Associate, Cloud Developer

ROLE SUMMARY

The Enterprise Platforms & Security (EP&S) team delivers the following capabilities for Pfizer. Business application platforms supporting Pfizer’s enterprise application and critical business processes. Infrastructure allowing business traffic to travel where it needs to go, internally and externally, along with the appropriate access controls. EP&S secures Pfizer's most important information assets through world class controls and protections and enables Pfizer's business results by making security an enabler and not a roadblock to achieving business results.

The Digital Hosting Solutions (DHS) team represents the Digital Center of Excellence (CoE) for cloud infrastructure capabilities, providing foundational public and private cloud services to all business lines, globally across Pfizer.  DHS is a high-performing team, focused on delivering secure, scalable, compliant, operationally viable, and cost-effective cloud solutions. 

The Associate Cloud Developer role will work closely with the DHS Cloud Engineering and Cybersecurity Leads to develop code-based approaches to security guardrails and controls, along with the necessary automation for provisioning/allocation and ongoing management of infrastructure-as-code resources.  The individual will become an expert in Pfizer’s Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) process and will play a key role in the qualification of new cloud microservices as they are released from hyperscaler vendors (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). 

This role will be required to interface directly with application development and project teams and contribute to Agile-based deployments of modern, cloud-native systems.  The individual will also participate in efforts aimed at the modernization of existing, legacy Pfizer applications resulting in the transition to lower cost, simpler, and more scalable designs. 

The Associate Cloud Developer must operate with the highest levels of integrity, as colleagues within DHS are often entrusted with high levels of access to cloud-based production and development environments. The ability to protect confidential information, identify risk conditions, alert on situations of non-compliance, and operate within defined policies & procedures is a must. 

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Develop & engineer new cloud microservice solutions following Pfizer’s Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) SOP. 

• Work directly with Cloud Security Engineering to ensure proper management of security guardrail solutions, including creation and maintenance of event triggers, alerts, drift control policies, and reporting. 

• Work directly with Solutions & Cloud Engineering to assist in the technical design review of new application deployments and/or the modernization of existing applications using native cloud IaaS/PaaS. 

• Participation in daily Agile standups:  Provide regular updates on work in progress; Identify and escalate issues & risks that may result in delays or design flaws; Develop metrics reports for leadership consumption. 

• Create and maintain cloud-specific documentation in the DHS Confluence site.  Utilize Jira to maintain status on tasks and sprints in flight. 

• Provide engineering/development support for continuous improvement-oriented requirements generated by Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams 

• Participate in cloud security events including purple (proactive) and red (reactive) teams to identify, report, and resolve risk and/or issue conditions. 

• Support periodic corporate and Digital audit requests. 

• Work collaboratively with external parties including cloud suppliers (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP) and Pfizer DHS strategic suppliers (e.g. TCS) as part of a larger development team. 

• Commit to ongoing learning and professional development 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 

• Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and relevant experience with emphasis on development utilizing cloud technologies.   
• <2 years of cloud-specific experience with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform is required. 
• Candidates should be highly motivated and capable of working independently.   
• 1-2 years of software development experience utilizing Python, Ruby, PowerShell to develop automation, security guard rails and microservices deployments is required. 
• Hands on programming skills utilizing some/all of the following: Java, .NET (C#), Python, Node.js, Ruby, or C/C+. 
• Experience with continuous integration tools (e.g. Github Actions, Jenkins, CodePipeline, CodeBuild) 
• Hands on familiarity with AWS CLI, CloudFormation, Terraform & Ansible. 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively document software designs and communicate implementation details. 
• Comfortable with Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems 
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills 
• Ability to maintaining confidentiality of investigation information. 
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment  
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and constraints 
• Ability to use creative thinking and advanced problem-solving skills 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Cloud certifications, particularly in AWS (Foundational, Associate or Professional) are highly desired. 
• Familiarity and/or previous experience with Agile (e.g. Scrum) is desired. 
• Working knowledge of Confluence and Jira is desired. 

 
Work Location Assignment: Flexible

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Purpose 

Breakthroughs that change patients' lives... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.  

Digital Transformation Strategy

One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.

Flexibility  

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Let’s start the conversation!  

Equal Employment Opportunity 

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.

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