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Staff Engineer, Sr. Manager

Pfizer
Groton, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 5/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/29/2026
Staff Engineer, Sr. Manager United States - Massachusetts - Cambridge United States - Connecticut - Groton United States - Massachusetts - Andover United States - New York - New York City Full time Posted 1 Days Ago 4947770 Our Purpose We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place. Explore our mission Our Values To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals. Learn our four core values Pfizer Digital Pfizer Digital takes immense pride in being at the forefront of innovation, harnessing cutting-edge smart technology that profoundly impacts the lives of our patients. Read more Benefits ​​​​​​​Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues. Read about our benefits Cambridge Cambridge Pfizer, We are one Pfizer, We are one Button previousButton next ROLE SUMMARY Pfizer's committed to the application of computational science in the areas of drug discovery and development. As part of this mission, we have recently embarked on a large-scale migration of our computational infrastructure to cloud. This role leverages extensive experience in cloud engineering and DevOps and requires a hands-on approach to designing and delivering robust High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions supporting computational workloads across the organization. We are seeking an experienced individual to drive architecture, infrastructure automation, migration and operational excellence. You will collaborate with HPC engineers and scientific computing specialists to develop scalable cloud native infrastructure that underpins modernization of the scientific computing platform. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES Platform Architecture and Engineering In this role you will design, implement, operate, and own robust and dependable infrastructure for HPC and ML/AI workloads in a cloud environment (AWS/GCP). Lead containerization, deployment, and operation of user- and admin-facing HPC platforms (Slurm, Open On Demand, Prometheus/Grafana, batch and distributed computing platforms) across cloud environments. Translate stakeholder input into robust, high-performance, scalable, cost effective computing platforms. Partner with HPC specialists (engineers, administrators, and users) to capture institutional knowledge and manual processes in IaC workflows, transforming ad-hoc deployment practices into reproducible, version-controlled, automated procedures. Automation and DevOps Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using IaC tools like Terraform and CloudFormation to ensure repeatable environment provisioning and scaling. Create reusable Terraform modules. Develop and enforce standards. Be a driver for implementing and maintaining all cloud infrastructure using IaC tools. Operationalize containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes. Own the full lifecycle of infrastructure management, from provisioning to operations, support, updating, and teardown of production computing platforms. Perform troubleshooting, system analysis, and benchmarking to resolve issues and maintain a high-performance environment. Monitoring and Reliability Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting for the infrastructure (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana). Design new dashboards, workflows, and utilities to improve observability, cost monitoring, workload efficiency, user, or administration experience. Document architecture, deployment processes, and operational procedures. Partner closely with team members to support delivery of scientific computing services including user support, Linux administration, operations, job scheduling, application management, and resource optimization. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS B.S. in computer science, life science, data science or similar fields. 6+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering with a proven track record of developing and supporting robust IaC deployments. Experience managing scientific computing workloads in an enterprise environment. Advanced experience with at least one of AWS and GCP, including knowledge of core compute and storage services relevant to HPC. Solid understanding of cloud networking, identity, and security controls. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Prior experience with HPC deployment utilities including AWS ParallelCluster, AWS Parallel Computing Services, and Google Cloud Cluster Toolkit. Proficiency with distributed computing environments, especially EKS/GKE/Kubernetes. Familiarity with HPC environments, job schedulers (Slurm), HPC application containers (Docker, Singularity, Apptainer) and NVIDIA GPU computing. Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact. NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS Occasional international travel for team meetings and conferences. OTHER JOB DETAILS: Last Date to Apply for Job: April 14th, 2026 Work Location Assignment: Hybrid. Must be able to work from assigned Pfizer office 2-3 days per week, or as needed by the business The annual base salary for this position ranges from $124,400.00 to $207,400.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States. Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility. Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer. U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future. Sunshine Act Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative. EEO & Employment Eligibility Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer 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. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States. Pfizer endeavors to make www.pfizer.com/careers accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process and/or interviewing, please email disabilityrecruitment@pfizer.com. This is to be used solely for accommodation requests with respect to the accessibility of our website, online application process and/or interviewing. Requests for any other reason will not be returned.

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