CoE - Digital Engineering - Sr. Devops Engineer

Job Description: Senior DevOps Engineer Job Summary - 8 to 10 Years At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. SPE Research unites science with technology to accelerate the LRL pipeline. We build advanced analytics platforms for scientists to rapidly analyze and visualize data in a scalable and reproducible way. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with a deep background in infrastructure migration and platform ownership to lead the transition of our existing KNIME ecosystem to the KNIME Hub within Lilly?s managed infrastructure. Key Responsibilities Migration & Infrastructure LeadershipArchitect and execute the migration of the existing KNIME platform to the KNIME Hub ecosystem on Lilly-managed infrastructure.Modernize Authentication: Lead the transition from NTLM to OAuth authentication across all KNIME nodes to enhance security and compliance.System Integration: Design and implement robust integrations between the KNIME Hub and native Lilly platforms, specifically for molecule searching.Platform Ownership: Post-migration, take full end-to-end ownership of the KNIME Hub ecosystem, including long-term roadmap planning and design of new integrations. Operational Excellence & Node Maintenance Manage Node Health: Oversee ongoing maintenance, scaling, and performance tuning of KNIME nodes to ensure high availability for research scientists.Automation: Utilize best-in-class DevOps practices to automate platform deployment, monitoring, and recovery processes.Technical Leadership: Act as the subject matter expert for the platform, providing guidance to SPE Research leadership and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with Info-Security standards. Basic Qualifications Experience: 8?10 years of professional experience in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or Platform Management.Education: Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Technical Expertise: Proven track record of migrating complex enterprise platforms (specifically KNIME or similar data science workbenches).Expert-level knowledge of Linux and Windows server administration.Deep understanding of authentication protocols, specifically NTLM and OAuth/OIDC implementation.Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes (Helm), and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins). Cloud & Integration: Minimum 5 years of experience with cloud technologies (AWS preferred).Experience developing and managing APIs and complex data integrations.Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot root causes in distributed systems and implement preventive measures. Preferred Qualifications Industry Experience: Prior experience in the Pharmaceutical or Healthcare sector, ideally working with GxP or regulated systems.Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with scientific/lab systems or chemistry/biology data structures (e.g., molecule search tools).Leadership: Experience as a Technical Lead, overseeing service management and disaster recovery exercises.Advanced Education: Master?s degree in a technical discipline.Agile Mindset: Expertise in working within Agile frameworks to deliver iterative value in a fast-paced research environment.