Cloud Infra Consultant

Job Description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. Were looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lillys Purpose

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. Were looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Job Summary

Over all 8 years of IT experience:

Mandatory:

• 6 years Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and Cloud Computing (AWS & Azure)
• Strong Hands-on experience with AWS DevOps and CICD Pipelines, DevSecOps, GitHub, and configuration management tools.
• Must have: Expertise in container and orchestration platforms. [Docker and Kubernetes]
• Sound Knowledge on AKS, EKS, Fargate, ECS, ECR
• 4 years Kubernetes Development and Administration
• Knowledge on Helm charts
• Worked as support engineer (Infra and Application) and good understanding on SLA definitions and Service now tool.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in working in Scrum - agile methodologies, coding standards, programming, code reviews, source management (GITHUB), build processes and Jira.
• Deep understanding of DevOps principles and a security-focused approach to software development and operations- Jenkins AWS Codepipeline GitHub Actions.
• Scripting and Programming Skills: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python,yaml, Helm charts and CloudFormation templates with the ability to write efficient automation scripts.

Responsibilities

• Design and Implement CI/CD Pipelines: Design, deploy, and manage AWS cloud infrastructure to support business applications and services using GitHub Actions or any relevant tool.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Development: Using Cloudformation Templates, or Terraforms to automate infrastructure provisioning. Apply modular and reusable code practices for cloud infrastructure deployment.
• Source Code Management & Version Control: Manage Git repositories and branching strategies (GitFlow, trunk-based development). Enforce pull request (PR) approvals, code reviews, and quality gates. Secure GitHub repos using GitHub advanced security.
• Monitoring, Logging & Observability: Set up AWS Cloudwatch Monitoring, and logs insights or Splunk for platform observability. Define alerting rules and dashboards for performance and availability.
• Security, Identity, and Compliance: Understanding of AWS Identity centre for access management and Follow fine-grained IAM access. Periodic upgradations of cloud platforms and infrastructures.
• Automation and Scripting: Automate routine tasks using PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripts. Create automation for Service provisioning and management through self-service portal.
• Collaboration with Lilly SMEs: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of platform services.
• Performance Optimization and Scalability: Ensure high availability, security, and scalability of cloud-based systems with horizontal/vertical scaling strategies.
• Documentation & Trainings: Document system architectures, configurations, and operational/security procedures. Provide training and support to team members and participate in periodic reviews of documentation and processes.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to handle complex technical challenges.
• Proven leadership and team management experience, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, Interest in upskilling and work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Required Qualification

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or MCA or in related technical field.
• At least 5 years of experience in a technical role supporting AWS cloud infrastructure and database administration.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, Redshift, DynamoDB Lambda, SNS, SQS, Kinesis, IAM, and CloudWatch.
• Proficient in deploying, configuring, and managing AWS database services and optimizing their performance.
• Experience designing and implementing infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation.
• Strong scripting skills in Python for automation and operational efficiency.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitHub Actions.

Additional Skills/requirements

• Experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins and Terraform.
• Experience with Power Shell, AWS CLI, YAML/JSON.
• Tickets handling with Service Now or any other ticketing tools.
• Expertise in Documentations for maintaining Security/CSQA standards.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in project management methodologies (like Agile or Scrum) will be added advantage.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form here for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

#WeAreLillyLocations - Location

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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