Job Type: Full time
Career CategoryInformation SystemsJob DescriptionHOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.Specialist IS Engineer - LinuxLiveWhat you will doLet’s do this! Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will will serve at a domain expert (SME) level within the Global Infrastructure Services team supporting with accountability for all Linux administration related activities while managing various toolsets for Operating System Administration, Performance, Reporting, and monitoring needs in a 24x7 regulated environment. The incumbent will design and implement enterprise Linux server solutions that meet business requirements in line with defined strategies, compliance requirements, and fiscal guidelines.The Specialist IS Engineer will report to the Senior Manager Information Systems based at our Capability Center in Tampa, FL. At Amgen, our mission is simple: to serve patients. The Global Infrastructure Services team is the global enterprise administration group that manages physical and virtual hosting including private and public cloud hosting options, operating systems, databases, middleware, storage, and backup. The primary Linux platform supported by this group is RHEL with a smaller footprint of Ubuntu.Provide and support automation solutions to repeated tasks such as server builds, OS patching, configuration changes and software deployments to manage servers at scale using tools such as Ansible.Support the Service Owner, full time employees, and managed service provider in the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of the serviceEnsure service is aligned with the key principles of operational excellence which include meeting the needs of the business, cost effectiveness, scalability, compliance, reliability and resilienceManage and administer Linux Systems, related services and support engineered systemsProvide support to leverage, deploy and manage AWS technologies: EC2, EBS, S3 and Snapshots for exampleContribute to the development of the architecture roadmap for Linux including technical standards and policies.Operate as a technical lead for less experienced staff and Managed Service ProvidersMonitor security bulletins to obtain information of potential threats; analyze and lead necessary security patch implementations to ensure ongoing system resilience and reliabilityProvide performance analysis and tune systems while applying software and hardware tools to identify, analyze, and diagnose complex problems and factors affecting performance.Investigate and resolve server related technical issues providing rotational 24x7 On-Call Support at the SME level and assist/lead Root Cause Analysis reviewsAccountable for audit and security compliance issues (Amgen and government regulations) related to Linux platformsWinWhat we expect of youWe are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The IS professional we seek is an Engineer with these qualifications.Basic Qualifications:Doctorate degreeORMaster’s degree and 3 years of Information Systems and Linux admin experienceOrBachelor’s degree and 5 years of Information Systems and Linux admin experienceOrAssociate’s degree and 10 years of Information Systems and Linux admin experienceOrHigh school diploma / GED and 12 years of Information Systems and Linux admin experiencePreferred Qualifications:Knowledge of DevOps principles, Site Reliability Engineering, Agile, GitOps and CICDSystem Administration with automation experience using modern tools such as Ansible, Chef/Puppet, Jenkins and git.Industry Certifications and experience with Linux and clustering such as Veritas Infoscale and Pacemaker.Experience with one of leading cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or GoogleStrong understanding of operating system and network tools for fixing performance issuesStrong working knowledge on NAS/SAN storage, Clustering and HA configurationsExcellent data-driven problem solving and analytical skillsProven experience as part of a high-performance team skilled in persuasion and negotiation of critical issuesPrevious demonstrated experience mentoring less experienced Linux engineersThriveSome of the vast rewards of working hereAs we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journeyA diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and actGenerous Total Rewards Plan—comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits—with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on GlassdoorApply nowfor a career that defies imaginationObjects in your future are closer than they appear. 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