Position Details

Salary $66K – $193K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 4+ years

Education MS in Science, Engineering, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field

Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

Senior cloud platform engineer responsible for operating, improving, and scaling Lilly's production bioinformatics infrastructure on AWS, spanning infrastructure, workflows, and platform reliability. Partners with scientists to translate workflow needs into scalable platform solutions and contributes to architecture decisions.

Key Responsibilities

['Operate and improve cloud platform running production NGS and bioinformatics workflows', 'Support and troubleshoot scientific workflow pipelines (Nextflow preferred)', 'Operate and debug Linux-based production environments', 'Investigate and resolve complex issues across the platform stack, including IAM, networking, and security', 'Partner with scientists to translate workflow needs into scalable, secure platform solutions']

Technical Overview

Role spans Linux-based production environments, cloud compute/storage, workflow orchestration, and security. Stack includes AWS and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) with Nextflow/Snakemake for bioinformatics pipelines, and CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior cloud platform engineer with 4+ years in pharma/biotech, deep AWS experience, and hands-on bioinformatics workflow expertise (Nextflow/Snakemake) capable of operating production NGS pipelines at scale. They should be adept at cross-disciplinary collaboration, platform automation, and securing cloud-based research infrastructure.

Must-Have Skills

MS in ScienceEngineeringBioinformaticsComputational Biologyor related field4+ years of experience in pharmabiotechor life sciencesAuthorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Nice-to-Have Skills

NextflowSnakemakeLinux expertiseAWS experience including IAMEC2S3networking fundamentalsExperience integrating systems across cloud and enterprise environmentsAbility to debug complex systems across technologiesInfrastructure as code or automation toolingData engineering or high-throughput analysis platformsExperience with CI/CD pipelines (JenkinsGitHub Actions)Experience integrating with enterprise platforms or regulated systemsComfort learning new tools quickly

Tools & Platforms

NextflowSnakemakeLinuxAmazon Web ServicesAWSIAMEC2S3JenkinsGitHub ActionsTerraformCloudFormation

Required Skills

NextflowSnakemakeLinuxAmazon Web ServicesAWSIAMEC2S3networking fundamentalsJenkinsGitHub Actionsinfrastructure as codeTerraformCloudFormationbioinformaticsnext-generation sequencingNGSplatform engineeringcloud securityCI/CD

Hard Skills

NextflowSnakemakeLinuxAmazon Web ServicesAWSIAMEC2S3networking fundamentalsJenkinsGitHub Actionsinfrastructure as codeTerraformCloudFormationbioinformaticsNGSNext-generation sequencingplatform engineeringcloud securityCI/CD

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingownershipcommunicationability to work across disciplinesself-drivenlearn quickly

Industry & Role

Industry Healthcare & Medical

Job Function Platform engineering and operations for scientific computing in cloud (AWS)

Role Subtype Platform Engineer

Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Linux, Nextflow, Snakemake, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, CloudFormation

Clearance & Visa

Visa Sponsorship No

Keywords for Your Resume

Deal Breakers

MS/advanced degree not met, 4+ years pharma/biotech experience not met, Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

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