Software Engineer, Senior - Biopharma, GMP Lab Instruments Automation

Job Title: Software Engineer, Senior - Biopharma, GMP Lab Instruments Automation (JP13852)

Location: Thousand Oaks, CA. 91320

Business Unit: Research & Automation Technologies

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 3 years with possible conversion to FTE

Rate: $70 - $80/hour W2 DOE with benefits.

Posting Date: 3/25/2025

Notes: This is a 100% Onsite Position in Amgen's Thousand Oaks, CA. Candidates must be local (no relocation)

3 Key Consulting is hiring! We are recruiting a Senior Software Engineer for a consulting engagement with our direct client, a leading global biotechnology company.

Job Description:

This role is office based, lab based, manufacturing floor. Candidate will be lab and office based. 50/50, working with lab instruments. Develop software to:

(1) control 3rd party and in-house, novel lab automation devices.

(2) automate data between lab automation and LIMS systems (e.g. Benchling) in close partnership with our infrastructure ecosystem team

(3) Manage DevOps infrastructure (GitLab, Team City, AWS).

Day to day responsibilities will be building lab scale solutions to help scientists accelerate the science they are executing. Using automation for data integration to control devices. EW will be rapidly going from one project to the next and need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal Candidate:

Experience working in automation

Must have good communication and people skills, will be regularly partnering with scientists in a collaborative way

Experience in Microsoft Dot Net Development, preferred language is C# (c-sharp), DevOps support consisting of GitLab, Team City, and AWS

Able to hit the ground running with this experience on the job.

At least BS degree in Computer Science and at least 4 years of work experience

Top Must Have Skill Sets:

Microsoft C#, WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)

Visual Studio

AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Day to Day Responsibilities:

Flexible on-site/work from home software development, interaction with end-user scientists to understand their requirements and work through iterative sprints.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate Degree or Master Degree and 3 years of engineering experience or Bachelor Degree and 5 years of engineering experience or Associate degree and 10 years of engineering experience or high school diploma/GED and 12 years of engineering experience

Why is the Position Open?

Planned Project.

Red Flags:

Candidates without experience described in JD

Inability to speak in detail to experience listed on resume

Interview Process:

Phone screen and then ideally on-site interview.

We invite qualified candidates to send your resume to . If you decide that you're not interested in pursuing this particular position, please feel free to take a look at the other positions on our website You are also welcome to share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested in applying for this role.

Regards,

3KC Talent Acquisition Team