The Digital Technology and AI organization's mission is to innovate, build, standardize, and scale breakthrough AI/GenAI solutions, products, and platforms that enable Pfizer to connect digitally with all our customers.
We are seeking a Senior Manager, DevOps Engineer who will be responsible for supporting a portfolio of AI/ML platforms and services. You will play a critical role in defining and implementing DevOps best practices, building robust CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring the security, reliability, and scalability of our AI infrastructure. Your expertise will help us accelerate the delivery of AI-powered solutions while maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior DevOps Engineer's responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Infrastructure & Cloud Operations:Design, deploy, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure for AI/ML applications using Infrastructure as Code
Architect and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant systems using AWS services (ECS Fargate, Lambda, Step Functions, S3, DynamoDB, ECR, etc.)
Implement auto-scaling strategies and optimize resource utilization for cost efficiency
Lead lifecycle management activities including upgrades, patches, capacity planning, and infrastructure retirement
Manage multi-environment deployments (dev, prod) with appropriate isolation and controls
CI/CD & Automation:Build and maintain sophisticated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for containerized microservices
Automate deployment processes for 50+ microservices across multiple environments
Implement GitOps practices and promote infrastructure/configuration as code
Develop automation scripts for operational tasks and deployment workflows
Manage Docker container builds and ECR repository lifecycle
Security & Compliance:
Integrate security practices throughout the CI/CD pipeline (shift-left security)
Implement automated security scanning
Manage secrets and credentials using AWS Secrets Manager and secure CI/CD practices
Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies, tagging standards, and industry regulations
Monitor and respond to security incidents and vulnerabilities in a timely manner
Conduct security reviews of infrastructure and application architectures
Monitoring & Reliability:Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting using Grafana, Dynatrace, and CloudWatch
Establish SLIs, SLOs for critical services
Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and post-mortem analysis to identify root causes
Drive continuous improvement through metrics-driven insights and capacity planning
Optimize system performance through profiling, benchmarking, and tuning
Collaboration & Leadership:Work closely with AI/ML development teams to understand requirements and optimize deployment strategies
Provide technical guidance and mentorship on DevOps/MLOps best practices
Document infrastructure, runbooks, standard operating procedures, and architectural decisions
Contribute to technical design reviews and architectural decision-making
Foster a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
BSc degree in Computer Science or Engineering is required. MSc is preferred.
7+ years of hands-on experience deploying and managing enterprise software solutions in AWS or other cloud environments
Proven experience building and maintaining production-grade CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
Extensive AWS expertise with services including:
Compute: ECS Fargate, Lambda, EC2, EKS
Storage: S3, DynamoDB
Container: ECR
Security: IAM, Secrets Manager, KMS
Deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation and/or Terraform
Production experience with Docker containerization and orchestration
Strong proficiency with Git version control and branching strategies
Scripting & Programming: Python (required), Bash, strong understanding of software development lifecycle
Monitoring & Observability: Hands-on experience with Grafana, Dynatrace, CloudWatch, or similar tools
Security Tools: Experience with SonarQube, Snyk, or similar security scanning tools
Configuration Management: Experience with automated configuration management approaches
Performance Optimization: Proven ability in performance testing, profiling, and optimization
Demonstrated ability to own complex systems end-to-end and manage production deployments
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with systematic problem-solving approach
GENERAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
Excellent communication skills - able to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
Experience contributing to technical specifications and design documentation
Collaborative mindset with ability to work effectively across distributed teams
Self-motivated with strong bias for action and results
Commitment to quality, security, and operational excellence
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid
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.
Disability Inclusion
Our mission is unleashing the power of all our people and we are proud to be a disability inclusive employer, ensuring equal employment opportunities for all candidates. We encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments to support your application and future career. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!
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