Software Engineer I

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

As a Software Engineer, DevOps, you will be responsible for Building DevOps strategies. Leading DevOps initiatives, designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, automating software development processes, managing cloud infrastructure, ensuring system reliability through monitoring, and building operational excellence to accelerate Cloud software delivery.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Deliver Build infra-structure  - Create scalable build infra-structure to support and streamline various build tasks, utilize build server to automatize most build tasks. Design, build, and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for software applications and environments.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management - Oversee and manage cloud AWS environments using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices.
• Application server management – provide system administration to maintain and administrate development and production tool servers including Perforce, JIRA, Confluence, CI\CD, Code Collaborator and Coverity. 
• Monitoring and Performance - Implement and enhance monitoring systems to ensure high availability, performance, and rapid troubleshooting of software applications.
• Security & Compliance - Ensure that DevOps processes adhere to security best practices and compliance standards.
• Provides documentation including, but not limited to, IQ protocols and reports, backup and recovery policy, support and maintenance plan, upgrade plans

The essential requirements of the job include:

Engineering degree in computer science or equivalent with 1+ years of related work experience as Devops engineer
Proficiency with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions
Skilled in developing Infrastructure as Code with experience with Terraform, Puppet, or Chef.
Experience with at least one scripting language such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills, with meticulous attention to detail that extends beyond written and verbal communication. Effective problem-solving skills and critical thinking.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• As an AWS certified developer
• A background in leveraging AI to improve operational performance.
• Experience working with distributed teams in a global setting.

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.