Overview
At the heart of QIAGEN’s business is a vision to make improvements in life possible.
We are on an exciting mission to make a real difference in science and healthcare. We are still the entrepreneurial company we started out as and have today achieved a size where we can bring our full power to many initiatives and to our presence across the globe.
Our most valuable asset are our employees – more than 6000 in over 35 locations around the world. Our ambition is to ensure we have outstanding and passionate people working in the best teams and we are constantly looking for new talent to join us.
There are few players who have shaped the world of modern science and healthcare as much as QIAGEN, and we have only just started.
If you are looking to advance your career, are seeking new challenges and opportunities, enjoy working in dynamic and international, diverse teams and want to make a real impact on people’s lives, then QIAGEN is where you need to be.
Join us. At QIAGEN, you make a difference every day.
Position Description
Joining QIAGEN Digital Insights means embracing a dynamic realm of bioinformatics innovation. At the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare and life sciences, we pioneer cutting-edge solutions that decipher the complexities of biological data. Here, your career is a journey of constant learning, working with global experts, and contributing to groundbreaking discoveries. Our collaborative culture fosters creativity and pushes the boundaries of technology. QIAGEN Digital Insights isn't just a workplace; it's a vibrant community committed to transforming data into actionable insights that shape the future of healthcare. If you seek a career where your passion meets purpose, where innovation knows no bounds, welcome to QIAGEN Digital Insights.
Build, deploy, and monitor production systems using DevOps techniques. Troubleshoot complex Unix/Linux issues in production, lab, and corporate environments.
Duties include:
- Write software or scripts to monitor systems and applications;revise software designs to mitigate failures in other parts of the stack; secure/harden application systems against compromise.
- Deploy software configuration management (SCM) using Ansible, Puppet, or J
- Maintain SCM repositories and user access.
- Troubleshoot GIT issues and support engineering and testing team around GIT.
- Implement zero-downtime production pushes using F5 load balancer APIs
- Orchestrate deployment dependencies using Jenkins and Ansible for application and services; troubleshoot deployment issues.
- Review application performance using OpenSource graphing utilities like Graphite, Grafana, etc.; debug application errors and improve performance by identifying the root cause and routing to the responsible teams (development and/or system administrators) for secondary analysis.
- Analyze logging and diagnostic information using opensource logging utilities such as Graylog.
- Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan computer specifications and layouts, and peripheral equipment modifications.
- Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces; and,
- Participate in on-call rotations.
Position Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field followed by 5 years of post-baccalaureate experience in a software developer-related occupation.
- Experience must include the following, which may have been gained concurrently:
- 5 years of experience with:
- Scripting languages, including UNIX shell scripting, Perl, Ruby, or Python
- Unix
- Software configuration management best practices and applications deployed in a hosted environment
- Automated builds, deployments, and troubleshooting for multiple environments, including Quality Assurance, Staging or Production.
- 4 years of build or release engineering experience in a Unix environment.
- 3 years of experience with:
- Production Support in an agile environment
- Continuous Integration and related tools, including Hudson, Jenkins Ansible, Chef or Puppet
- Web application (Java) trouble shooting.
- 3 years of experience being responsible for complex technical projects or tasks at a detail level in a fast-paced environment
- 3 years of experience working in cross-functional teams.
Personal Requirements
- Good communication skills
- Team player and fast learner
- Ability to set priorities and deal with ambiguity
- Action oriented and results driven
- Location: Must be located in the San Francisco Bay Area (will be required to come onsite at the Redwood City office).
What we offer
At the heart of QIAGEN are our people who drive our success. We act with passion, always challenging the status quo to drive innovation and continuous improvement. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We create a collaborative, safe and engaging workplace which forms the basis for high performing individuals and teams. We drive accountability and entrepreneurial decision-making and want you to excel your growth and shape the future of QIAGEN.
QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including but not limited to assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.
QIAGEN complies with applicable laws regarding the confidentiality of employee health information and the reasonable accommodation of individuals with disabilities and/or sincerely held religious beliefs. Candidates who require accommodation should contact Benefits@QIAGEN.com. This policy is part of QIAGEN’s ongoing efforts to support public health efforts and to ensure the safety and-well-being of its employees, customers, business partners, and community.
