AVP Platform Engineering & DevOps

US-CA-Santa Clara; Germany-Waldbronn; Switzerland-Basel$232,032 - $362,5507+ years

Job Description

About Agilent

Agilent Technologies Inc. is a global leader in the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied markets, delivering insight and innovation that advance the quality of life. Agilent’s full range of solutions includes instruments, software, services, and expertise that provide trusted answers to our customers' most challenging questions. The company generated revenue of $6.51 billion in fiscal 2024 and employs 18,000 people worldwide. The company’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “A.

Qualifications

The Role

Agilent is seeking a leader to build and scale the internal platform that powers its global R&D organization. This role is responsible for architecting and operating the engineering infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms that enable teams to deliver high-quality software at speed and scale.

In this role, you will treat developers as customers and platform capabilities as products. Your mission is to modernize how software is built, tested, secured, and deployed—enabling a shift from infrequent, manual releases to continuous, automated delivery across the enterprise. This is a high-impact leadership role with broad influence across engineering, security, and R&D teams worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering & CI/CD Strategy

Own the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise-wide CI/CD pipelines across the R&D organization, leveraging tools such as Azure DevOps, GitLab, and Jenkins.
Establish a standardized, scalable platform that accelerates developer productivity and software delivery consistency.
Define and enforce platform engineering best practices across teams and regions.

Infrastructure as Code & Cloud Enablement

Lead adoption of Infrastructure as Code principles across all environments, including compute, networking, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and artifact management.
Drive cloud-native platform capabilities across AWS and Azure environments to support SaaS and hybrid deployments.
Ensure platforms are reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient.

Predictive & Resilient Operations

Evolve operations from reactive monitoring to predictive, AI-enabled observability, proactively identifying and resolving performance and scalability risks.
Establish operational metrics, dashboards, and feedback loops to continuously improve platform reliability and availability.

DevSecOps & Compliance Automation

Partner with Security and Compliance teams to embed automated security and compliance controls directly into CI/CD pipelines.
Ensure regulatory and quality requirements are met through automation, without introducing friction into developer workflows.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Lead and develop global platform engineering and DevOps teams.
Harmonize tools, processes, and ways of working across diverse engineering organizations.
Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and customer-centric platform thinking.

Job Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
7+ years of progressive leadership experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure roles.
Demonstrated experience scaling cloud-based or SaaS platforms in complex, global environments.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior technical stakeholders.

Required Skills and Competencies

Platform Engineering & DevOps Leadership
CI/CD Architecture & Automation
Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure)
Infrastructure as Code & Kubernetes
AI-Enabled Monitoring & Operations
DevSecOps & Compliance Automation
Strong communication, collaboration, and people leadership skills

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least July 29, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.

The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $232,032.00 - $362,550.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email job_posting@agilent.com or contact +1-262-754-5030. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit www.agilent.com/en/accessibility.