Overview
Join our team at Amgen Capability Center Portugal, the #1 company in Best Workplaces ******** employees) by the Great Place to Work Institute.
With over 400 talented individuals from more than 40 nationalities, our Lisbon center thrives at the intersection of innovation, excellence, and inspiration.
This is your opportunity to explore the future of healthcare through technology and digital innovation, supporting our mission To Serve Patients.
Senior Associate Software Engineer - Operations
At Amgen, Technology isn't just a support function—it's a catalyst for discovery, transformation, and real-world impact.
Here, your ideas fuel innovation that improves and saves lives of patients in dire need of our medicines.
Are you ready to do meaningful work that matters?
What You Will Do
Role Description:
The Senior Associate Software Engineer in this operations-focused role is primarily responsible for the stability, availability, and continuous improvement of Amgen's Global CRM system.
This position ensures seamless daily operations, proactive and automated monitoring, and incident resolution across critical applications.
You will collaborate with business partners, product teams, and technical experts to support system reliability, streamline processes, and enable business continuity.
You will be part of a team specifically focusing on Global CRM and Marketing capabilities.
Amgen uses fully integrated, best-in-class technologies, with Salesforce.com as core architecture and enablers such as Veeva CRM, Veeva Vault, Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
Roles & Responsibilities
Ensure high availability, performance, and smooth functioning of critical platforms.
Monitor system health, identify issues proactively, and coordinate timely resolution of incidents.
Manage system configurations, integrations, and operational workflows to meet business requirements.
Support release and change management processes using DevOps toolsets (e.g., Jira, Git, Jenkins, Copado).
Partner with business teams to troubleshoot issues, analyze root causes, and implement preventive measures.
Maintain operational documentation, including process runbooks, system configurations, and support guidelines.
Participate in system upgrades, patching, and compliance-related activities.
Ensure data integrity, security, and seamless flow between integrated systems.
Contribute to automation initiatives that improve monitoring, reporting, and operational efficiency.
Support continuous improvement initiatives to optimize CRM and Marketing operations globally.
What We Expect of You
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.
The tech professional we seek is a creative problem-solver and a team player with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications and Experience
Master's degree with 3–4 years of experience in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
Strong experience managing and supporting platforms, ideally Veeva CRM and Salesforce.
Hands-on knowledge of system configuration, release management, and incident resolution.
Experience with DevOps tools such as Jira, Git, Jenkins, and Copado.
Good-to-Have Skills
Experience with test automation and monitoring tools.
Certifications in Veeva CRM, Salesforce, Copado, and/or SAFe.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Soft Skills
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
High degree of initiative and self-motivation
Thrive – What You Can Expect From Us
Vast opportunities to learn, develop, and move up and across our global organization.
A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where colleagues are empowered to bring ideas to the table, take risks, and act.
Generous Amgen Total Rewards Plan comprising healthcare, finance, wealth, and career benefits.
Flexible work arrangements.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Please contact us to request an accommodation.
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