Pfizer · 2 months ago
Manager - Site Reliability/Operations Engineer, R&D DP&TS Platform and Data Engineering
United States - California - La Jolla
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$99K/yr - $160K/yr
4+ years expPfizer is committed to delivering breakthroughs that change patients’ lives through science and innovation. They are seeking a Site Reliability/Operations Engineer to ensure the reliability, performance, and operational excellence of their cloud-native platforms, contributing to a supportive and collaborative team environment.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
No H1B
Responsibilities
Monitor cloud infrastructure and responding to alerts under guidance of senior engineers
Deploy and maintain automation scripts and tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and proactively look for improvements to tooling
Maintain and update observability systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) based on feedback from engineers
Actively participate in incident response activities and root cause analysis to resolve issues and implement improvements with support from the team
Collaborate with team members to implement changes and improvements to CI/CD pipelines
Contribute to documentation and process improvements
Proactively seek opportunities for skill development and apply security and compliance best practices in daily tasks
Qualification
Required
Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Engineering, or related discipline)
4+ years of experience in site reliability, operations, or infrastructure engineering
Familiarity and experience with AWS or Azure
Familiarity and experience with Terraform, Ansible, and GitHub
Understanding of Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration
Good scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Typescript)
Familiarity and experience with Linux/Unix system administration
Familiarity with networking, security, and database administration
Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn in a collaborative environment
Fluent in English; capable of clear technical communication across scientific and engineering disciplines
Preferred
Experience with observability and logging tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
Knowledge of secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)
Experience working in regulated environments or with compliance frameworks (e.g., GxP, SOC2, HIPAA)
Experience working in team-based environments, either professionally or academically
Benefits
Participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 12.5% of the base salary
Eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program
401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions
Additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution
Paid vacation
Holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
Company
Pfizer
Pfizer is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and delivers medicines and vaccines.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$38BKey Investors
Starboard Value
2025-11-21Post Ipo Debt· $6B
2024-10-07Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2023-05-16Post Ipo Debt· $31B
Leadership Team
Albert Bourla
Chief Executive Officer
Ian Read
Chief Executive Officer
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