DevOps Engineer

Working at Real Chemistry and in the healthcare industry isn’t just a job for us. We got into this field for different reasons, but we all stay for the same reason – to uncover insights, make meaningful connections, infuse creativity, and improve the patient experience by transforming healthcare through AI and ideas.

Real Chemistry creates the world around modern therapies with over 2,000 talented professionals, and for the last 20+ years has, carved out its space at the intersection between healthcare, marketing and communications, data & AI, and the people at the heart of it all. We work with the top 30 pharma and biotech companies and are built for uncommon collaboration—we believe we are best together, bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines collaborate without barriers under a single, unified mission: to transform what healthcare is to what it should be. This one-of-a-kind model allows us to work in a way that better reflects how people experience healthcare—all with the intent to transform healthcare from what it is to what it should be. But we can’t do it alone – you in?

Real Chemistry is looking for a DevOps Engineer join our growing team!  

We are a leading healthcare technology company leveraging the power of AWS and Databricks to drive innovation and improve patient outcomes. Our mission is to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure solutions that enable healthcare organizations to thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Join our team to help revolutionize the healthcare industry with cutting-edge CI/CD practices. If you're passionate about CI/CD, healthcare technology, and cloud-native solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

This role can be remote in the US or in any of our US offices, including New York City, Boston, or Chicago.

What you'll do:

As a CI/CD Engineer, you will:

• Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to ensure seamless deployment processes.

• Collaborate with development, operations, and QA teams to integrate CI/CD practices and automate workflows.

• Architect, deploy, and maintain infrastructure and tools using AWS services, ensuring scalability, availability, and security.

• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for Databricks workflows, supporting data engineering and machine learning deployments for healthcare applications.

• Develop monitoring and alerting systems for CI/CD pipelines to identify issues early and ensure continuous uptime.

• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.

• Optimize build and deployment processes to reduce time-to-market for healthcare software and data solutions.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues within the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring consistent performance and reliability.

• Stay up to date with industry best practices, tools, and technologies, and introduce innovations to enhance the CI/CD ecosystem.

• Mentor team members on CI/CD tools and processes, fostering a culture of DevOps excellence.

This position is a perfect fit for you if: 

• Our Company values – Best Together, Impact-Obsessed, Excellence Expected, Evolve Always and Accountability with an “I” – really speak to you. 

• You are adaptable, resilient, and OK with adjusting your scope, responsibilities, and focus as we grow. When things change, so do we. We’re always evolving. 

• You are proactive, driven, and resourceful with strong prioritization skills and a desire to dive into the data. 

• You are highly organized self-starter, able to work independently and under tight deadlines. 

What you should have:

• Experience: 3+ years in CI/CD engineering or DevOps roles, with a focus on building and maintaining pipelines.

• AWS Expertise: Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS/EKS, and CloudFormation or Terraform.

• Databricks Proficiency: Experience working with Databricks, including automating workflows and integrating Databricks into CI/CD pipelines.

• Healthcare Industry Experience: Experience in the healthcare industry is a plus, with a strong understanding of the unique compliance and security requirements.

• Automation Skills: Strong knowledge of build tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or CircleCI) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, or PowerShell).

• IaC Experience: Demonstrated ability to automate infrastructure provisioning and management using IaC tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.

• Containerization Knowledge: Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for deploying and managing containerized applications.

• Monitoring and Logging: Experience with monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.

• Version Control: Proficiency with Git and best practices for branching, merging, and release management.

• Problem-Solving: A proven track record of diagnosing and resolving CI/CD and deployment issues in complex systems.

• Collaboration: Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams.

• Education: A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification is desired.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or additional related certifications.

• Experience with data engineering workflows and machine learning model deployments in Databricks.

• Knowledge of security best practices for CI/CD pipelines, including secrets management and vulnerability scanning.

Pay Range: $91,000.00-100,000.00 
This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.  Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.   

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here.

Working with HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have offices in cities with many employees and clients – New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Manchester, UK and London, UK – that serve as hubs where and when they need us, and we encourage employees who live less than a 45-minute commute of a Real Chemistry office to go in at least two days per week. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Hybrid and Regional Teams approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, including options for medical, dental, and vision plans, a generous 401k match, flexible PTO, and entitlement to a five-week sabbatical program after 5 years of service. Other perks include student loan debt contributions, mental wellness coaching and support, and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning. Additional benefits for those just starting or continuing with their family building journey include access to enhanced fertility support, Bright Horizons family support programs, as well as expanded paid leave for new parents including personalized coaching support through Your 4th Trimester ®. Learn more about our great benefits and perks at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.