Senior Engineer, Elanco Knowledge Solutions

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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.

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Your Role: Sr Engineer - EKS

We are looking for a technically strong, security-minded, outcome-driven Senior Engineer to take ownership of Elanco Knowledge Solutions (EKS) platforms.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on operational excellence, security hardening, modernization execution, vendor accountability, data-driven visibility.

As the engineering anchor for EKS applications, you will ensure they are secure, resilient, compliant, and continuously improving.

You will be a highly collaborative professional, working effectively with both internal teams and external resources to drive success.

Additionally, you will apply your working knowledge of industry best practices and internal standards to ensure our technology remains aligned with both global benchmarks and Elanco’s specific requirements.

Your Responsibilities: 

Operation excellence & Vendor engineering partnership:

· Act as a primary engineering contact for assigned applications.

· Drive vendor accountability through technical depth - not just follow-ups.

· Identify blockers early and remove them before they become escalations.

· Ensure scope, timeline, and quality standards are met.

· Perform root cause analysis on incidents and ensure durable fixes (not temporary patches).

Application Modernization & Technical Evolution:

· Contribute to modernization initiatives: Data modernization, Application isolation, architecture hardening

· Work hands-on with vendors during upgrades, refactoring, and improvements.

· Strengthen resilience, scalability, and performance.

· Improve deployment, access, and operational patterns.

Security Engineering & Risk Reduction:

· Perform structured reviews of Critical and High security alerts.

· Lead remediation in partnership with InfoSec, IAM, InfraOps, and AD teams.

· Deliver tangible improvements such as Credential rotation implementation, Access control enhancements, Authentication hardening

· Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) to closure.

· Support audit readiness with clear technical documentation.

· Proactively identify system vulnerabilities and close gaps ...