​​Associate, Cloud Analyst​

ROLE SUMMARY 

The Digital Hosting Solutions (DHS) team represents the Digital Center of Excellence (CoE) for cloud infrastructure capabilities, providing foundational public and private cloud services to all business lines, globally across Pfizer.  DHS is a high-performing team, focused on delivering secure, scalable, compliant, operationally viable, and cost-effective cloud solutions. Working within Digital Hosting Solutions involves working with the cutting edge of cloud technology within the context of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical organization, at a time when adoption of these technologies is increasing rapidly. 

Pfizer seeks individuals that are highly self-motivated, eager to learn, and are effective when working in a team environment.  A strong aptitude towards self-development and growth is highly desired. 

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES  

The Cloud Analyst role will work within the FinOps product domain within DHS.  This role will collaborate closely with the FinOps product owner, engineering team, and cloud consumers to manage and optimize Pfizer’s cloud environments.  Key aspects of this role include analysis of Pfizer’s cloud inventory, improving cloud tagging, and working with cloud consumers to help translate cloud usage and costing information.  The ideal candidate will understand cloud services, cloud cost structures, and have strong communication skills to work with Pfizer cloud consumers 

• Experience with assessing cloud usage and knowledge of cloud cost structures 

• Understanding of AWS/Azure cloud services  

• Knowledge of cloud tagging methodologies 

• Commit to ongoing learning and professional development. 

 BASIC QUALIFICATIONS  

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, with experience utilizing cloud technologies. 

• <2 years of cloud-specific experience with Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure 

• Candidates must be highly motivated and capable of working independently.  

• Experience with cloud cost and usage reporting capabilities 

• Hands on experience with visualization tools such as AWS Quicksight, PowerBI, or equivalent 

• Hands on experience with SQL, Python or other programming skills

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills 

• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment 

• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and constraints 

• Ability to use creative thinking and advanced problem-solving skills 

• Strong communication and presentation skills 

• Working knowledge of Atlassian Confluence and Jira is desired. 

• Demonstrated ability to work in an agile work environment possessing qualities such as a collaborative mindset, adaptability to change, and a proactive problem-solving approac