform, Packer, or Crossplane expertise Key requirements * medical, dental, vision insurance * retirement benefits (401(k)) * paid holidays and vacation * compassionate and sick days * bonus eligibility * Long-term incentive potential

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