We founded Teckro to simplify and modernise clinical trials. In fact, thousands of clinical trial investigators and 23,000+ research sites around the world rely on Teckro, including studies from 12 out of the Top 20 pharma companies.

That’s where you come in.  

We’re offering you a role with purpose. We’ve come a long way since our initial start with a handful of employees in a small office in Limerick, Ireland. Now, our team is distributed across the United States, Europe and the UK. Your contribution at Teckro will lead to faster, safer and more efficient clinical trials. Quality of life will be improved. In the end, lives will be saved. Could you be our newest Teckronaut?

We are looking to speak to candidates based in Ireland who are happy to work remotely full-time for the time being and to work in our Teckro Dublin office when we reintegrate staff back to office. Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must currently be based in Ireland and hold a valid Stamp 4 visa or UK/EU citizenship.

The Role

At Teckro we believe DevOps is a culture, not a role. Our Digital Platform team is on their journey to  enable and support Product Engineering teams at scale, and we're looking for an experienced leader in this space. As a manager you will have the opportunity to define and lead that journey. The role offers a unique blend of hands on managerial and technical responsibilities.

As an Engineering Manager, DevOps you will:

• Manage teams of engineers responsible for end-to-end delivery of Teckro Digital Platform in continuous and incremental fashion. Review and contribute to the technical backlog, enabling the team to succeed
• Create a challenging, supportive and rewarding working environment that aligns with the company culture as well as fosters a sense of ownership, accountability and technical excellence
• Recruit, coach and develop engineers on your team, tracking their career development, performance and goals
• Work closely with Product management and Product Engineering teams to establish Platform roadmap and priorities. Take an economic view to establish the decision framework for your specific area of ownership
• Foster culture of automation. Proactively automate every element of Platform infrastructure and services to enable Product Engineering teams to reach elite performance levels
• Monitor cloud budgets and forecasts and report on costs as required
• Coordinate Platform development and operations, including 24/7 operational support
• Contribute to the development of a positive engineering culture, applying best pratices and and efficient and effective processes
• Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions. Review technical solutions/designs · Ensure adherence to best practice around system design, development, quality, security, release management and support
• Drive the Platform to align company goal of attaining high standards of Engineering excellence and seeking an efficient and effective high performing SDLC

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud/DevOps engineering
• 4+ years experience leading Agile, high performing Platform/DevOps Engineering teams with end to end responsibility for delivery of an internal product/service to other teams.
• Hands on experience with cloud technologies, mobile platforms, microservices, databases, message brokers, CI/CD and tools focused around engineering productivity.
• Excellent communication skills at all organisational levels
• Self-motivated and excellence driven with a security and quality mindset
• Experience with modern SaaS architecture, development and operational experience
• Operational experience with AWS, Kubernetes and microservice architecture
• Operational experience with data technologies (MySQL, Redis, Kafka, Elastic)
• Operational experience with monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Logstash)
• Experience with developer productivity tools, build systems, CI/CD and DevOps methodologies
• Experience working in a regulated industry an advantage

Qualifications Required

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Every clinical trial starts with a question. At Teckro, we asked “Why can’t clinical trials be more accessible, transparent and simple?” But you probably also want to know why you should join us at Teckro. What’s in it for you? 

So, let’s get down to our benefits: 

• Firstly, we understand that work is just one part of your life. That’s why every Teckronaut has a generous holiday package, so that you can spend your time doing what you love.   
• We want your working hours to work for you, which is why we also offer flexi-time as standard.   
• Expecting a new arrival? We offer competitive maternity and paternity leave.   
• We couldn’t work in clinical trials without caring about your health. We have healthcare and dental options available, including a gym/wellness allowance.   
• We also have a generous pension plan and life insurance.   
• Finally, we have a company stock option offering for all permanent Teckronauts. There wouldn’t be a company without you, and so it’s only right that you have a slice of the (moon)pie.