Project overview:

MANTIS is the ecosystem enabling data and analytics for Manufacturing division within Digital Platform and Products (DPP) product line. The enabling capabilities are managed as three distinct “products” – Data Platform, Data Engineering, and Digital Solutions – utilizing agile methodologies and DevSecOps practices.

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Position overview:

This role will be responsible for establishing and managing the required DevSecOps processes and practices for MANTIS ecosystem in context of the product model.

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Role description:

• Automate and optimize the end-to-end development, testing, deployment, and operational processes utilizing standard DevSecOps tools by collaborating with CTO organization.
• Collaborate with IT Risk Management Services (ITRMS) organization to incorporate appropriate security and compliance focus and requirements in DPP capabilities.
• Conduct a periodic review and escalation of operational risks associated with product delivery and the adoption of capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and cost of ownership for the platform; coordinate and drive the implementation of improvement opportunities by working with product managers, delivery, and operations squads.
• Is responsible for design and monitoring of the operational KPIs.
• Serve as the point of contact with Merck Cloud Services for operational activities and coordination of AWS configuration management related items.
• Support product delivery with deployment of Infrastructure roll out and upgrades in co-ordination with CTO.
• Support service management processes by collaborating with the compliance chapter.
• Take on the role of a CI/CD administrator, responsible for enforcing the usage of the CI/CD stack within established processes and ensuring the implementation of least privileged access.
• When required coordinate the resolution of complex issues and problems as they arise across the platform.

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Required Experience and Skills –

• 5+ years of overall work experience in IT
• 2+ of experience related to data and analytics products and platforms
• Knowledge of, and experience with DevSecOps concepts
• Knowledge and experience with Agile practices and tools
• Experience in the technical areas of:
  • Python -  intermediate
  • CI/CD stack - intermediate
  • SQL - intermediate
  • Terminal/CLI - intermediate
  • Terraform - intermediate
  • Config management - intermediate
  • Container management (EKS/docker) - intermediate
  • ITIL - intermediate
  • Infrastructure paradigm - SaaS/PaaS/IaaS

Preferred Experience and Skills -  

• Prior working knowledge and experience with implementing analytics applications utilizing big data platforms in AWS and related tools
• Prior experience with applications and technology support and operations

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