Sr. Cloud Operations Services Engineer

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to pursuing scientific invention to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

You will be part of a team that is helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. We are a close community where every individual matters and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development. Inclusion is one of our core values, which means we are creating and fostering a work environment where our differences are valued, and everyone feels respected and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative therapeutics for people with life-threatening diseases.

The Gilead Business Services center in Raleigh's Research Triangle region will be home to some of the company's critical shared service teams in North America, including Information Technology, Global Financial Solutions, HR Operations and Procurement Services Desk. These functions provide the necessary support to ensure Gilead's business runs effectively and efficiently. The center will also be a catalyst for standardization of processes, digital transformation and technology optimization.

The IT Enterprise Cloud Operations group works across the organization with all business teams to deliver on Gilead's dedication to bringing life-saving therapies to people in need. You will focus on working closely with the key stakeholders to deliver on the operational hybrid cloud experience to internal customers, manage a team of engineers, manage multiple vendors and be a champion for customer needs. Do you love complex and diverse projects? Join our team and directly impact how we operate as a company.

Responsibilities of the Sr. Cloud Operations Services Engineer include:

• Address the needs of customers, business teams, stakeholders throughout the operations deployment and support process, ensuring that what is delivered meets the provided goals and objectives.
  
• Technical delivery on multiple corporate and/or commercial tracks simultaneously.
  
• Participate in cross-functional teams during the entire lifecycle of service development, including deployment and post-deployment activities.
  
• Handle rapidly evolving issues that arise among systems and platforms in a way that balances operational and enterprise goals.
  
• Solicit enterprise direction, goals and strategy, and use it to inform development of operational strategy.
  
• Convey the cloud operations vision and other messages requiring action, in a way that encourages people to embrace the vision and builds their enthusiasm about fulfilling it.
  

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Degree and Twelve Years Experience OR Associate's Degree and Ten Years Experience OR Bachelor's Degree and Eight Years Experience OR Master's Degree and Six Years Experience
  
• Previous hands-on experience in On-Prem, Colocation, and hybrid cloud operations
  
• Previous Enterprise Linux experience (specifically Red Hat)
  
• Previous hands-on experience transitioning multiple platforms and applications to Cloud operations
  
• 5+ years leading technical project delivery teams in a hybrid cloud environment
  
• Experience working with of globally dispersed technical delivery team
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive background in building roadmaps, creating and executing a strategic vision
  
• AWS certified preferred
  
• Extensive experience designing, building and operating Microsoft Active Directory on premises, multi-site and multi-region in a hybrid cloud environment
  
• Extensive experience with Quest tools related to AD (RMAD)
  
• Experience with cloud migration of platforms/applications, data center building and migration
  
• Strong implementation and support experience in across multiple OS platforms, Hypervisor platforms, VM concepts and operations, cloud operations and migrations.
  
• Experience on Linux/Unix on multiple platforms (VM/Physical/Cloud)
  
• Solid practical experience defining requirements and executing across multiple specialties, including experience with DB, Application performance, Networking, Systems (hardware/software integration), enterprise level infrastructure.
  
• Outstanding communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills, and can collaborate at all levels
  
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical industry Good Manufacturing Process (GMP and GxP)
  

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