Consultant - DevOps & CI/CD Lead
Introduction to role:
Are you ready to architect secure, automated delivery on AWS that accelerates how therapies reach patients? As the DevOps and CI/CD Lead, you will set the direction for cloud-native delivery pipelines, tooling, and governance that power our platforms and products at scale. Your work will turn complex, regulated delivery challenges into streamlined, auditable flows that increase speed to value without compromising security or quality.
This role sits at the heart of our digital transformation, bringing engineering rigor and automation to how software is built, tested, released, and operated. You will shape the patterns, frameworks, and metrics that help teams ship with confidence and learn faster. How would you reduce deployment lead time from hours to minutes while improving compliance and cost transparency?
DevOps Leadership: Serve as a hands-on expert across automation, infrastructure definition, provisioning, configuration management, deployment, monitoring, and observability—raising engineering standards and outcomes.
CICD Pipeline Ownership: Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end pipelines using AWS-native tools and/or Bamboo, Bitbucket, Jira, S3, Lambda, Linux scripting, and Python—enabling secure, repeatable releases at scale.
AWS Cloud Engineering: Architect, build, and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS services with a focus on scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency, aligned to AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
Python Automation: Develop and maintain Python-based automation for infrastructure provisioning, deployment orchestration, operational tasks, testing suites, and data pipelines using Boto3 and REST APIs.
Security and Compliance by Design: Continuously assess vulnerabilities and risks, implement IAM guidelines, encryption, network segmentation, and compliance controls to ensure systems are safe, secure, and auditable.
Release and Dependency Strategy: Partner with scrum managers, development managers, and application owners to refine component release strategies, reduce dependencies, and improve flow through agile delivery.
Jira and Bitbucket Administration: Create and optimize Jira projects, complex workflows, permission and security schemes; manage access; configure boards; and administer Bitbucket projects and repositories to meet compliance standards.
Insights and Analytics: Build dashboards, visualizations, and analytical models using Python and associated libraries to provide decision support, forecast impact, and inform investment and prioritization.
Vendor and Customer Management: Manage relationships with external suppliers and internal partners, aligning roadmaps and performance to business needs and driving improved delivery outcomes.
Operating Model Enablement: Partner with platform and product teams to roll out agile and lean practices, champion better ways of working, and integrate tooling that connects collaborators and accelerates delivery.
Cost and Performance Optimization: Monitor and optimize AWS resource utilization, performance, and spend, ensuring clear visibility and actionable insights across environments.
Continuous Improvement: Challenge the status quo and introduce innovative ideas that enhance frameworks, guardrails, and developer experience—scaling what works across teams.
Degree level education or equivalent experience in computer science or similar
Prior experience in an Information Services/Information Technology environ
ment with good business acumen
Experience with multiple different types of software risks
Experience of working within a quality and compliance environment and application of policies, procedures, and guidelines
Evidence of designing, shaping, and implementing innovative solutions and driving prioritised changes
Ability to interpret and communicate technical information into business language
Expertise in AWS Cloud Services (EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudFormation, CDK, VPC, CloudWatch)
Strong proficiency in Python for automation, tooling, and API development (including Boto3)
Expertise in application design patterns and processes
Expertise in Continuous Integration and Deployment methods delivered as part of an agile team
Understanding of cloud security principles, IAM, encryption, and compliance frameworks
Good commercial awareness and understanding of the external market
Demonstrate initiative, strong customer orientation, and cross-cultural working
Desirable Skills/Experience:
Knowledge of machine learning, natural language processing, and statistical analysis methods
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Here your craft directly shapes how our company runs, from freeing scientists to focus on discovery to equipping leaders with predictive, automated insight. We are investing in modern data platforms and smart automation to scale impact, and we put curious, kind, and ambitious people together to spark bold ideas that become real products. You will collaborate across teams, learn from a global network of high performers, and see your work accelerate decisions that matter to patients. We value kindness alongside ambition, pairing high standards with genuine support so you can experiment, move quickly, and grow your career while making a meaningful difference.
Own this opportunity to design the insight products that power faster, smarter decisions—step in and help shape the next chapter of our data-driven impact.
Date Posted
10-Jun-2026Closing Date
14-Jun-2026AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.