Principal IT Engineer

Build our future together

Regeneron is founded on the belief that the right idea, combined with the right team, can lead to significant transformations. Our growing global network is dedicated to inventing, developing, and commercializing medicines that change lives for those with serious diseases. In doing so, we are pioneering innovative approaches to science, manufacturing, and commercialization, as well as redefining our understanding of health.

At Regeneron, Digital and Technology is transforming the way we build, deploy, and operate enterprise technology platforms. We are seeking a Principal IT Engineer to architect and advance scalable cloud-native platform solutions across a multi-cloud environment. This role will serve as a technical leader and trusted advisor, driving platform engineering excellence, modern infrastructure practices, observability maturity, and secure software delivery while enabling teams across the organization to innovate faster and more effectively.

When & Where

Hyderabad (Hybrid)

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• Architect and develop scalable platform solutions across multi-cloud environments with AWS as the primary platform and GCP as a secondary platform.

• Drive the evolution of enterprise platform capabilities, improving reliability, scalability, security, performance, and cost efficiency.

• Partner with business and application teams to translate business requirements into secure, compliant, and well-architected technology solutions.

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform to enable automated and secure delivery practices.

• Build and operate containerized and cloud-native workloads using Kubernetes, serverless technologies, and modern platform engineering principles.

• Lead the maturity and adoption of enterprise observability solutions, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational insights.

• Embed security, compliance, IAM, and secure SDLC practices into platform design and operational processes.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, including AI-enabled engineering practices, and introduce innovative solutions that enhance platform capabilities.

• Serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering teams across the organization.

This role requires

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related rigor; Master's degree (MS or MBA) preferred.

• 8+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or related technology rigors with enterprise-scale delivery experience.

• Deep expertise in AWS services including EC2, RDS, IAM, Redshift, S3, EKS, Lambda, and FSx.

• Strong experience with Kubernetes, containers, serverless computing, and cloud-native architectures.

• Advanced proficiency in Python development, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and CI/CD automation.

• Strong understanding of web application architecture, software development lifecycle practices, and enterprise platform operations.

• Experience working with Linux and Windows operating systems in large-scale enterprise environments.

• Knowledge of data, analytics, and AI technologies with the ability to apply them to modern engineering practices.

• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive adoption of engineering standard methodologies.

• AWS Professional Certification and Linux Administration certifications (RHCSA/LPIC-1 or equivalent) preferred.

• Experience working in multi-cloud environments, including AWS and GCP.

• Experience within regulated industries, particularly life sciences, with strong security and compliance focus.

• Application development experience and familiarity with modern software engineering practices.

• Exposure to High-Performance Computing (HPC) technologies such as Slurm, WDL, and Nextflow.

Does this sound like you? Apply now to take your first step towards living the Regeneron Way! We are committed to building a workplace with an inclusive culture. Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all  qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.

Where necessary, we disclose salary ranges for roles in all countries in which we operate.  The final offer will be determined within the relevant range based on the country of employment, specific role level, and your skills and experience. In some countries, collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) may apply and influence certain elements of pay or benefits.  Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits. For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit https://careers.regeneron.com/en/working-at-regeneron/total-rewards/. For other locations, additional information will be provided during the recruitment process.  If you have any questions, please speak with your recruiter. 

Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we do our best work when we are together. For that reason, many roles are required to be performed on‑site. Please speak with your recruiter and hiring manager for more information about on‑site expectations for your role and location.

As part of the recruitment process, certain background checks may be conducted in accordance with the laws of the country where the position is based. The purpose of such checks is to verify certain information prior to the commencement of employment such as identity, right to work and educational qualifications.

For jobs in Canada: this posting is for an existing position.