Description

Director Digital Platform Engineering - Automation

Syneos Health is the only fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization purpose-built to accelerate customer success. We lead with a product development mindset, seamlessly connecting our capabilities to add high-value insights to speed therapies to patients and provide practical value to help our customers achieve their objectives.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Job Summary:

Responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of digital platforms at Syneos Health, these platforms will be designed with the latest shiftleft, CICD, and IaC capabilities. We are very focused on shiftleft for security, privacy, and compliance. The initial platforms will support reusable data mesh principles of self service. Providing our Data science/engineers the ability to deliver value faster and more frequently to our customers.

Experience: Minimum 8 year of Software Technical experience, 4 years of Azure IaC experience.

Primary Skillset: Software engineering team technical leadership. Agile/Shift left mindset using automation from the infrastructure level up to and including user experience.

Job Responsibilities:

• Technical lead for digital platform teams; A deep understanding of Azure IaC and how to apply it in the Azure data mesh architecture.
• Design of Infrastructure automation that is scalable and robust.
• Provide consultation for application teams that will be leveraging the platform.
• Promote the advantages of the platform approach to application development.
• Ability to ensure the team members are following good practices in writing maintainable and efficient code. Familiar with code review, git version control, and unit testing.
• Strong ability to manage conflicts or disagreements within the team constructively and professionally.
• Mentoring and coaching of team members in their professional development.
• Lead the team in prioritizing tasks based on project needs, dependencies, and constraints.
• Maintains knowledge of current and emerging technologies and evaluates the impact new technologies will have on the company in achieving its business objectives.

Other Responsibilities:

Performs other work-related duties as assigned. Position requires on-call work. Minimal travel may be required (up to 25%).

Qualifications

Requirements:

• A BS degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or related discipline or equivalent combined education and experience, plus significant information systems/technology experience.

• Strong knowledge and experience with Azure ARM/Bicep skills Knowledge of application server platform configuration and performance optimization.

• Strong leadership skills while working in a team environment.

• Negotiation and creative problem solving skills. Excellent skills in oral and written business communications in English.

• Willingness to work Eastern Standard Time hours

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $120,960 to $255,400. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Disclaimer:

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so the qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.

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