Technical Lead, Platform Engineering & DevOps

About the role

Alcon is seeking a Technical Lead to design, automate, and operate its Digital Health cloud platform. The role focuses on building scalable, compliant, and high‑performing healthcare solutions using AWS, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices.

Key responsibilities

• Lead cloud platform architecture and engineering on AWS.
• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes/EKS environments using GitOps (ArgoCD, Helm).
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.
• Drive CI/CD automation, platform reliability, and operational excellence.
• Enable AI analytics and data‑driven capabilities through scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Implement observability, monitoring, security, and compliance controls.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across Digital Health initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong background in AWS cloud architecture.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and GitOps tools.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Datadog.
• Familiarity with AI/ML platform infrastructure and regulated environments (HIPAA).

Required skills

• AWS
• Kubernetes / EKS
• Terraform
• CI/CD
• GitOps (ArgoCD)
• Helm
• Datadog (or similar monitoring)
• Infrastructure as Code