Salary Range: 90000 to 210000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer who will contribute to the development of our advanced cell therapy manufacturing platform, with a focus on the deployment of software to hardware systems. As a DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and implementation of build and release management systems in Azure DevOps.

The primary focus of this position will be to work closely with the controls and software development teams to implement code deployment workflows, automate build processes, improve source control and design continuous delivery, and continuous integration, and manage build pipelines.

Candidates should enjoy working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, and be prepared to tackle a broad selection of challenges as the company grows.

Responsibilities

Define and implement strategies for continuous integration and release management to Cellares hardware products
Drive the adoption of application deployment strategies
Support and improve our tools for continuous integration, automated testing, and release management
Act as a technologist to guide development teams through continuous integration adoption and best DevOps practices
Create and manage pipelines for PLC and robot code generation, testing, and deployment
Work closely with Controls and Software engineers to create end-to-end workflow automation
Leverage modern tooling and best practices to instrument proprietary development environments and simulation tools
Support distributed software and controls development teams and environments
Optimize automated build systems
Manage build communication channels and document build procedures
Manage and maintain the version control system and all related development tools
Ensure implementation and enforcement of defined software configuration management practices
Define and ensure naming convention, library, and versioning consistency

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering or a technical degree with 6+ years of experience
Solid understanding and practical experience of software development life cycles, with particular emphasis on build and release engineering functions
Strong scripting/automation expertise (e.g. MS PowerShell)
Strong understanding of operating systems, especially Windows and Linux preferred
Experience with programming languages such as .Net /C# and C++ preferred
Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio and Azure DevOps
Understanding of PLC programming and deployment needs
Familiar with the principles of SDLC and methodologies like Agile/Scrum, CI, Good Documentation Practices, Refactoring and Testing Techniques
Familiarity with digital certificates (asymmetric cryptography) desired
Experience with infrastructure as code, generation of virtualized environments with dependencies on proprietary platforms
Experience using Ansible for infrastructure deployment and maintenance
Familiar with automated VM management, e.g. packer, vagrant
Hand-on experience with imaging/reimaging of Industrial PCs
Familiarity with Docker Containers technologies and Kubernetes is a plus
Experience in regulated industries such as medical devices, cell therapy, bioprocessing, or instrumentation is highly desirable
Self-awareness, integrity, authenticity, and a growth/entrepreneurial mindset

Nice-To-Haves

Experience developing DevOps workflows for Beckhoff, Codesys, or Siemens platforms
Experience supporting teams using simulation tools such as RoboDK, Visual Components, DELMIA, or Process Simulate for process simulation

This is Cellares

Cellares is the first Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO) and takes an Industry 4.0 approach to mass manufacturing the living drugs of the 21st century. The company is both developing and operating integrated technologies for cell therapy manufacturing to accelerate access to life-saving cell therapies. The company’s Cell Shuttle integrates all the technologies required for the entire manufacturing process in a flexible and high-throughput platform that delivers true walk-away, end-to-end automation. Cell Shuttles will be deployed in Cellares’ Smart Factories around the world to meet total patient demand for cell therapies at global scale. Partnering with Cellares enables academics, biotechs, and pharma companies to accelerate drug development and scale out manufacturing, lower process failure rates, lower manufacturing costs, and meet global patient demand.

The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, California with its commercial-scale IDMO Smart Factory in Bridgewater, New Jersey. The company is backed by world-class investors and has raised over $355 million in financing.

Leveling will be based on overall experience, education, and demonstration of knowledge throughout the interview process.

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