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This position will help define and design our cloud platform, which includes cloud automation tools and standards, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling and AWS account provisioning automation. This position will also work with application support teams to re-define the interface between our cloud platform products and application installation and configuration processes.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:\nProduct Strategy & Product Road Map:\nDevelop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.\nUnderstands key business processes and business areas.\nProduct Development & Delivery:\nGuides the successful completion of major initiatives or programs and lead mid to large size complex projects. \nLead end-to-end development processes, from ideation through CI/CD, security scanning, and production monitoring.\nIdentify and implement improvements to overall processes and development procedures.\nDevelops and applies complex and often long-term strategies on specific projects.\nRepresents the department as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.\nExhibits broad knowledge of state-of-the-art engineering principles and theories.\nStakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration:\nTranslates overall direction and strategy and communicates across organizational levels and functions.\nWorks on strategic initiatives.\nInteracts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.\nOperational Excellence, Quality & Compliance:\nDocument infrastructure and work instructions for systems and applications, including architecture diagrams, runbooks and code-level commits / READMEs.\nLead and own incident response and root cause analysis for high-impact issues.\nEnsure that completed work delivers long-term value, including the aspects of maintainability, performance and observability.\nMake decisions regarding access, permissions, and security controls across systems.\nSubject Matter Expertise:\nServe as the SME for assigned capabilities, providing technical leadership and guidance.\nMentor and coach junior engineers, fostering technical growth and best practices.\nSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nNo supervisory responsibilities.\nEDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:\nEducation:\nMaster's degree in a relevant field and 7 years of experience; or\nBachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 9 years of related experience; or\nAssociate degree and 11 years of experience; or\nEquivalent combination of education or years of experience\nTechnical certification may be required\nExperience:\nAt least 7 years of experience in cloud infrastructure in a highly available and production environment.\nExperience working in a SOX and FDA regulated environment is a plus.\nStrong hands-on experience managing and supporting AWS infrastructure, including EC2, VPC, S3, EBS, Route 53, IAM, KMS, load balancing, and Auto Scaling.\nStrong Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform.\nExperience developing and maintaining Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.\nExperience with Ansible for configuration management and infrastructure automation.\nProficiency in at least one scripting language such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash, with the ability to develop operational automation.\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:\nAdvanced level knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS), especially with services related to hosting: EC2, RDS, Systems Manager, IAM, etc.\nAdvanced level knowledge with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform.\nIntermediate level knowledge with cloud and infrastructure automation.\n#LI-EZ1\nLocation: Alameda, CA\n\nRange for this position: $190,000 - $239,500\n\nThe base pay offered will take into account job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity, among other factors.In addition to the base salary, as part of our Total Rewards program, Exelixis offers comprehensive employee benefits package, including a 401k plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts. Employees are also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus program, or if field sales staff, a sales-based incentive plan. Exelixis also offers employees the opportunity to purchase company stock, and receive long-term incentives, 15 accrued vacation days in their first year, 17 paid holidays including a company-wide winter shutdown in December, and up to 10 sick days throughout the calendar year.Exelixis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. 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