Pfizer
Digital
SeniorCloudEngineeringLead
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“Senior Cloud Engineering Lead at Pfizer. Skills: Cloud Engineering, Technical Leadership, Infrastructure as Code, Multi-cloud. Provide technical leadership. Design multi-cloud solutions”
Industry & Context.
Supporting the on-call engineering team
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar discipline, 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering or infrastructure roles, At least 2 years of experience in a technical leadership role, managing or leading engineering teams, Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with demonstrated familiarity across multiple cloud providers, experience building and deploying cloud infrastructure using industry-standard IaC tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu, or Pulumi, Proficiency in at least one major programming language (Python strongly preferred) for automation and tooling, Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to evolving cloud platforms, Excellent communicator with the ability to influence horizontally and vertically across a large, complex, and matrixed organization, Proven ability to manage priorities and identify outcomes with the greatest business value, technical leadership capabilities including the ability to coach, mentor, and develop other engineers, Customer-centric mentality with a bias towards delivering value at the speed demanded by the business, Experience integrating application hosting needs with cloud infrastructure capabilities to build secure and well-architected solutions
Nice to Have
Multi-cloud experience across AWS, GCP, and Azure, Expert-level knowledge in building, maintaining, and deploying infrastructure as code solutions in a DevOps environment, Experience with Spacelift or similar IaC automation platforms, Configuration management experience using Ansible or similar tools, Experience qualifying cloud services capabilities for use within GxP or other highly regulated environments, Cross-functional experience managing cloud infrastructure, security, networking, and application development, Contributions to open-source cloud tooling or infrastructure projects, Relevant cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional, Azure Solutions Architect, etc. )
What You'll Do.
Provide technical leadership
Design multi-cloud solutions
Implement multi-cloud solutions
Manage multi-cloud solutions
Drive adoption of IaC
Manage and mentor cloud engineers
Create cloud design patterns
Collaborate with global engineers
Design architecture standards
Serve as escalation point
Stay updated with cloud technology
Ensure continuous improvement
Champion automation-first approaches
Evolve internal engineering standards
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with global cloud engineers; Collaborate with developers; Collaborate with product teams; Work in a cross-functional team
Communication Scope
Excellent communicator; Ability to influence
Process & Methodology
Manage priorities, Identify outcomes
Full Job Description
## **ROLE SUMMARY** At the heart of Pfizer's Digital transformation sits Global Cloud Services, enabling modern cloud infrastructure and engineering capabilities that influence business outcomes and provide value to our business, shareholders, and patients every day. We are seeking a **Senior Cloud Engineering Lead** to join our growing team at the Pfizer Digital hub in Thessaloniki, Greece. This role requires a strategic technical leader proficient in multi-cloud environments with a strong emphasis on security, automation, and infrastructure as code. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure), a hands-on approach using modern engineering practices, and a proven track record in leading and mentoring technical teams. Pfizer seeks individuals that are highly self-motivated, eager to learn, and effective when working in a team environment. A strong aptitude towards self-development, continuous learning, and growth is highly desired. ## **ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES** The Senior Cloud Engineering Lead provides technical leadership and design expertise, playing a key role in ensuring Pfizer Digital continues to leverage cloud-native design patterns and modern engineering practices. This role will help ensure our Cloud Engineering team delivers a secure, compliant, productive, and innovative multi-cloud hosting environment on a global scale. You will lead a small technical team of 3-5 cloud engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support in their professional development while driving the adoption of modern cloud engineering practices across the organization. * Lead the design, implementation, and management of multi-cloud solutions focusing on security, scalability, and automation. * Drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform, OpenTofu, Spacelift, and Python/Pulumi to ensure efficient and repeatable deployment of cloud resources. * Manage and mentor a team of 3-5 cloud enginee
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