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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

IT Administrator – Tanzu Kubernetes

Platform EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLeipzig, GermanyIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A successfully completed degree in Computer Science or Business Informatics, or an equivalent qualification.
  • Several years of experience operating and administering Kubernetes platforms in production environments.
  • Good knowledge of Kubernetes, container technologies, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience with VMware Tanzu or comparable Kubernetes platforms.
  • Practical experience with infrastructure as code and automation tools such as Terraform, Helm, and ArgoCD.
  • Knowledge of GitOps and modern CI/CD processes.
  • Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
  • A solid understanding of IT security, network security, identity and access management, and platform hardening.
  • Experience working with Linux-based environments and infrastructure and platform operations.
  • Very good German and good English language skills.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure the secure, stable, and performant operation of the Kubernetes and machine-learning platform based on VMware Tanzu.
  • Provision, update, scale, and lifecycle-manage Kubernetes clusters and their associated network, storage, and platform components.
  • Automate provisioning, deployment, and operational processes using GitOps, ArgoCD, Helm, and Terraform.
  • Implement and further develop monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to ensure high availability and performance.
  • Analyze and sustainably resolve incidents as part of incident management.
  • Implement security-by-design principles in platform architecture and operational processes.
  • Develop and implement secure network, role, and access concepts and modern secrets-management solutions.
  • Perform infrastructure hardening and integrate technical security controls into deployment and operational processes.
  • Work closely with DevOps and ProdOps teams to develop standardized platform services and self-service solutions.
  • Support development and production teams in introducing new workloads, analyzing errors, and transitioning applications into production.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation and continuously optimize the platform architecture.
  • Participate in 24/7 operations, including on-call duty.

About the Company

IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

IQVIA runs clinical trials for drug, biotech and medical device companies and sells them the health data, software and analytics they use to develop and market treatments. Its research arm designs studies, recruits trial sites and patients, and manages trials through to regulatory filing. Its commercial arm sells market data, consulting and software that pharma sales and marketing teams use to plan product launches. Clients pay through multi-year service contracts and data and software subscriptions. IQVIA was formed in 2016 when clinical research firm Quintiles merged with health data company IMS Health, and it is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Durham, NC
Founded
1998

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