Principal Cloud Engineer
bayer
Job Description
Coding and Scripting
- Interact with and read code
- Leveraging scripting tools to automate common infrastructure management and operational tasks
Infrastructure Fundamentals
- Design, implement, administer, and support infrastructure technologies and solutions. These technologies and solutions can include computing, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS), and open source packages and solutions. They can also include virtual and cloud computing such a Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)
Information Security
- Identify information security risks and the controls that can be used to mitigate threats within solutions and services
- Design solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered with mitigation of security threats as a core feature
Modern Standards Approach
- Leverage a strong understanding of the most appropriate modern standards and practices, and how they are applied
- Coach and guide others in these standards
Ownership and Initiative
- Take accountability for issues that occur and be proactive in searching for potential problems
- Achieve excellent user outcomes
Problem Management
- Ensure that the right actions are taken to investigate patterns and trends to resolve and anticipate problems
- Coordinate the team to investigate problems, implements solutions, and take preventative measures
Service Focus
- Understand and communicate the bigger picture by taking groups of services and investigating how to get the best of underlying services
Systems Design
- Design systems characterized by high levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity
- Control system design practice within an enterprise or industry architecture
- Develop effective implementation and procurements strategies, consistent with business needs
- Ensure adherence to relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices
Systems Integration
- Establish standards and procedures across a service product lifecycle, including the development product lifecycle, and ensure that practitioners adhere to these
- Manage resources to ensure that the systems integration function works effectively
Technical Understanding
- Anticipate and advise on future technology changes that present opportunities for products and platforms
Testing
- Manage testing activities within development or integration activities
- Manage risks and take preventative action when risks become unacceptable
- Manage relationships with other platforms in testing coordination
Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution
- Use lateral thinking to break a problem down into its component parts to identify and diagnose root causes
- Troubleshoot and identify problems across different technology capabilities including computing, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, commercial-off-the-shelf software (COTS) and open source software
WHO YOU ARE:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- Extensive experience (15+) in infrastructure engineering or a related role
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in data analytics engineering, data governance, or automation, with a focus on "Quality as Code" and "Governance as Code."
- Proven experience in automating data governance processes in a regulated environment (e.g., pharma, biotech, healthcare)
- Certifications: AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, Data(Or Similar)
- Strong skills in developing automated quality checks, governance rules, and compliance controls using scripting languages (e.g., Python, R) and configuration management tools.
- Knowledge of data visualization platforms, analytics workflows, and cloud data services.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
- Experience with code versioning, code reviews, and building reusable software components.
- Ability to identify and address gaps in data quality, governance, and analytics c