DevOps Lead (Pharmaceutical)

TL;DR

DevOps Lead (DevOps): Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for MES deployments within a regulated pharmaceutical environment with an accent on infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation. Focus on implementing monitoring solutions, ensuring GxP compliance, and optimizing delivery pipeline metrics (DORA).

Location: Hybrid in Limerick, Ireland

Company

hirify.global is a global provider of engineering and project management services, currently supporting a pharmaceutical client.

What you will do

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable MES deployments across development, test, and production environments.
• Own the full DevOps toolchain, including source control, build automation, release management, and environment provisioning.
• Define and enforce branching strategies and release standards tailored for regulated manufacturing environments.
• Collaborate with MES vendors and integrators to translate platform architecture into maintainable IaC.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure MES platform health and operational visibility.
• Support computer system validation (CSV) and maintain audit trails in compliance with GxP requirements.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a DevOps Lead or Senior DevOps Engineer on complex enterprise software programs.
• Hands-on expertise with CI/CD tooling such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) and configuration management.
• Proficiency in scripting languages including PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Experience working in regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, life sciences, or food and beverage.
• Must be able to work in a hybrid model based in Limerick, Ireland.