Senior Staff Engineer - Cloud Platform, Enterprise Integration & Application Architect

SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE:

The Senior Staff Engineer – Cloud Platform will support the design and creation of cloud-based products and services to meet the technology needs of Exelixis. This position will help define and design our cloud platform, which includes cloud automation tools and standards, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling and AWS account provisioning automation. This position will also work with application support teams to re-define the interface between our cloud platform products and application installation and configuration processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Product Strategy & Product Road Map:

• Develop technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Understands key business processes and business areas.

Product Development & Delivery:

• Guides the successful completion of major initiatives or programs and lead mid to large size complex projects.
• Lead end-to-end development processes, from ideation through CI/CD, security scanning, and production monitoring.
• Identify and implement improvements to overall processes and development procedures.
• Develops and applies complex and often long-term strategies on specific projects.
• Represents the department as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.
• Exhibits broad knowledge of state-of-the-art engineering principles and theories.

Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Translates overall direction and strategy and communicates across organizational levels and functions.
• Works on strategic initiatives.
• Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

Operational Excellence, Quality & Compliance:

• Document infrastructure and work instructions for systems and applications, including architecture diagrams, runbooks and code-level commits / READMEs.
• Lead and own incident response and root cause analysis for high-impact issues.
• Ensure that completed work delivers long-term value, including the aspects of maintainability, performance and observability.
• Make decisions regarding access, permissions, and security controls across systems.

Subject Matter Expertise:

• Serve as the SME for assigned capabilities, providing technical leadership and guidance.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering technical growth and best practices.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

No supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Education:

• Master's degree in a relevant field and 7 years of experience; or
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 9 years of related experience; or
• Associate degree and 11 years of experience; or
• Equivalent combination of education or years of experience
• Technical certification may be required

Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience in cloud infrastructure in a highly available and production environment.
• Experience working in a SOX and FDA regulated environment is a plus.
• Enterprise Integration: Design, architect, build, test, and support complex enterprise integrations using iPaaS technologies, with strong knowledge of integration architecture, APIs, event-driven patterns, data transformation, security, and error handling.
• iPaaS Expertise, Required: Significant hands-on experience developing integrations on an enterprise iPaaS platform is required. Experience with SAP Integration Suite is strongly preferred, although experience with other leading iPaaS platforms is acceptable.
• SAP & S/4HANA Integration: Experience integrating enterprise applications with SAP S/4HANA and other SAP solutions, including APIs, events, and application-to-application integration patterns, is highly preferred.
• EDI/B2B Integration: Experience designing and implementing EDI and B2B integrations with customers, suppliers, logistics providers, and other external partners is preferred.
• Full-Stack Development: Strong software engineering background with the ability to design and build modern web applications and APIs. Full-stack development experience with React is preferred, with enterprise integration remaining the primary focus of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced level knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS), especially with services related to hosting: EC2, RDS, Systems Manager, IAM, etc.
• Advanced level knowledge with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform.
• Intermediate level knowledge with cloud and infrastructure automation.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

Our office is a modern, open-plan space that fosters collaboration and creativity. Teams work closely together, sharing ideas and solutions in a supportive atmosphere. We provide all necessary equipment, including dual monitors and ergonomic chairs, to ensure a comfortable workspace.

This position will require minimal travel.

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Location: Alameda, CA

Range for this position: $190,000 - $239,500

The base pay offered will take into account job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity, among other factors.

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