Principal Engineer (DevOps)

Plans, designs, implements and maintains Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) functions and other DevOps functions that enhance R&D product/service delivery capabilities.

Administers and maintains physical and virtual Windows and/or Linux based systems that support product/service delivery teams.

Implements and maintains internal R&D engineering networking, hardware and software infrastructure to support engineering and test efforts.

Performs engineering tasks adhering to requirements, definitions and/or program goals, and applies standard techniques to resolve moderate to high complexity problems/defects.

Displays a solid understanding and ability to apply technical theories/practices utilized by own discipline and other disciplines outside the primary area of expertise to identify coverage of risks, requirements, architectural components, functions, and performance.

Wide latitude for independent judgment to resolve issues and contribute to the team's development.

Works with senior leadership to improve software engineering process efficiency.

Assists with Project timing, tracking progress to program schedule.

Recognizes and Identifies automation improvements for software engineering process deficiencies and software development best practices.

Mentors and guides junior staff, routinely provides advice and assistance to team members regarding routine and unique problems.

Collaborates with internal and external staff to perform software engineering activities.

Investigates, recommends and implements new technologies, processes and best practices to enhance R&D capabilities.

Understands regulations, develops and maintains technical records and detailed documentation for internal and external stakeholders, that follow compliance with standard operating procedures and good documentation practices.

Collaborates with corporate Enterprise IT and R&D local IT as needed to support DevOps and R&D Engineering infrastructure, and to enable personnel to perform successfully.

Develops and validates tools and automation software used in the development, verification and/or validation of Fresenius-Kabi products/services.

Collaborates with software development team on the resolution of cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

Requirements

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology or related field is preferred.
* Minimum 5 years of experience in software engineering, troubleshooting, and solving problems.

* Experience with Linux and/or Windows Administration, Web Services and SQL Server is required.

* Demonstrated experience with modern DevOps practices and tooling.
* Experience in the software development life-cycle methodology and verification of software product implementation. Experience of medical device development processes and FDA regulations a plus.
* Working in an Agile development environment is a plus.
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC) and tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu, Ansible,Puppet are a plus.
* Experience with CI/CD and tools such as TeamCity, Azure DevOps preferred.
* Experience with Containers and Container Orchestration & Management tools like Docker & Kubernetes desired.
* Experience with Monitoring and Observability along with tools and frameworks including CheckMk, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK Stack, OTel a plus.
* Desired experience with Dev Security Operations (DevSecOps) including vulnerability scanning, DAST, SAST, SCA, IAST with tools like JFrog Xray, OWASP ZAP, Nikto, Snyk, SonarQube, Coverity.
* Experience in internet networking design architecture for real-time communications is a plus.
* Experience with various types of automated testing such as Unit, Integration, System, Performance, Load/Stress, Regression is desired.
* Experience working in virtual and cloud environments is required. Experience with VMWare, Hyper-V, AWS/Azure desired.
* Ability to diagnose and solve problems involving multiple technologies (i.e., familiar with client-server architecture, web clients, SQL Server Database, Jira, Jama, Confluence, Propel; and experience with scripting tools like Powershell, Bash, Python are a plus)
* Knowledgeable in source control management and configuration. Experience with Git/Bitbucket desired.
* Ability to work as a collaborative team member across organizational boundaries to achieve business goals..
* Strong in problem solving, analytical and debugging skills.
* Attention to details, natural inclination to be methodical and curious. Willingness to roll-up sleeves and perform hands-on efforts to meet critical delivery targets.
* Excellent in written and verbal communication skills

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, disability,401K with company contribution, andwellness program.

Fresenius Kabi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.