Overview
Skills
Job Details
Role Context
· What projects will this person support?: Infectious Disease Now (ID Now) service cloud application (IoT platform for connected devices)
· Why is this role open?: New role to support upcoming release and workload increase
· When was the last time you hired for this position?: About 6 months ago (remote hire in Mexico)
· What does success look like in the first 90 days?: Learn application architecture, repository structure, best practices; work with mentor; start contributing to automation and infrastructure tasks
Candidate Profile
· Top 3 required skills: Azure (must-have); Infrastructure as Code (Terraform); Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
· Top 3 preferred skills: Strong communication and collaboration; Problem-solving in production issues; Python, PowerShell, Bash scripting
· Certifications or education needed: Azure certifications (DevOps, networking, security fundamentals preferred)
· Does the candidate need experience in the medical or pharmaceutical industry?: Not required, but preferred
· Have you interviewed for this role before? If so, what challenges did you face?: Yes; main challenge is finding candidates who fit both technical and team culture needs
· What does a typical day look like?: Work in Agile sprints; automate infrastructure tasks; manage pipelines; ensure cloud platform is fully automated; recreate environments every 2 months
· Who will they interact with regularly?: Team of 5 engineers, development team, business analysts
· What personality traits work best with your team?: Collaborative, strong communicator, problem solver
Technical & Environment Details
· What development environment will they use?: Visual Studio Code integrated with GitHub and Copilot
· Any security or compliance standards they must follow?: Internal security guidelines; Prisma for code scanning; penetration testing
· Are there specific tools or frameworks beyond those listed in the job description?: Azure DevOps, Terraform, Helm charts, Azure Functions, Synapse, Data Lake, Medallion architecture