Mgr, IT - DevOps & Test CoE

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

Manager, DevOps & Test Center of Excellence

This manager position will lead our effort to establish and oversee DevOps and testing practices across the organization. The manager will be responsible for working with specialist to establish, and continuously improve upon, behaviors that will bring operational excellence to both centralized and decentralized employees.

Responsibilities:

• Capture the goals of the organization for the areas of focus

• Establish a group of thought leaders and DevOps/Test exemplars who will form the CoE

• Capture the processes, tools and KPIs across the organization to understand the current state

• Complete a gap assessment for each team practicing in the areas of focus

• Establish centralized processes, tools, and custom automation for the areas of focus

• Consolidate tools and practices, when possible

• Backlog management

• Create change management plans

• Administer training to teams

• Identify meaningful certifications in the areas of focus

• Track certification efforts

• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the CoE and the practices themselves

• Identify common requirements across teams and establish common testing protocols for those requirements

• Stay current with industry trends and technologies, and recommend new solutions to improve the repeatability and security of the DevOps processes 

• Champion continuous improvement in the areas of focus

• Establish a process for collecting and incorporating feedback

• Establish award and recognition practices within the CoE

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field 

• 5+ years of experience in IT operations, with at least 2 years of experience in a leadership role 

• Strong technical background in testing, automation, and security technologies 

• Proven experience leading a team of IT professionals

• Must have a history of teaching technical concepts

• Desire to grow and develop new skillsets

• Test automation experience within DevOps pipelines

• Must have strong English language skills and be comfortable conversing in English

• Possess strong written communication and presentation skills

• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and drive projects to completion 

• Experience with Agile Development and Scrum methodologies

• Understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle

• Ability to quickly achieve a working acumen of new technologies

• Possess strong communication and presentation skills, including both written and verbal

• Project management experience is preferred

• DevOps certification in AWS or Azure preferred

We offer:

• The probation period of 3 months and then for an indefinite period.

• Competitive salary, and recognition award program.

• A company culture that is based on our values: collaboration, speed, courage, and simplicity.

• Possibilities for development on a personal and professional level in one of the leading global MedTech companies.

• Package of benefits including Private medical care (Lux Med), Life Insurance, and Multisport card.

• Holiday Bonus, Annual Bonus, Newborn baby Bonus, Christmas Bonus.

• Co-financing for corrective glasses and lenses.

• Bax4U - cafeteria/lunch cards (300 PLN monthly).

• PPE program with very attractive conditions available for each employee after 3 months.

• Fully covered language courses (English or other languages according to business needs).

• Co-financing of holidays and an additional 2 days off from work annually.

• Additional extra day for a birthday!

• Annual Award related to Company Cultural Values.

• Recommend a friend - Referral Bonus.

• Great Warsaw office location - Powiśle!

Reasonable Accommodations

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