Principal Engineer – DevOps Lead - EKS

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role:

As a Principal Engineer, you will be a key member of our software engineering team, driving the modernization of Elanco Knowledge Solutions (EKS). You will partner with product managers, architects, and platform teams to design and deliver modern, scalable, and secure digital products that enable data-driven insights and improve customer outcomes across the animal health ecosystem.
 

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop full-stack solutions, building scalable distributed systems that support business growth and positive user experiences.

• Implement and support modern digital products, ensuring compliance, security, and stability.

• Partner with product managers to shape backlogs, size initiatives, and design engineering approaches.

• Collaborate with Platform Engineering to influence product direction and improve developer efficiency.

• Contribute to Elanco’s engineering community by sharing best practices and coaching peers.
   

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology.

• Experience: 10–15 years of engineering experience, including 8 years of technical leadership.

• Skills: Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical topics; demonstrated stakeholder engagement and vendor management experience.
   

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (preferred qualifications):

• 5–10 years working with modern application architecture methodologies (SOA, API-centric, 12-Factor, FAIR).

• 5+ years designing cloud-native solutions (Azure or Google Cloud preferred).

• 5+ years delivering digital solutions using product-mindset and Agile/iterative methods.

• Proven hands-on software engineering expertise with modern web technologies (TypeScript, JavaScript, Node, React/Next.js).

• Experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, TDD, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible.

• Knowledge of modern data practices (Databricks, ML models, Lakehouse architectures).

• Experience with API-first integration patterns and scaling API ecosystems.

• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through large-scale digital transformation.
   

Additional Information:

• Travel: 0-10%

• Location: Hybrid role based in Greenfield, IN.

• Visa: Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not anticipated for this role.
   

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!  
 

Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focused on financial, physical, and mental well-being, including:

• Relocation support packages

• Two weeklong U.S. shutdowns (summer and year-end) in addition to PTO

• 8-week parental leave

• 9 Employee Resource Groups

• Annual bonus opportunity

• Flexible work arrangements

• Up to 6% 401(k) match

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status