Job Description

Job Title R&D Labs - Infrastructure specialist (Linux) AWS Cloud



Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.

But it's not just what we do, it's who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers' needs. It's what inspires us to create meaningful solutions - the kind that make a real difference - when it matters most.

The world and our customers' needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That's why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better
Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips' purpose has never been more relevant. So whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you'll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.

You are responsible for

The functional performance of the R&D IT-specific AWS Cloud infrastructure, providing global Philips R&D engineers with expert advice on usage and implementing functional best practices.
He/she is a specialist in AWS Cloud deployments, in particular AWS Services such as S3, RDS, EC2, CloudWatch, Lambda, Systems Manager and Cloud Formation. Knowledge of Linux distributions/Operating Systems is required.
The candidate will be expected to provide functional user support and to assist in defining technical requirements for the server infrastructure.
The candidate will be part of an international team responsible for managing AWS Cloud deployments and will work directly with colleagues in Europa and North America.
Support window will be aimed at European office hours and on average once per month maintenance on Saturday/weekend.

You are a part of

The candidate will work in an international team managing AWS Cloud deployments and be expected to provide functional user support and to assist in defining technical requirements.

To succeed in this role, you'll need a customer-first attitude and the following

• participate in (internal) customer meetings at operational level
• assist in defining technical requirements for the Cloud infrastructure
• ensure operational excellence within his/her solutions scope
• prevent and/or solve service interruptions for the solution environment
• ensure compliance with rules and regulations (e.g. security) related to the solution environment
• plan and document his/her activities including technical documentation and reports

Technical skills
Key knowledge

• Amazon services : e.g EC2, RDS, S3, Code Pipeline, CloudWatch, Lambda, Systems Manager and CloudFormation, etc
• Automate deployments, infrastructure as code
• Proficient knowledge in scripting: Linux/Unix shell (bash, ksh, etc), Perl, Python, etc.
• Troubleshooting skills
• Willingness to experiment with tools and services to stay up to date with Cloud technologies

Basic knowledge

• Linux Operating Systems/distributions (L2/L3 system administration)
• Networking/Cloud connectivity e.g. basic networking skills and understanding of forward/reverse proxy

Thinking environment

• Coordinates his/her own activities in order to ensure that the solution performance is at agreed levels
• Looks beyond his/her area of expertise
• Can analyze and solve problems in his/her area of expertise
• Feels responsible for the perfect performance of the infrastructure within his/her scope
• Thinks and acts as service integrator between different technologies and service provider for business
• Takes initiatives and can 'think along' with the (internal) customer
• Has a clear overview of the IT environment and can explain it to others

Human Relation Skills

• Moderate, can communicate and connect with technically oriented users

Education and experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in Engineering or IT is required along with 5+ years of relevant working experience with AWS Cloud

How we work at Philips
Our newly-adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers. We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart - which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home - for our hybrid roles.
Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way.

Our hybrid working model is defined in 3 ways:
We believe in the importance of impactful collaboration: There's a certain energy when everyone's in the same room that can heighten idea generation and creative friction needed for problem-solving.
We embrace flexibility: Choosing where, when and how to work can vary according to task and team schedules. Flexibility isn't office or online, it means choosing the space that works best for you, your teams and our customers on a case-by-case basis.
We want to be at our best: The way we work and our workspaces are designed to support our well-being, offer career advancement opportunities, and enable us to be at our best.

Why should you join Philips?
Working at Philips is more than a job. It's a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.