Senior Associate, Platform Engineer

Pfizer • Tampa, FL

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Pfizer’s purpose, breakthroughs that change patients’ lives, is rooted in being science driven and a patient focused company. Digital and Technology is the driving force of data and AI innovation at Pfizer. The Data and AI Platforms team, which is part of the Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence organization is responsible for the creating a seamless experience for engineers to harness data, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, agentic, and visualization capabilities through a unified platform across the enterprise – from research and development, clinical, manufacturing, commercial and enabling functions across all geographies. The team is responsible for the self-service platform ecosystem, developer experience, and exploration of emerging technology. Part of the Data and AI Platforms team are a group of Platform Engineers who are responsible managing components that form the enterprise pro code AI Agent Platform. This platform will be the digital engine that brings together investments we have made into a unified experience for colleagues that take us to the next level of value creation. It powers next generation insights by developing enterprise-grade data foundations, allowing data to flow horizontally, enabling a versatile analytics environment, and embedding insights into day-to-day work to create a digital, data-driven culture. In this role, you will act as a Platform Engineer for the pro-code Agent Platform that serves a diverse group of colleagues – ranging from novice business analysts and developers to expert data scientists and principal engineers – across the enterprise. The role will require the ability to flex between technical engineering of the platform and hands on working knowledge creating Azure solutions and pro code AI agent applications as a Customer Zero of the platform. You will be an engineering and operations developer for the Azure-based Agent Platform, including integration of Foundry services to enable secure, scalable, and compliant pro‑code AI agents and data applications. You will contribute to build a reliable, transparent, interoperable and sustainable enterprise-grade platform with security, governance, cost management, and lifecycle in mind to deliver a best‑in‑class developer experience. This will include using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) to provision cloud resources in a consistent, repeatable way, ensure environments are highly available and easily reproducible while ensuring tracing, monitoring, and observability of agents. You will also integrate Azure’s latest capabilities (including Microsoft Foundry for Agentic AI applications) into the platform, helping the organization leverage Agentic AI in business solutions. You may have a software development, systems engineering, or DevOps background, or you might have started your career in cloud platform engineering with modern infrastructure automation practices and have a passion for building robust cloud platforms that empower teams to move faster.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Statistics, or related field with at least 2 years of relevant experience; OR a master's degree with more than 0+ years of experience; OR an associate's degree with 6 years of experience; OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) and 8 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience using CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions).
• Superior problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Ability to perform complex data analysis and incident triage.
• Permanent work authorization in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with telemetry and observability to instrument, generate, collect, and export telemetry data (metrics, logs, and traces) to help analyze agent’s performance and behavior.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design, development, and service/operation of the enterprise pro‑code AI agent platform on Azure, including Foundry integrations.
• Develop highly available, scalable, and reproducible Azure environments scripts using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform); implement CI/CD pipelines for platform components and configurations.
• Implement robust controls across identity (RBAC) and policy guardrails aligned to enterprise and regulatory standards.
• Operationalize Microsoft Foundry and related AI/ML services to enable agentic applications and create run‑books for development teams.
• Establish comprehensive monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting.
• Contribute to manage global environments and self‑service tenants.
• Collaborate with the Agent Platform team to maintain key informational content and drive platform adoption.

Benefits

• 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
• health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED