DevOps Lead

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on DevOps Lead to support and enhance engineering and delivery workflows for our Manufacturing Execution System (MES) program based in Limerick, Ireland. This position focuses on the pharmaceutical and life sciences domain within a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to ensure rapid and reliable deployments of MES.
• Administer and maintain DevOps toolchains, automation workflows, and manage cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
• Collaborate with vendors and cross-disciplinary teams to facilitate software releases, configuration management, and overall system health monitoring.
• Convert platform architecture designs into automated, sustainable solutions.
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, maintain audit logs, and ensure adherence to industry compliance requirements.
• Continuously optimize deployment processes to increase speed, deployment frequency, and system resilience.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated leadership experience in DevOps within complex enterprise environments, preferably in regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins.
• Strong capabilities in scripting and infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Experience with MES platforms, specifically Syncade, or other enterprise application systems is highly advantageous.
• Excellent problem-solving skills combined with effective communication and teamwork abilities.