# Director - Software Engineering

Job Title: Director - Software Engineering GCL: F Introduction to role: Are you ready to lead a full-stack DevOps organization that turns modern science into secure, scalable software used across global R&D? In this role, you will shape and deliver in-house products that help our scientists move faster from discovery to delivery, ultimately improving outcomes for patients. What could you accomplish by combining your cloud-native depth, AI-augmented engineering practices, and leadership to scale critical platforms across the enterprise? Based in Chennai, you will guide a high-performing, multi-functional team and partner closely with Business Product Owners and collaborators. You will set the engineering bar for quality, security and compliance, drive measurable product outcomes, and cultivate a culture of modern, agile development where automation, observability and continuous improvement are standard. Accountabilities: Product Strategy and Road mapping: Collaborate with collaborators to validate requirements, prioritize features, and define timelines and achievements that deliver clear business outcomes. End-to-End DevOps Ownership: Lead the full product lifecycle from planning an

- **Id**: 4064235
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/astrazeneca-director-software-engineering>
- **Role**: Leadership
- **Role family**: Leadership
- **Seniority**: head
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Chennai, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T10:26:57Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T10:26:57Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6128
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Prescription Drugs, Oncology Therapeutics, Rare Disease Therapeutics, Cardiometabolic Therapeutics

## Company

- **Id**: 13195
- **Name**: AstraZeneca
- **Domain**: astrazeneca.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/astra-zeneca>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 182
- **Ghost share**: 0.011
- **Stale share**: 0.346
- **Repost share**: 0.104
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 19
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **SQL** — Optional: no
- **Terraform** — Optional: no
- **Angular** — Optional: yes
- **Django** — Optional: yes
- **FastAPI** — Optional: yes
- **Grafana** — Optional: yes
- **JavaScript** — Optional: yes
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: yes
- **OpenTelemetry** — Optional: yes
- **Prometheus** — Optional: yes
- **React.js** — Optional: yes
- **TypeScript** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T10:26:57Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 19
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T11:38:57Z

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