Senior DevOps Engineer

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer! 

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be a part of Bayer's Pharma Data & AI Team and optimize the commercial data platform’s DevOps tooling and operations. Your focus will be on driving best development practices, managing automation and testing environments, and collaborating with teams to implement secure, reliable CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure. Your work ensures the stability, security, and efficiency of software or data pipeline development and deployment.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Design & develop scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure on the AWS cloud platform.

• Design & develop infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, containerization, and orchestration using tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker.

• Design, develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using Github Actions to enable seamless deployment of applications and services

• Lead the implementation of automated testing and continuous integration processes to ensure code quality and reliability

• Lead the design, setup and configuration of monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of applications and infrastructure

• Collaborate with data product DevOps teams to understand their needs and provide DevOps platform support as required

• Advocate for and implement DevOps best practices within the organization

• Ensure infrastructure and application security by implementing best practices and compliance standards into the developer tool portfolio and CI/CD pipelines

• Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of infrastructure and application incidents to ensure stable operations and business continuity.

• Identify and pursue opportunities for self-improvement of technical and non-technical skills

• Take the initiative to do what needs to be done without being asked

• Articulate and advocate new cloud technical and non-technical ideas within the team

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field

• 5+ years experience as a DevOps engineer or similar role.

• Excellent proficiency with the AWS cloud platform focusing on infrastructure as code and CI/CD automation using GitHub, Actions and Terraform.

• Good knowledge in Kubernetes / Docker development and operations with focus on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service and AWS Elastic Container Service.

• Good knowledge in security concept with focus on operations of Hashicorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager and using OpenID Connect using Microsoft Entra ID for authentication and authorization.

• Basic knowledge in designing, developing and operating streaming data integration using technologies like Kafka and AWS Kinesis

• Excellent knowledge in orchestrating AWS cloud services using AWS Step Functions, AWS Simple Queue Service and Apache Airflow

• Excellent experience using cloud monitoring solutions like AWS CloudWatch, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry

• Good familiarity with Python, JavaScript (Node.js), Bash/Shell, and working with data formats such as YAML and JSON, including Dockerfile creation

• Basic experience with serverless architectures using AWS Lambda and the Serverless Framework.

• Expert understanding of databases and data storage solutions, including AWS Simple Storage Service (S3), AWS DynamoDB, and AWS RDS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora Serverless).

• Good familiarity with data processing technologies such as AWS Glue and AWS AppFlow, as well as authentication solutions like AWS Cognito.

• Background in developing reusable digital assets

• Good experience with Composable Architecture principals and agile development methodologies and tooling such as Azure DevOps

• Excellent communication, problem solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Good inter-cultural understanding and experience

You feel you do not meet all criteria we are looking for? That doesn’t mean you aren’t the right fit for the role. Apply with confidence, we value potential over perfection!

WHAT DO WE OFFER:

• A flexible, hybrid work model 

• Great workplace in a new modern office in Warsaw

• Career development, 360° Feedback & Mentoring programme

• Wide access to professional development tools, trainings, & conferences

• Company Bonus & Reward Structure 

• Increased tax-deductible costs for authors of copyrighted works

• VIP Medical Care Package (including Dental & Mental health)

• Life & Travel Insurance

• Pension plan

• Co-financed sport card - FitProfit

• Meals Subsidy in Office 

• Budget for Home Office Setup & Maintenance

• Access to Company Game Room equipped with table tennis, soccer table, Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles setup with premium game passes, and massage chairs

• Tailored-made support in relocation to Warsaw when needed

• Please send your CV in English 

WORK LOCATION: WARSAW AL. JEROZOLIMSKIE 158

YOUR APPLICATION:   

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below. 

Bayer offers the possibility of working in a hybrid model. We know how important work-life balance is, so our employees can work from home, from the office or combine both work environments. The possibilities of using the hybrid model are each time discussed with the manager.Bayer respects and applies the Whistleblower Act in Poland.