AbbVie

Manager, Cloud Engineering - AA, Remote

AbbVie • $120K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Los Angeles, CA
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 1-3 years leadership experience with 6+ years in SRE/DevOps/Platform Engineering
  • Experience building internal developer platforms to enhance productivity
  • Proficiency in AWS, GCP, or Azure, and Kubernetes
  • Strong background in Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform
  • Expertise in monitoring frameworks like Datadog and Prometheus
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of Platform Engineers
  • Foster an inclusive team culture focused on knowledge sharing
  • Implement high standards for production reliability and developer experience
  • Drive the adoption of SRE practices organization-wide
  • Define SLO/SLI frameworks and prioritize tasks based on error budgets
  • Create capabilities for internal developer platforms to enhance self-service and reduce toil
  • Manage on-call rotations and incident response strategies

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on continuous learning
  • Opportunities for professional development and skill enhancement
  • Engagement in innovative cloud and engineering practices
  • Influence in shaping technical strategies across teams
  • Support for mental health and wellness initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Manager, Cloud Engineering, will continuously collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to solve critical technical problems for Allergan Aesthetics. You will be a hands-on leader of the foundational engineering team driving our system/service reliability, scale, and developer productivity. In this dual-focus leadership role, you will bridge the gap between keeping our production environment highly resilient and ensuring our internal software developers have friction-free, high-speed tools and pipelines. You will lead a talented team of engineers who build scalable infrastructure, standardize developer tooling, reduce toil, and foster a culture of operational excellence across the entire engineering organization.

People & Team Leadership:
  • Manage, lead, hire, develop and mentor a team of Platform Engineers to deliver high-quality infrastructure and developer solutions that are secure, resilient, and scalable.
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, encouraging knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
  • Create and recommend professional learning paths for direct reports
  • Conceptualize and execute technical approaches for emerging systems and architecture.
  • Implement, through the team, the high bar of quality and standards for production reliability and the developer experience
  • Act as the key point of contact between your team and other stakeholders and partner teams

Site Reliability & Platform Engineering:
  • Lead the adoption and maturation of SRE practices across the organization, partnering with service owners to improve production reliability.
  • Define and champion SLO/SLI frameworks and error budget-based decision making to drive prioritization between reliability and feature work.
  • Lead the strategy for internal developer platform capabilities - influence self-service infrastructure, developer tooling, and deployment patterns that improve velocity and reduce toil for product teams.
  • Responsible for team capacity planning and staffing allocation activities to ensure sufficient staffing for current and future needs.

Incident Management & Response:
  • Plan, staff and support on-call rotation.
  • Manage robust incident response and resolution, capture corrective and preventative actions and continuous improvements


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Experience (1-3 years) in a leadership role managing cloud/platform engineering teams with 6+ years of hands-on experience in SRE, DevOps, Infrastructure, and Platform Engineering.
  • Experience building and operating internal developer platforms that improve engineering productivity, standardize delivery patterns, and reduce operational toil.
  • Deep background in modern cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure), container orchestration (Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi), and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, GitLab CI).
  • System Design: Proven track record in designing, scaling, and maintaining distributed systems with high availability requirements.
  • Observability: Experience implementing comprehensive monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting frameworks (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
  • Experience surveying developer teams to identify friction points, prioritize platform improvements, and translate feedback into self-service capabilities that improve developer productivity.
  • Deep experience with platform engineering and SRE practices and frameworks
  • Programming proficiency of various languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python, Go, Rust)
  • Knowledge of secure SDLC practices and methodologies.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
  • Relevant cloud certifications (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) are a plus.


Preferred Experience
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cloud modernization, migration, or platform transformation initiatives in a regulated or enterprise environment.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes platform operations, GitOps workflows, service mesh, secrets management, and policy-as-code practices.
  • Experience applying FinOps principles to optimize cloud consumption, cost visibility, capacity planning, and resource governance.
  • Ability to influence architecture and technical strategy across cross-functional teams while balancing reliability, security, scalability, and business delivery needs.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and provide innovative solutions to complex security challenges.


Additional Information

About AbbVie

AbbVie develops pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They provide products and services to therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women's health, and gastroenterology.

AbbVie Careers

Joining AbbVie means becoming part of a global team dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, our employees are united in the pursuit of groundbreaking innovation and are committed to transforming the future of healthcare with leading-edge science.

Work You’ll Do

At AbbVie, you’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry to solve challenging problems that have a high impact on society. Our culture fosters growth and embraces leadership and diversity training, ensuring that every team member can thrive.

Explore Job Opportunities

AbbVie offers a wide range of job opportunities and career paths, providing a platform where professionals can propel their careers forward. From research and development to marketing and sales, the potential to make a significant impact is limitless.

Internship Programs

Kickstart your career with an AbbVie internship. Our programs provide invaluable industry experience and a chance to develop essential skills in a real-world setting. Interns at AbbVie are considered integral members of the team and are given tasks that are both challenging and rewarding.

Professional Growth and Development

We believe in nurturing our team's professional growth through comprehensive training programs, leadership development opportunities, and continuous learning. Our commitment to your career growth is reflected in our robust offerings that enhance your skills and knowledge.

Benefits and Culture

AbbVie is dedicated to supporting our employees' well-being both inside and outside of work. Our benefits package includes health, financial, and social benefits that are designed to support the diverse needs of our employees. Our inclusive culture encourages collaboration and innovation, fostering a workplace where all can excel.

Hiring Process

Our hiring process is designed to ensure a match that will be beneficial both for the company and for your career aspirations. From resume submission to interview, each step is an opportunity to showcase your skills and fit with the AbbVie team.

Networking and Career Advancement

At AbbVie, networking doesn’t just enhance your career; it propels it. We encourage our employees to engage internally and externally to build relationships that foster personal and professional growth.

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Whether you’re seeking to advance your career in a dynamic and empowering environment, or looking for a place where you can innovate, lead, and contribute to something bigger, AbbVie is the place for you. Join us in our mission to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow.
Learn more about AbbVie
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$288.5 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Net Income
$4.6 billion
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$45.8 billion
NASDAQ
ABBV
* Ladders Estimates

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