AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer

$94,500 - $178,300/Yr

Eli Lilly - Louisville, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Louisville, CO

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer at Eli Lilly and Company plays a crucial role in managing cloud infrastructure, optimizing costs, and implementing efficient solutions for bioinformatics workflows. This position requires hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and proficiency in Infrastructure as Code platforms like Terraform and Ansible. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the innovative work environment while ensuring security and compliance in cloud operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable and reliable AWS infrastructure to support bioinformatics workflows.
• Utilize Terraform, Ansible, or other infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provisioning platforms for service management.
• Implement cost-effective solutions and optimize resource utilization within the AWS cloud environment.
• Monitor and analyze cloud resource consumption, identifying opportunities for cost savings.
• Interface with users and ensure best practices are being followed to save on costs.
• Collaborate with bioinformatics team members to understand their computational requirements and integrate cloud solutions accordingly.
• Work on optimizing and parallelizing bioinformatics workflows in the cloud environment.
• Implement and adhere to security best practices in cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and internal security policies by working closely with qualification vendors and validation teams.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including bioinformaticians, data scientists, and software developers, to understand their needs and provide technical support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
• Proven experience working with AWS cloud services, including but not limited to EC2, S3, Lambda, AWS Batch, Cost Explorer, Athena, Glue.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, AWS Cloud Formation for infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Strong understanding of cloud cost models and experience implementing cost optimization strategies.

Nice-to-haves

• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Data Analytics, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer) are a plus.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and workflows (ie. Nextflow) is a plus but not mandatory.
• Experience working cross-departmentally with groups such as Validation, QA, and Information Security a strong plus.
• Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases required; big data, data lake management a plus.
• Knowledge of data security and infrastructure best practices and compliance standards.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• Pension
• Vacation benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits
• Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• Life insurance and death benefits
• Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)