Staff Engineer - DevOps

Exelixis • Alameda, CA

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About The Position

SUMMARY/JOB PURPOSE : Exelixis is growing. Our IT Infrastructure needs to grow and evolve to continue to enable the business. We are looking for a Staff Engineer – DevOps to 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, Azure subscription vending, and M365 platform process automations. This position will also work with application support teams to re-define the interface between our Microsoft platform products and application installation and configuration processes. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Primary Responsibilities Enterprise Azure Landing Zone Greenfield Deployment: Architect, deploy, and optimize new Azure Landing Zones to establish secure, scalable, and compliant cloud environments from the ground up. GitHub CI/CD Pipelines: Design, implement, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitHub Actions to streamline application delivery and infrastructure automation. M365 Governance via Code and 3rd Party Governance Tools: Develop and enforce Microsoft 365 governance policies using infrastructure-as-code approaches and integrate third-party governance solutions to ensure compliance, security, and operational efficiency. Entra ID Management via Code: Automate the management of Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) resources and policies using code-based solutions to enhance identity lifecycle management, access controls, and security posture. Product Strategy & Roadmap (Product-Centric Focus) Assist in the development of technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity. Product Development & Delivery (Agile/Product Team Support) Participates in the successful completion of major initiatives or programs and leads small to medium size standard projects. Participate in end-to-end development processes, from ideation through CI/CD, security scanning, and production monitoring. Implement improvements to overall processes and development procedures. Applies complex and often long term strategies on specific projects. Participates in the successful completion of major initiatives or programs and leads small to medium size standard projects. Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with Product and Business stakeholders to prioritize features and help set technical or business objectives of assignments. Represents the department as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects. Operational Excellence, Quality & Compliance Document infrastructure and work instructions for systems and applications, including architecture diagrams, runbooks and code-level commits / READMEs. Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution for critical system issues. Subject Matter Expertise Serve as the SME for assigned capabilities, providing technical leadership and guidance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 7 years of related experience; or Associate’s degree and 9 years of experience; or Equivalant combination of education or years of experience
• Technical certification may be required
• At least 7 years of experience in cloud infrastructure in a highly available and production environment.
• Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Azure, especially with services related to hosting: Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL Database, Azure Automation, Azure Active Directory, etc.
• Intermediate level knowledge with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a SOX and FDA regulated environment is a plus.
• Azure DevOps Engineer or similar Azure certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Azure Landing Zone Greenfield Deployment: Architect, deploy, and optimize new Azure Landing Zones to establish secure, scalable, and compliant cloud environments from the ground up.
• GitHub CI/CD Pipelines: Design, implement, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitHub Actions to streamline application delivery and infrastructure automation.
• M365 Governance via Code and 3rd Party Governance Tools: Develop and enforce Microsoft 365 governance policies using infrastructure-as-code approaches and integrate third-party governance solutions to ensure compliance, security, and operational efficiency.
• Entra ID Management via Code: Automate the management of Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) resources and policies using code-based solutions to enhance identity lifecycle management, access controls, and security posture.
• Assist in the development of technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
• Participates in the successful completion of major initiatives or programs and leads small to medium size standard projects.
• Participate in end-to-end development processes, from ideation through CI/CD, security scanning, and production monitoring.
• Implement improvements to overall processes and development procedures.
• Applies complex and often long term strategies on specific projects.
• Participates in the successful completion of major initiatives or programs and leads small to medium size standard projects.
• Partner with Product and Business stakeholders to prioritize features and help set technical or business objectives of assignments.
• Represents the department as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.
• Document infrastructure and work instructions for systems and applications, including architecture diagrams, runbooks and code-level commits / READMEs.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution for critical system issues.
• Serve as the SME for assigned capabilities, providing technical leadership and guidance.

Benefits

• comprehensive employee benefits package, including a 401k plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• Employees are also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus program, or if field sales staff, a sales-based incentive plan.
• Exelixis also offers employees the opportunity to purchase company stock, and receive long-term incentives, 15 accrued vacation days in their first year, 17 paid holidays including a company-wide winter shutdown in December, and up to 10 sick days throughout the calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees