Fancy a challenge in the cloud? We’ve got just the gig that will stretch your SRE wings.

With a focus on software solutions, we are dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock around the world. 

Through the power of the cloud, our solutions simplify the flow of information across any practice and link vets to what they need when they need it. Patient data, Client communications, Business insights, all at their fingertips. 

Join our journey solving veterinary practices’ most pressing needs by focusing on innovation to drive meaningful improvements in animal health. 

We're growing our team and a big priority is finding a Senior Platform Engineer to complement our global Platform team tackling all things involved with scaling the IDEXX Veterniary Software ecosystem. 

You can learn more about IDEXX Veterinary Software here: https://careers.idexx.com/us/en/veterinary-software

Your mission? Own the platform and operational environments of our cloud based veterniary software portfolio, we're talking ezyVet, VetRadar, Smartflow to name a few. You're part of a nimble Platform team so you'll need to be comfortable supporting, monitoring and building out the platform infrastructure, automation and tools that run our environments.  

In short we’re looking for a SRE/Platform Engineer focused on scaling and performance, a keen coder at heart who strives to automate everything possible. Sounds like you doesn't it?? Come join a phenomenal ride as we shake up the global veterinary software space! 

Here’s a few projects we’ve started and/or you’ll be across:  

• Containerization and clustering (Docker, AWS EKS) 
• Establish security best practices across the company
• Complex security projects from design through implementation and maintenance
• Search and Reporting (ElasticSearch)  
• Implementation/Optimization of a Caching infrastructure (Redis, Varnish)
• Implementation of Data Warehousing solution (AWS DMS, S3, Redshift)  
• Performance Optimisation (via slow transactions in DataDog)  
• Automation pipelines for EVERYTHING (Gitlab CI)  

What we think you'll need to nail it:  

• A seasoned SME working with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation etc)  
• Strong knowledge of security topics - network and application security, infrastructure hardening, security baselines, and web server / database security
• Previous Web/Application Development experience  - you'll be right in the code at times to guide our applications engineers
• Proven person of action & delivery focused  
• Results orientated  
• Strong experience with AWS -  EC2 | RDS | Lambda | DynamoDB | ElastiCache (Redis) | ELB  
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines  
• Experience with container orchestration technology  
• Strong attention to detail with relentless follow up  

What you can expect from us:

• Structured onboarding, induction, ongoing training and transparent performance driven professional development
• Rewarding salary package ($135k-170k base range) plus lucrative incentive schemes for all
• Continuous L&D (both internal and externally)
• Great tech kit for both work and personal use
• Hybrid working with a great office space to collaborate - including a gym and roof top bar!
• Coffee + snacks + catered lunches at least twice a week
• Animal friendly office - woof woof!
• Fully subsidized Southern Cross Health care

Why IDEXX

We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement. Let’s pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

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