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Job Description

Join our team at AMGEN Capability Center Portugal, the #1 company in Best Workplaces™ (201–500 employees' category) in Portugal in 2024 by the Great Place to Work Institute. With over 500 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.

Applied AI/Automation & Dev/Ops Engineer

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?

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What you will do

The Associate Dev/Ops position offers a unique opportunity to join a fun, innovative engineering team within the AI & Data Science (AI&D) organization. You’ll work on next-generation capabilities and services in Applied AI & Automation using innovative COTS products, open-source software, frameworks, tools, and cloud computing services. The role also emphasizes demonstrating these capabilities to support critical business operations and initiatives, in ensuring quality, compliance, and performance across Amgen’s Applied AI & Automation Footprint.

The Associate Dev/Ops role contributes to the design, development, testing, and implementation of Intelligent Automation solutions that support business needs. This role works closely with architects, testers, engineers, and business analysts to help deliver high-quality, scalable automation solutions using modern technologies. The engineer is expected to have foundational knowledge of system architecture, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to clearly communicate technical concepts, while continuing to build expertise in Intelligent Automation and Agile delivery practices under guidance from senior team members.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design, development, testing, and deployment of automation workflows using Ui Path, Power Automate.
• Assist in integrating AI services and APIs into automation pipelines for use cases such as document processing, summarization, and workflow decisioning.
• Develop and maintain automation components, scripts, and connectors using Python, JavaScript, or similar languages under guidance.
• Support CI/CD pipelines for automation and AI solutions, including build, deployment, and environment promotion activities.
• Assist with monitoring, logging, and basic performance analysis of automation and AI services.
• Participate in incident response and troubleshooting activities, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Support solution availability, reliability, and cost-awareness initiatives.
• Work as part of a global team of automation and DevOps engineers contributing to enterprise AI & Automation solutions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including architects, testers, business analysts, and product owners to deliver incremental value.
• Follow established enterprise architecture, security, and data governance standards.
• Support validation activities and documentation required for regulated (GxP) environments.
• Ensure solutions adhere to defined development, testing, and deployment best practices.
• Stay current with emerging DevOps, automation, and Applied AI technologies.
• Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and internal demos under guidance.
• Continuously improve technical and professional skills through hands-on experience and mentoring.

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What we expect of you

• Bachelor’s degree and 0 to 3 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience OR
• Diploma and 4 to 7 years of Computer Science, IT or related field experience

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Hands on experience in Intelligent Automation platforms such as Ui Path or Power Automate.
• Foundational experience with DevOps, automation, or software engineering concepts.
• Basic programming or scripting experience (e.g., Python, JavaScript).
• Understanding of Agile methodologies and team-based delivery models.
• Willingness to learn enterprise DevOps, automation, and AI solution engineering practices.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and version control systems.
• Introductory knowledge of AI/ML or GenAI concepts and services.
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated awareness of how to function in a team setting
• Demonstrated awareness of presentation skills

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What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also care deeply for our teammates’ well-being and growth.

• Work That Matters – Build tech that accelerates scientific breakthroughs and helps patients worldwide.

• Modern Tech Stack – Cloud-first, automation-focused, AI-powered.

• Global Scale, Agile Mindset – Collaborate across continents while working in nimble, high-impact teams.

• Continuous Learning – Access to certifications, trainings, mentorship, and career mobility.

• AMGEN Total Rewards Plan – Comprehensive benefits in healthcare, finance, and well-being.

• Flexibility – Hybrid work model with time split between our Lisbon office and remote work.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

AMGEN is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your 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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