Lead Engineer - DevOps at ValGenesis (Chennai, India)
ValGenesis· Chennai, India·
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About ValGenesis
ValGenesis is a leading digital validation platform provider for life sciences companies. ValGenesis suite of products are used by 30 of the top 50 global pharmaceutical and biotech companies to achieve digital transformation, total compliance and manufacturing excellence/intelligence across their product lifecycle.
Learn more about working for ValGenesis, the de facto standard for paperless validation in Life Sciences: valgenesis.com/about
About the Role:
Requirements:
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in development or operations (developing, implementing and optimizing DevOps processes and practices) on Azure
- Must have 3+ years of experience of owning deployment of microservices architectures based solutions on Azure Cloud Services with experience in AKS, ASB, App Services, App Insights etc
- Must have 3+ years of experience in Azure, GitHub, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Linux shell script and python
- Strong experience in implementing and managing containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) on Azure
- Good Knowledge on Grafana, Prometheus, Loki and similar tools to develop, implement and automate monitoring and logging
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Azure DevOps or Cloud Certification is a great plus
- Exposure/experience with MLOps and/or LLMOps on Azure is a great plus
- Familiarity with AI, ML, GenAI concepts is a great plus
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for creating, optimizing and implementing DevOps and deployment strategies partnering with engineering teams
- Responsible for maintaining and updating CI/CD pipelines
- Responsible for monitoring and optimizing cloud resources to enhance performance and cost-efficiency
- Responsible and accountable to handle critical support and deployment requests, collaborating with multiple other teams such as IT, SaaS, and test teams for effective resolutions
- Responsible for creating and implementing deployment strategies for various deployment scenarios, minimizing deployment risk, downtime, and user impact
- Own and drive the evaluation and adoption of Azure cloud tools and technologies
- Own and be accountable for the Performance, Scalability, Reliability and Sustainability of cloud deployments.
- Set up robust observability (logging, metrics, and tracing) and embed DevSecOps practices into the development lifecycle
We’re on a Mission In 2005, we disrupted the life sciences industry by introducing the world’s first digital validation lifecycle management system. ValGenesis VLMS® revolutionized compliance-based corporate validation activities and has remained the industry standard. Today, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation ― enhancing and expanding our portfolio beyond validation with an end-to-end digital transformation platform. We combine our purpose-built systems with world-class consulting services to help every facet of GxP meet evolving regulations and quality expectations.
The Team You’ll Join Our customers’ success is our success. We keep the customer experience centered in our decisions, from product to marketing to sales to services to support. Life sciences companies exist to improve humanity’s quality of life, and we honor that mission. We work together. We communicate openly, support each other without reservation, and never hesitate to wear multiple hats to get the job done. We think big. Innovation is the heart of ValGenesis. That spirit drives product development as well as personal growth. We never stop aiming upward. We’re in it to win it. We’re on a path to becoming the number one intelligent validation platform in the market, and we won’t settle for anything less than being a market leader.
How We Work
Our Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore offices are onsite, 5 days per week. We believe that in-person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, and a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company. ValGenesis is an equal-opportunity employer that makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Our goal is to have the best-qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics protected by local law.
Why work at ValGenesis
- Mission-driven culture: Company motto “innovators, creators, dreamers, and doers” with a clear focus on improving patient lives through safer, faster product delivery.
- Global & diverse team: 501 employees across 9 countries, with major hubs in India (58%), Portugal, US, and Canada. Work with colleagues from varied backgrounds.
- Remote/hybrid policy: Not explicitly stated, but multiple office locations suggest hybrid or office-optional arrangements depending on role.
- Growth opportunities: 34 active job openings across engineering, product, sales, and support; company is growing headcount and investing in R&D.
- Engineering culture: Strong emphasis on AI, full-stack, DevOps, and data engineering roles. Technical staff make up 42% of the workforce.
- Employee notes: LinkedIn employer rating 3.2/5 (196 reviews) – work-life balance and culture are average; compensation and career growth rated slightly higher. Candidate reviews are mixed; typical for a mid-stage private company.
- Perks: Not detailed publicly, but as a global software company with competitive salaries (sample ranges visible for India and Portugal), likely includes standard benefits.