Staff DevOps Engineer

Teckro Limited

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Teckro is modernizing clinical trials, and thousands of investigators and research site staff rely on Teckro for informed decisions. This role offers a chance to contribute to faster, safer, and more efficient clinical trials, ultimately saving lives. As a Teckronaut, you will define the long-term technical direction for cloud, platform, and DevOps practices, acting as an organizational technical authority for AWS architecture, Kubernetes strategy, and platform design. You will lead cross-team initiatives to enhance reliability, scalability, security, and delivery efficiency, establish engineering standards, and partner with leadership to align platform strategy with business objectives. You will also drive systemic improvements by identifying risks and technical debt, guide incident management maturity, influence build-vs-buy decisions, and mentor engineers. Selectively, you will remain hands-on for high-impact design, prototyping, and complex problem-solving.

Requirements

Around 10 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering positions
Proven experience defining and driving cloud and platform strategy across multiple teams or domains
Deep expertise in AWS architecture, including multi-account, multi-region, and regulated environments
Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes ecosystem, including cluster architecture, security models, and scaling patterns
Strong background in Infrastructure as Code design at scale, including governance and standardization
Experience shaping CI/CD strategy and platform enablement rather than owning individual pipelines
Demonstrated leadership in improving system reliability, resilience, and operational maturity across organizations
Track record of influencing architectural decisions and technical direction beyond a single team
Strong ability to translate complex technical trade-offs into clear guidance for senior stakeholders
Experience incorporating AI-powered tools into development workflows to improve quality, productivity and maintainability with appropriate review and controls
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics
Experience working in an agile environment
Experience working in international/multi-site environments with exposure to remote-team setup and tools
Currently based in Ireland and already hold the necessary legal permissions to work here

Nice To Haves

2 years in leadership roles
Experience working in early-stage technology companies
Experience working in a pharmaceutical regulated industry

Responsibilities

Define long-term technical direction for cloud, platform, and DevOps practices across the organization
Act as an organization-level technical authority for AWS architecture, Kubernetes strategy, and platform design
Lead cross-team technical initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, security, and delivery efficiency
Establish and evolve engineering standards, reference architectures, and best practices adopted across teams
Partner with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership to align platform strategy with business objectives
Drive systemic improvements by identifying architectural risks, operational bottlenecks, and technical debt
Guide incident management maturity through resilience patterns, observability strategy, and reliability engineering principles
Influence build-vs-buy decisions, tooling strategy, and platform roadmap at an organizational level
Mentor engineers across teams and levels, developing technical leaders and raising engineering standards
Remain hands-on selectively for high-impact design, prototyping, and complex technical problem solving