Cloud Engineer

****APPLICANTS WITHOUT MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED*****

Job Title:  Cloud Engineer

Employment Type: Contract (FTE W-2 through Arc Technologies Group)

Client: A leading global pharmaceutical company (Fortune 100)

Location: Indianapolis, IN (On-site)

Duration: 12 Months

Arc Technologies Group (ATG) is a specialized consulting firm supporting life sciences organizations with cloud, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives in regulated environments. This role is a client-facing staffing engagement where you will operate as a hands-on Cloud Engineer embedded within an enterprise environment while upholding the client and ATG’s standards for delivery, security, and compliance (GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA). The customer is a global T10 pharmaceutical manufacturer. Applicants who do not have pharma/life sciences/healthcare experience will not be accepted.

The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and reliable cloud-based solutions. This role supports business objectives by optimizing cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, and ensuring compliance with security and performance standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries — particularly with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, or HIPAA cloud compliance requirements.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), AWS DevOps Engineer, or Azure Administrator/Architect certification
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.
• 3 years of hands-on cloud engineering experience in a production AWS enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or equivalent) and version control (Git).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or equivalent) for automation and tooling development.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, virtualization, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud security principles.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices in a cloud-native context.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at enterprise scale.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or equivalent).
• Experience with Kubernetes in production (EKS, AKS, or self-managed) including cluster operations and workload management.
• Background in cloud security architecture: IAM design, secrets management, network security groups, and cloud-native security tooling[MB1.1].
• 3 years of experience delivering in an Agile methodology

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING

• Deep, hands-on cloud expertise; you build and operate production cloud infrastructure, and you hold yourself accountable for its reliability, security, and cost.
• Infrastructure-as-code as a default practice: you write Terraform or equivalent as naturally as you use the cloud console, and you understand why that matters for consistency, auditability, and scale.
• A security-conscious engineering mindset; you design with least privilege, defense in depth, and compliance requirements built in from the start, not retrofitted under pressure.
• A cost-conscious approach: you care about what cloud resources cost, you design systems that deliver value without unnecessary spend, and you proactively surface optimization opportunities.
• The communication skills to work effectively with developers who need platform guidance and business stakeholders who need to understand cloud investment decisions; and to adjust your language for each.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure

• Design and deploy cloud architectures across AWS that meet performance, security, availability, and cost-efficiency requirements for a diverse portfolio of enterprise and research applications.
• Architect and implement cloud networking, compute, storage, and identity constructs with security built in from the outset — applying least-privilege principles, network segmentation, encryption, and defense-in-depth across every layer.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services, architectural patterns, and infrastructure approaches; build evidence-based adoption cases that account for engineering capability, operational cost, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Automation & Deployment
• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or equivalent — making infrastructure provisioning repeatable, auditable, and developer-friendly.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure and application deployments; ensure changes are tested, validated, and deployed safely with automated rollback capability.
• Drive automation of operational tasks — patching, scaling, monitoring, alerting, and cost optimization — reducing manual intervention and improving platform reliability and response time.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure cloud environments comply with Lilly's security standards, regulatory requirements, and data governance policies; implement and maintain controls for identity management, secrets management, audit logging, and encryption at rest and in transit.
• Monitor cloud security posture continuously; identify and remediate misconfigurations, drift, and policy violations — integrating CSPM tooling into operational workflows for proactive compliance management.
• Partner with Cybersecurity teams to align cloud platform security with enterprise threat models and applicable regulatory frameworks including GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and SOX where relevant.

Optimisation & Operational Excellence

• Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, and cost efficiency; proactively identify waste, right-size resources, and drive FinOps practices that deliver cloud value without unnecessary spend.
• Contribute to platform engineering standards, reference architectures, and guardrails that simplify how development teams consume cloud infrastructure correctly and consistently.
• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues with urgency and precision; contribute to post-incident analysis and implement preventive improvements that reduce recurrence.

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• 401K
• Paid Time Off

Arc Technologies Group employees are paid on an hourly basis; this is not a salaried position.

What to Expect as a External Contractor:

• W-2 Employment: You will be employed by Arc Technologies Group. We handle all payroll, tax withholding, and employment compliance.
• Pre-Employment Requirements: This role requires successful completion of a background check and drug screening as part of our client's Global Screening Standards prior to your start date. 
• Timekeeping: Hours are submitted weekly through the client's VMS system and approved by your hiring manager or PoC.
• Equipment: Client-issued equipment (laptop, badges, etc.) will be provided as applicable and must be returned at the conclusion of the assignment.
• Assignment Extensions: Assignments may be extended based on business need and mutual agreement. Extension decisions are made by the client hiring manager in coordination with the MSP and Arc Technologies Group. 
• Health Surveillance: Depending on the role, the client may require enrollment in specific health surveillance panels (e.g., respiratory, lab animal allergy, cytotoxic compounds) prior to start.

EEO & Employment Eligibility:

Arc Technologies Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status. ATG also complies with all applicable national, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment, as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. 

ATG is an E-Verify employer. This position requires work authorization in the United States.

Who we are:

• Arc Technologies Group is a boutique professional services firm focused exclusively on life sciences; including pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotech, CDMO, medical devices, and animal health. We deliver technology that actually works for organizations operating in highly regulated environments. Our team brings deep experience in IT/OT convergence, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and compliance-driven technology solutions across the entire life sciences technology space. We are proud to be an approved supplier in client's contingent workforce program and are committed to matching qualified professionals with meaningful contract opportunities at one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies.