Cloud Senior Engineer Lab and Data

Overview:

Interested in making a real-world impact while working with the latest technologies in cloud computing? Interested in helping make sure medications are safe for use? Are you looking for an opportunity to be an early leader in the evolution of a new platform and grow your role as it matures? The Waters Informatics team is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to be part of the journey!

In Waters, the Informatics group produces software that is used by people worldwide for specialist measurement and scientific analysis. We are currently seeking a Cloud Senior Engineer to work in one of our Cloud Development teams. We work in a collaborative, agile environment, where team members are empowered to innovate and continually improve. We believe strongly in the value of personal development, and provide support and dedicated time for our people to pursue their development.

Responsibilities:

Role specific:

Contribute to the development and maintenance of all aspects of the applications and services owned by the relevant cloud team (App or platform)

Complete detailed designs and development of stories as directed by the technical lead to a high-quality standard

Collaborate with stakeholders, Product Owners and Technical Leads on software and technical issues.

Collaborate within and across teams to improve working practices and skill levels

Act as a mentor to junior team members.

Demonstrate significant judgement in technical matters and act on solutions under own guidance.

Provide code and supporting documentation in accordance with our Software Development Processes and codes of practice.

Individual

Complete Quality System related actions in a timely manner according to procedures

Adhere to Environmental, Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher (or equivalent) in science, computing engineering subjects.

Experience required:

1. Min 6-7 years of experience in an environment developing innovative customer solutions

2. Extensive knowledge and proven experience as a software developer, with exposure to elements of our back-end technology stack (C#, .NET)

3. Strong experience working within a Cloud software engineering environment, especially using Amazon Web Services

4. Proven experience completing detailed designs and development of stories – preferably using TDD.

5. Good experience developing microservices and APIs

Desirable:

Continuous delivery, with pipelines implemented in Kubernetes, Docker

Experience using GitHub and GitHub Actions

Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), with Gherkin & SpecFlow

Atlassian Jira, Confluence & JFrog Artifactory

Software security best practices and implementation (e.g. OWASP, PKI, X509 Certificates, TLS)

Software development for regulated environments (e.g. 21CFR11)

Aptitude/skills required:

6. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

7. Excellent interpersonal skills.

8. Proven ability to work as part of an agile delivery team

9. Ability to analyse and solve complex problems.

10. Demonstrable knowledge of software engineering practices such as unit testing, TDD, CI/CD, SOLID etc.

Authorities:

Can perform development tasks under an appropriate level of guidance.

Can review and electronically sign documents as required by development processes.

Company Description:

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.