Junior DevOps Engineer - Compute/Container Full-time Job

The role is responsible for the design and/or implementation of technical solutions that will address the global needs across all GSK business units where successful design has strong financial implications for GSK The purpose of the role is to design and develop the infrastructure computing solutions that meet the needs of the business, integrate with the existing GSK infrastructure, and align with the stated strategic direction of the server technology environment within GSK This is a collaborative role, functioning as part of a multi-disciplined team, focusing on providing the lead for IT Hosting Solutions The role is of a global nature, providing infrastructure solutions to multiple business units supporting over 100,000 users This will include liaising with business units, industry peers and third-parties to gather requirements, benchmark, and assess needs for appropriate infrastructure solutions to be developed Implement new technologies to deliver less complex and more stable and automated solutions satisfying application hosting requirements. Leads development and deployment of Container solution architectures in partnership with the Compute/Container as a Service (CaaS) product team. Develop and maintain a secure hybrid multi-cloud containers-as-a-service (CaaS) platform for containerized applications, development workflows and edge compute in an agile manner adhering to program schedule and roadmap. Test and validate the build, deployment, performance and functionality of the CaaS platform. Work with the monitoring team on developing solutions for containers monitoring and logging using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and Elastic. Research and develop cutting edge solutions in areas such as service mesh, microservices (stateful and stateless), chaos engineering and containers for AI/ML workloads. Stay abreast of new technologies on the topics of container orchestration, container management, container scalability and portability, and build strategies, etc. Analyze requirements and translate to technical requirements to develop proposals outlining how the organization s products and services can meet these needs and be integrated and implemented with the customer s technical infrastructure. Estimate the costs, resources, time, and technical requirements of modifying, configuring, and installing the organization s products and services to meet customer needs. Apply software design theories and principles, perform complex work in research, design and development of new or existing products, tools and processes required for the operation, maintenance and testing of products. Improve existing software to fit unique customer needs and configurations. Liaise with hardware, software, and systems design engineers to ensure that products and services are modified, configured, and installed according to customer needs. Maintains familiarity with architectural standards and vision, BU IT Technology Roadmap, technical landscape, validation requirements, central service request processes, GSK policies, and other aspects of GSK environment. Maintain currency for Compute architecture for Windows, Unix/Linux and any new requirements