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Lead DevOps Engineer

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Location
Onsite (Manila, Metro Manila)
Employment
Full-time
Level
Senior Level
Posted 1 week ago

About the role

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to drive automation, scalability, and reliability across infrastructure and application deployments. This role involves spearheading CI/CD strategy and infrastructure as code to support agile development and operational success.

Skills

AWS CI/CD Terraform Ansible Kubernetes Docker Python Bash PowerShell Infrastructure as Code System Monitoring DevOps Strategy CloudFormation GitLab CI Jenkins Azure DevOps

Perks

  • Remote Work

Full job details

Work Schedule

Other

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Summarized Purpose:

 

A fantastic opportunity is on offer to join as the Systems Dev Spec at Thermo Fisher Scientific. As the DevOps Lead, your main role will entail propelling automation, scalability, and reliability in infrastructure and application deployments. You will spearhead the CI/CD strategy, infrastructure as code, and the optimization of system performance to bolster agile development and operational success.

 

Education/Experience:

 

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.
  • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years).

 

Major Job Responsibilities:

 

  • Build, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications.
  • Streamline infrastructure setup through the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
  • Lead DevOps strategy across development, QA, and production environments.
  • Collaborate with development and operations teams to streamline deployment workflows.
  • Monitor system performance, availability, and security across cloud and on-prem environments.
  • Manage container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Swarm).
  • Ensure compliance with security and governance standards in automated workflows.
  • Troubleshoot deployment and infrastructure issues across environments.
  • Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps guidelines.
  • Drive continuous improvement in release management and system reliability.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 

  • Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
  • Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell).
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Proficiency with AWS and related services
  • Experienced with system monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, ELK, and Grafana.
  • Knowledge of networking, firewalls, and security protocols.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams and mentor junior staff.

 

Must Have skills:

 

  • Proficiency with AWS and related services
  • CI/CD pipeline construction and oversight.
  • Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Ansible.
  • Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Scripting for automation (Python/Bash/PowerShell).
  • Monitoring system performance and optimizing.
  • DevOps strategy and team leadership.

 

Good to have skills:

 

  • Experience with GitOps and ArgoCD.
  • Knowledge of service mesh (Istio, Linkerd).
  • Exposure to serverless architectures.
  • Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO27001).
  • Experience with cost optimization in cloud environments.
  • Understanding of agile and DevSecOps practices.

 

Working Hours:

 

India: 05:30 PM to 02:30 AM IST

 

Philippines: 08:00 PM PHT to 05:00 AM PHT