Senior Cloud Engineer

Role Summary

The Senior Cloud Engineer is a technical leader within the Cloud Engineering organization, responsible for designing, building, and evolving secure, scalable, and highly automated cloud platforms across a multi-cloud environment. This role plays a critical part in defining cloud standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices that enable product teams to deliver reliable, well-architected solutions at scale.

The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on cloud engineering expertise, strong Infrastructure as Code and automation skills, and the ability to influence platform direction through technical mentorship, and architectural contributions.

Role Responsibilities

Cloud Engineering & Architecture

• Design, implement, and evolve cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, aligning with enterprise architecture principles and security standards.
• Lead the development and maintenance of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, OpenTofu, or similar tools, ensuring consistency, scalability, and reusability.
• Own and enhance reusable cloud modules, patterns, and reference architectures used across the organization.
• Partner with architects and senior stakeholders to define secure, resilient, and cost-efficient cloud designs.
• Review and provide guidance on cloud designs and IaC contributions from other engineers.

Platform Automation & Tooling

• Design and implement end-to-end automation for cloud provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Lead improvements to CI/CD and IaC automation pipelines using platforms such as Spacelift, GitHub Actions, or equivalent tooling.
• Drive initiatives to improve deployment reliability, reduce configuration drift, and increase platform self-service.
• Evaluate and introduce new tooling or approaches that improve developer experience and platform maturity.

Security, Compliance & Operations

• Define and enforce cloud guardrails, policies, and controls to ensure secure and compliant platforms.
• Integrate security and compliance requirements into IaC and automation workflows (policy as code).
• Establish and improve observability, monitoring, and alerting for cloud platforms.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex cloud infrastructure issues and perform root cause analysis for incidents.
• Collaborate with security, risk, and compliance teams to support audits, regulatory requirements, and governance initiatives.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Act as a technical mentor for Cloud Engineers, supporting skill development and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate closely with application teams, SRE, security, and architecture to deliver end-to-end cloud solutions.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives, identifying opportunities to automate, optimize, standardize, and simplify.
• Contribute to technical documentation, standards, and knowledge sharing to uplift cloud engineering maturity.
• Participate in architectural discussions and influence platform strategy through well-reasoned technical proposals.

Basic Qualifications

• Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of experience; OR a master's degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR a PhD with 0+ years of experience; OR as associate's degree with 8 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on cloud or platform engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with production-scale experience.
• Advanced experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred).
• Strong automation and scripting skills (Python strongly preferred).
• Deep understanding of cloud networking, identity, security, and cloud-native services.
• Experience working in global, cross-functional engineering environments.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives and make architectural decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an agile work environment possessing qualities such as a collaborative mindset, adaptability to change, and a proactive problem-solving approach.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technically curious, self driven, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Strong problem solving and analytical mindset, especially for complex cloud systems.
• Comfortable operating with high ownership and autonomy.
• Able to influence technical direction and mentor others through collaboration and clear communication.
• Customer focused mindset with the ability to balance engineering excellence and business outcomes.

Pay and benefits

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $99,200.00 to $165,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer's Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program.

We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments.

Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com).

Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

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