AWS Platform Engineer

5 days ago

Indianapolis, Indiana, India Lilly Full time US$ 63,750 - US$ 1,80,400

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. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced AWS Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Indianapolis, IN. This role is ideal for professionals with a strong background in cloud architecture, automation, and DevOps practices, who can contribute to the reliability, security, and performance of our cloud platforms.

Infrastructure & Architecture

  • Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available AWS infrastructure using best practices.

  • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.

  • Manage VPCs, subnets, security groups, IAM roles, and policies.

Automation & CI/CD with collaborating with Enterprise Data

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.

  • Automate deployment and configuration processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual errors.

Monitoring & Optimization

  • Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, etc.

  • Optimize cloud resource usage and cost through performance tuning and rightsizing.

Security & Compliance

  • Ensure infrastructure adheres to security best practices and compliance standards (e.g., HIPAA, SOC2, ISO).

  • Conduct regular audits and implement automated security checks.

Collaboration & Support

  • Work closely with development, QA, and product teams to support application deployment and troubleshooting.

  • Collaborate with Enterprise Data team (EDP/EDB) and adhere to their process and policies.

  • Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers.

What You Should Bring

Technical Skills

  • Cloud Platforms: Deep expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, EKS, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.)

  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK

  • Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS preferred)

  • CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline

  • Monitoring & Logging: CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana

  • Scripting & Programming: Python, Bash, Go (preferred)

  • Networking: VPC design, VPN, DNS, Load Balancers, NAT Gateways

  • Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, AWS Config, GuardDuty

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer (Associate or Professional) is a plus

Soft Skills

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

  • Excellent communication and documentation abilities

  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment

  • Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

  • Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments

Your Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

  • 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering or DevOps roles

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Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.


Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women's Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$63,750 - $180,400

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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