Senior DevOps Engineer

February 22

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Amyris

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Amyris is a pioneering company leading the way in sustainable chemistry through synthetic biology. Specializing in the manufacture of sustainable ingredients, Amyris uses sugarcane fermentation technology to convert plant sugars into bioidentical molecules for a variety of applications. These applications range from anti-wrinkle skincare products and zero-calorie sweeteners to life-saving medications and polymers for electronic circuits. Committed to environmental sustainability, Amyris is revolutionizing the production of ingredients in an eco-friendly manner, providing alternatives like sustainably produced squalene for vaccine adjuvants. Their innovative technology platform drives the creation of functional, natural ingredients at a scale and cost that supports both ecological conservation and economic growth.

synthetic biology • specialty renewable chemicals • biotech • clean beauty • sweetener

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2003

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🔬 Science

📋 Description

• Please do not apply if you are not located in Brazil. • Amyris innovates to profitably delivery clean molecules to the world. In support of that mission, Amyris has developed an industry-leading platform for designing and building synthetic organisms and using them to manufacture specialty chemicals. Our technology is being used today to make specialty chemicals that are used in a wide range of products including vaccine adjuvants, cosmetics & personal care, and foods. The Software Engineering team at Amyris maintains a suite of integrated custom applications that make this cutting-edge science possible. We are searching for a talented, curious, and self-motivated senior engineer to join our DevOps engineering team, who supports our software engineers in CI/CD and infrastructure technology. • The DevOps team automates and optimizes the software development lifecycle to enable seamless CI/CD and foster collaboration across technical teams. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure for both on-premises and Cloud systems. This role involves leading DevOps initiatives, streamlining CI/CD pipelines, ensuring effective monitoring and alert systems, managing service requests for outages or incidents, and collaborating with software engineers on Cloud deployments and cost optimization. In addition to technical expertise, you will engage in project management to drive the adoption of best practices for efficient software delivery. • The ideal candidate will be a team-player who is comfortable working with and upgrading legacy systems and embarks on green field projects with a cloud-first mindset. Qualified candidates will have proven experience managing technical projects and cross-functional teams and be proficient with Docker and Kubernetes. Additionally, exceptional candidates will have project management experience and be comfortable working closely with stakeholders to understand the evolving needs of the business while also mentoring junior team members on projects ranging from simple to complex. The current position will support a diverse set of stakeholder needs with ample opportunity for creativity, innovation and skillset development. • This position will be remote in Brazil, reporting directly to the team in Emeryville, California. Please submit your resume in English, as this position requires communication in English.

🎯 Requirements

• Fluency in English is required (both oral and written). • Education: • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. • Advanced certifications in relevant technologies (e.g. Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer in AWS/Azure/GCP, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Infrastructure Automation certificates like Terraform Associate) are a plus. • Experience: • Solid experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), or a related role. • Technical Skills: • Proven track record of designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP). • Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes). • Extensive experience with CI/CD pipeline development and deployment automation. Preference for experience with GitLab. • Solid background in implementing monitoring and observability solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Grafana Loki, ELK Stack). • Experience managing and optimizing infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation. • Experience building and supporting tools in the Unix, Linux, and Microsoft environments. • Advanced knowledge of infrastructure architecture, implementation, and operations. • Strong knowledge of configuration management tools and methods (Salt, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.) • Advanced knowledge of DevOps deployment tools (Terraform, Jenkins, Gitlab CI/CD, Ansible Tower, Octopus Deploy, etc.) • Demonstrated expertise programming with React and Python. Ideal candidates will have some experience with F#, R, and PHP. • Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MSSQL) • Experience with Agile, Scrum, and/or PMBOK frameworks • Soft Skills: • Strong willingness to help troubleshoot even when incidents appear to be related to unfamiliar technology or systems. • Commitment to documentation and training colleagues. • Willingness to independently reach out to colleagues to learn about the systems they maintain and their development & deployment workflows. • Strong communication skills are needed to ensure continuous improvement across the DevOps and software engineering teams. • Previous experience mentoring or leading junior team members is highly desirable.