Platform Engineer; R3 – R4

Platform Engineer (R3-R4)

Eli Lilly and Company seeks a Platform Engineer to develop and support the engineering and operations of VMWare ESX based Infrastructure (IaaS) capabilities hosted on-premises along with Microsoft Azure. Improve company infrastructure automation and observability patterns. Guide and direct Server virtualization operations. Develop new enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions. Assist in the prevention of system outages. Manage operations of global large-scale ESX Infrastructure.

Position requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field, followed by 7 years of progressively responsible experience working with infrastructure hosting platforms. Experience must include a minimum of: 7 years of experience with automated virtualization infrastructure availability and resiliency at enterprise scale; 5 years of experience with optimizing, configuring, and maintaining private cloud infrastructure capabilities;

5 years of experience with Linux, Windows, VMware vSphere, Dell SAM storage, and Cloud certifications; and 5 years of experience developing scripts and automation workflows using tools including PowerCLI, Python, and vRealize Orchestrator. Part-time telecommuting may be permitted.

Job location:

Indianapolis, IN.

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