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Senior Platform Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka
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At Takeda, we are guided by our purpose of creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. Every corporate function plays a role in making sure we — as a Takeda team — can discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet.

People join Takeda because they share in our purpose. And they stay because we’re committed to an inclusive, safe and empowering work environment that offers exceptional experiences and opportunities for everyone to pursue their own ambitions.

Job ID R0145402 Date posted 02/21/2025 Location Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Job Description

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.

Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicentre of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.  

At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team.

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

The Platform Engineer for Shared Infrastructure is technology specialist who is able to design and implement next generation FTP Infrastructure platform engineering capabilities across the end-to-end enablement lifecycle (i.e. development, testing, release, validation, and support).

  • Provide specialized knowledge and expertise in Infrastructure platform engineering activities related to platform family.

  • Ensure focus on platform engineering quality by adopting consistent development, testing, debugging and documenting practices for effective communication of capabilities.

  • Execute activities based on Scaled Agile Framework PI Planning framework.

  • Build large scale platform capabilities leveraged by product or platform teams in a self-service model.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, and/or Management Information Systems from an accredited university or equivalent experience.

  • 3+ years of more experience with Agile methods / methodologies, and leading SCRUM / Lean / Kanban teams.

  • 5+ years or more of relevant professional experience as a technology engineer.

  • Proven track record of getting things done in complex organizations.

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to work in an agile and rapid changing environment with high quality deliverables.

  • Demonstrated presentation, and communication skills.

  • Ability to think outside the box for innovative engineering capabilities.

  • Knowledge of information management practices, regulatory requirements and global data privacy laws related to the pharmaceutical industry. 

  • Knowledge of IT Service Management, Service Operations, and Service Release (ITIL v4 and ITSM).

  • Proven experience of DevOps CI/CD technologies and lifecycle.

  • Demonstrated knowledge of Cloud IaaS and PaaS technology environments (AWS and Azure preferred).

  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge of micro-services concepts, API integration enablement, container technologies and services (Kubernetes based preferred).

  • 7+ years of experience deploying infrastructure using private hosting solutions (compute / storage / networking – Cisco UCS, Dell IPDA / Avamar or similar backup solution, Nasuni file sharing, Windows FS/DFS 

  • 10+ years’ experience in Virtualization Administration Experience ( L3 Level)

  • 5+ years of experience using public cloud infrastructure (AWS or Azure required).

  • Proven experience with platform engineering automation lifecycle, leveraging infrastructure as code, configuration management, orchestration, modern patterns, APIs, and site reliability engineering concepts.

Preferred: 

  • Experience working with virtual / Agile teams in different locations, aligning and adapting different work, culture, and communication styles.

  • Experience with scripted deployment process, tools, and lifecycle (i.e. Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Python preferred).

  • Experience working in a lean and agile software delivery team model.

  • Relevant and accredited certifications pertaining to the role.

Benefits:

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:

  • Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus

  • Flexible work environment, including hybrid working

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children

  • Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Broad Variety of learning platforms 

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs

  • Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)

About ICC in Takeda

  • Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.

  • As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.

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Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time
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Working at Takeda

  • Inclusion

    Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as a vital contributor to our global team.

  • Collaboration

    A strong, borderless team, we strive together towards our priorities and inspiring mission.

  • Innovation

    Bold initiatives, continuous improvement, and creativity are at the heart of how we bring scientific breakthroughs from the lab to patients.

  • Top Workplace

    Recognized for our culture and way of working, we’re one of only 17 companies to receive Top Global Employer® status for 2024.

  • Work-Life

    Our people-first mission extends beyond patients to include their families, communities, and our own Takeda family.

  • Empowerment

    Through trust and respect, you will have genuine support from leaders, managers, and colleagues to do your best work.

We're Steadfast In Our Commitment to Four Key Imperatives

Patient


Responsibly translate science into highly innovative medicines and accelerate access to improve lives worldwide.

People


Create an exceptional people experience.

Planet


Protect our planet.

Data & Digital


Transform Takeda into the most trusted, data-driven, outcomes-based biopharmaceutical company.

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