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Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Cloud Engineer to join our pharmaceutical client in Indianapolis, IN. This is a 6-month contract to start with the potential for extensions. Pay: $95.00 - $105.00/hr ; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship. Schedule: Hybrid Description: The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and reliable cloud-based solutions. This role supports business objectives by optimizing cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, and ensuring compliance with security and performance standards. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure • Design and deploy cloud architectures across AWS and/or Azure that meet performance, security, availability, and cost-efficiency requirements for a diverse portfolio of enterprise and research applications. • Architect and implement cloud networking, compute, storage, and identity constructs with security built in from the outset — applying least-privilege principles, network segmentation, encryption, and defense-in-depth across every layer. • Evaluate and recommend cloud services, architectural patterns, and infrastructure approaches; build evidence-based adoption cases that account for engineering capability, operational cost, and long-term platform sustainability. Automation & Deployment • Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or equivalent — making infrastructure provisioning repeatable, auditable, and developer-friendly. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure and application deployments; ensure changes are tested, validated, and deployed safely with automated rollback capability. • Drive automation of operational tasks — patching, scaling, monitoring, alerting, and cost optimization — reducing manual intervention and improving platform reliability and response time. Security & Compliance • Ensure cloud environments comply with company's security standards, regulatory requirements, and data governance policies; implement and maintain controls for identity management, secrets management, audit logging, and encryption at rest and in transit. • Monitor cloud security posture continuously; identify and remediate misconfigurations, drift, and policy violations — integrating CSPM tooling into operational workflows for proactive compliance management. • Partner with Cybersecurity teams to align cloud platform security with enterprise threat models and applicable regulatory frameworks including GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and SOX where relevant. Optimisation & Operational Excellence • Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, and cost efficiency; proactively identify waste, right-size resources, and drive FinOps practices that deliver cloud value without unnecessary spend. • Contribute to platform engineering standards, reference architectures, and guardrails that simplify how development teams consume cloud infrastructure correctly and consistently. • Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues with urgency and precision; contribute to post-incident analysis and implement preventive improvements that reduce recurrence. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience. • 3+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience in a production enterprise environment (AWS and/or Azure required). • Demonstrated proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or equivalent) and version control (Git). • Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or equivalent) for automation and tooling development. • Strong understanding of cloud networking, virtualization, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud security principles. • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices in a cloud-native context. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), AWS DevOps Engineer, or Azure Administrator/Architect certification strongly preferred. • Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at enterprise scale. • Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or equivalent). • Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries — particularly with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, or HIPAA cloud compliance requirements. • Experience with Kubernetes in production (EKS, AKS, or self-managed) including cluster operations and workload management. • Experience with Site Reliability Engineering or Agent Reliability Engineering • Background in working in a fast paced Agile environment • Background in cloud security architecture: IAM design, secrets management, network security groups, and cloud-native security tooling[MB1.1]. WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING • Deep, hands-on cloud expertise — you build and operate production cloud infrastructure, and you hold yourself accountable for its reliability, security, and cost. • Infrastructure-as-code as a default practice: you write Terraform or equivalent as naturally as you use the cloud console, and you understand why that matters for consistency, auditability, and scale. • A security-conscious engineering mindset — you design with least privilege, defense in depth, and compliance requirements built in from the start, not retrofitted under pressure. • A cost-conscious approach: you care about what cloud resources cost, you design systems that deliver value without unnecessary spend, and you proactively surface optimization opportunities. • The communication skills to work effectively with developers who need platform guidance and business stakeholders who need to understand cloud investment decisions — and to adjust your language for each. Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at info@primarytalentpartners.com #LI-PTP

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Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Cloud Engineer to join our pharmaceutical client in Indianapolis, IN. This is a 6-month contract to start with the potential for extensions.
Schedule: Hybrid
Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure
Design and deploy cloud architectures across AWS and/or Azure that meet performance, security, availability, and cost-efficiency requirements for a diverse portfolio of enterprise and research applications.
Automation & Deployment
Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or equivalent — making infrastructure provisioning repeatable, auditable, and developer-friendly.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure and application deployments; ensure changes are tested, validated, and deployed safely with automated rollback capability.
Drive automation of operational tasks — patching, scaling, monitoring, alerting, and cost optimization — reducing manual intervention and improving platform reliability and response time.
Security & Compliance
Monitor cloud security posture continuously; identify and remediate misconfigurations, drift, and policy violations — integrating CSPM tooling into operational workflows for proactive compliance management.
Partner with Cybersecurity teams to align cloud platform security with enterprise threat models and applicable regulatory frameworks including GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and SOX where relevant.
Optimisation & Operational Excellence
Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, and cost efficiency; proactively identify waste, right-size resources, and drive FinOps practices that deliver cloud value without unnecessary spend.
Contribute to platform engineering standards, reference architectures, and guardrails that simplify how development teams consume cloud infrastructure correctly and consistently.
Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues with urgency and precision; contribute to post-incident analysis and implement preventive improvements that reduce recurrence.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.

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AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), AWS DevOps Engineer, or Azure Administrator/Architect certification strongly preferred.
Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization at enterprise scale.
Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or equivalent).
Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industries — particularly with GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, or HIPAA cloud compliance requirements.
Experience with Kubernetes in production (EKS, AKS, or self-managed) including cluster operations and workload management.
Experience with Site Reliability Engineering or Agent Reliability Engineering
Background in working in a fast paced Agile environment
Background in cloud security architecture: IAM design, secrets management, network security groups, and cloud-native security tooling[MB1.1].

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