Principal Cloud Engineer
Company Description
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.
Job Description
Join an inclusive, collaborative Business Technology team as a Principal AWS Engineer in AbbVie BTS.In this hands-on role, you will architect, build, andoptimizeenterprise-scale AWS solutions,directly implementingcloud-native architectures, automation, and AI-driven enhancements in a global, highly regulated environment.Youlllead by exampledelivering robust, secure, and scalable AWS platformswhile also serving as a technical mentor and strategic leader to accelerate AbbVies digital transformation. In this roleyoullbe responsible for: Lead development of AWS-based applicationsusing Lambda, API Gateway, and ECS, and prototype scalable APIs with a focus on integration, security, reliability, and observability.
Build and automate infrastructure as code (IaC)with CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, and Ansible to deliver reliable, repeatable deployments at scale.
Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines(Jenkins, GitHub Actions,CodePipeline) for application and infrastructure delivery, integrating automated testing, security scanning, and policy checks.
Implement DevOps best practicesusing AWS CloudFormation, GitHub, and Docker, codifyingenvironmentsand promotion workflows across environments.
Deploy andoperatecontainerized and serverless workloads(EKS/ECS/Fargate, Lambda/Step Functions,EventBridge), selectingoptimalcompute strategies for microservices, batch, and event-driven architectures.
Integrate and leverage AI tools(Amazon Q, Claude, Datadog AI, AWS AI/ML services) to automate operational tasks, enhance monitoring, enable predictive scaling, and streamline incident response.
Develop andmaintainAI-driven runbooks and workflowsfor anomaly detection, automated remediation, and continuous improvement of cloud operations; use AI-powered solutions toidentifyprocess improvement opportunities and automate repetitive tasks.
Monitor, troubleshoot, andoptimizeperformance, reliability, and costusing CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and AI-driven observability platforms.
Identify, design, and implement internal process improvementsby automating manual processes,optimizingdata delivery, and re-designing infrastructure for scalability and efficiency.
Implement and enforce robust security and compliance(IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, security groups, encryption in transit/at rest) aligned toGxP, HIPAA, GDPR, and AbbVie policies; collaborate with security architecture to ensure corporate requirements are met.
Mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams(Security, Data, Network, Application, UX), champion the AWS Well-Architected Framework, guide incident/problem management, oversee cost management and financial governance, and build strategic relationships to advance technology initiatives.
Qualifications
Required: - Bachelor's Degree with 8 years experience; Master's Degree with 7 years experience; PhD with 3 years experience. Experience in application program development.
AWS Core:EC2, VPC, S3, Lambda, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB,EventBridge, EKS/ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, Control Tower, Identity Center, CloudWatch Landing Zone & Governance:Secure Landing Zone, AWS Organizations, multi-account guardrails, SCPs IaC& Automation:CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Terraform, Ansible; GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CodePipeline; Git, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Docker DevOps & SDLC:Trunk-based development, automated testing,GitOps(ArgoCD, Flux), policy-as-code, artifact management AI & Observability:Amazon Q, Claude, Datadog AI, AWS AI/ML services; AI-powered monitoring/automation, anomaly detection, predictive scaling, automated triage Security & Compliance:IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager,GuardDuty, Security Hub, AWS WAF; alignment toGxP, HIPAA, GDPR, 21 CFR Part 11; Tenable/WizIOintegrations Monitoring &Mgmt:CloudWatch, ServiceNow, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK; optional Splunk, SolarWinds, Dynatrace Networking:VPC design, subnetting, NAT/Transit Gateway, VPN/Direct Connect, routing, load balancing Containerization:Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), ECS, Fargate Communication & Leadership:Clear written/verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences; effective cross-functional collaboration
Preferred: Serverless & Containers Deep experience with Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, service mesh, and secure API design.
AI Tools & Integration Demonstrated experience using and integrating AI/ML tools (Amazon Q, Claude, Datadog AI, AWS AI/ML services) into DevOps, monitoring, and automation workflows for process improvement and operational efficiency.
Security & Compliance Strong grounding in IAM, encryption, network security, validated environments, andregulated-environmentcontrols.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state orlocal law: The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Companybelieves ingood faith it will pay for this role at the timeof this postingbased on the job grade for this position.Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, andwemay ultimatelypaymore or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in thefuture. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees. This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.
Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, anddeterminable.The amount and availability of any bonus,commission,incentive, benefits, or any other form ofcompensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole andabsolutediscretion unless and untilpaid andmay be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion, consistent withapplicable law. AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visithttps://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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