Description

**Specialist Software Engineer (Release Manager)**

**What you will do**

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. As a **Specialist Software Engineer** , you will play a critical role in engineering secure, resilient, and scalable CI/CD platforms that enable Amgen’s global digital initiatives. This position requires deep **DevSecOps technical expertise** , strong platform engineering capabilities, and the ability to collaborate and influence across diverse technology teams.

While hands-on DevSecOps experience is essential, candidates should also bring foundational programming skills to build automation and integrate security seamlessly into pipelines. This role blends technical execution with cross-team enablement and platform ownership, making it ideal for engineers with both a delivery and systems-thinking mindset

**Roles & Responsibilities:**

**Engineering & Automation**

+ Design, code, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines using Copado.

+ Write high-quality, reusable, and testable code in languages such as Python, Go, JavaScript, or Bash to automate CI/CD workflows, infrastructure provisioning, and security enforcement.

+ Expert level experience with maintain repositories in Gitlab and branching strategy.

+ Lead Deployments to UAT and Production for Salesforce, Mulesoft and Data Engineering releases.

+ Working knowledge of Salesforce environment to be able to perform pre and post deployment steps.

**Security & DevOps Integration**

+ Integrate security automation tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning, IaC scanning, Veracode) into the development and deployment pipelines.

+ Build tooling for container and API security, including vulnerability scanning and policy enforcement.

+ Partner with product security and cloud teams to implement RBAC, IAM, encryption, and compliance-by-design controls.

**Observability & Reliability**

+ Drive implementation of SLOs, SLIs, and automated alerting within CI/CD workflows.

+ Contribute to incident response and root cause analysis with a focus on long-term resilience through automation.

**AI-Driven Enablement**

+ Support adoption of AI/ML-based DevSecOps tools for anomaly detection, policy enforcement, and risk forecasting.

+ Work with platform leads to integrate intelligent insights into day-to-day operations.

**Leadership & Collaboration**

+ Mentor junior engineers and DevOps practitioners, fostering a culture of secure coding and software craftsmanship.

+ Lead technical design discussions, evaluate open-source and commercial tools, and influence technology decisions.

+ Work closely with product owners, engineering teams, cybersecurity, and platform teams to define and align secure delivery models.

+ Coordinate with external vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on DevSecOps objectives.

+ Participate in Agile and SAFe delivery processes—including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and PI planning—to ensure security and platform reliability are embedded across development cycles.

**What we expect of you**

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**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with 8 – 13 years of relevant experience in CI/CD, release management, Copado.

**Must-Have Skills:**

+ Proficiency in Copado CI/CD for secure pipeline development and automation.

+ Strong experience with security tools like SAST, DAST, SCA, and secrets scanning.

+ Solid scripting/programming skills in Python, Bash, Go, or JavaScript.

+ Exposure to AI/ML solutions in DevSecOps (e.g., anomaly detection, automated remediation, predictive monitoring).

+ Familiarity with hybrid/multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure).

**Professional Certifications:**

+ Salesforce Admin (Mandatory)