Mgr Software Engineering, R&D PPM Tech Lead

The Mgr Software Engineering, RD PPM Tech Lead will assist in designing, developing, and maintaining applications and associated data engineering solutions that meet business needs and ensuring the availability and performance of critical systems. This role involves working closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to create high-quality, scalable solutions and automating operations, monitoring system health, and responding to incidents to minimize downtime.

You will be part of a team specifically focused on Amgens RD PPM (Project Portfolio Management) capabilities. Amgen is using fully integrated and best-in-class technologies, having various enterprise platforms such as AWS, Databricks, Salesforce, Planisware and Anaplan; enterprise collaboration platforms such as O365, SharePoint Online and MS Teams, as well as vertical-specific platforms in RD, Operations, Process Development and Commercial/Marketing areas.

This role will manage Amgen India Commercialization Technology product team members and be part of the RD Informatics organization. They should also have experience leading and effectively working with large, diverse and globally dispersed teams within a matrixed organization. Extensive collaboration with global cross functional teams is required to ensure seamless integration and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the end-to-end software development lifecycle, experience with data integration, experience leading or mentoring junior engineers, and be a Scaled Agile practitioner, coupled with leadership and transformation experience. This role demands the ability to drive and deliver against key organizational critical initiatives and deliver high-quality results in a matrixed organizational structure.

Roles Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of Development/configuration of user stories in collaboration with the Technical Product Owner and Technical Lead
• Create and maintain documentation on design and configuration
• Develop prototypes and proof-of-concepts
• Contribute to both front-end and back-end development tasks using various Amgen preferred platforms/tools
• Work with the team to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, escalating when needed
• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into development tasks
• Execute unit and integration tests, and contribute to maintaining software and data quality
• Identify and fix bugs and defects during development or testing phases
• Contribute to the maintenance and support of solutions by monitoring performance and reporting issues
• Lead development CI/CD pipelines as part of DevOps practices and assist in the release process
• Lead and mentor junior engineers

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