Research Platform, Cloud & Operations Lead
About The Position
This role leads the architecture and engineering of platforms and infrastructure, ensuring scalable, reliable, and secure environments. The position oversees the full lifecycle management of systems, including deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and refresh. It involves implementing performance optimization, capacity planning, and automation to support high-demand workloads. The role drives the integration of systems and tools using DevSecOps and Infrastructure-as-Code practices, aligned with security controls. Additionally, the lead collaborates with stakeholders to align technical platforms with operational and research workflows and mentors engineering teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, engineering, or related field
- Eight 8 years’ experience with large-scale infrastructure
- Experience supporting complex computing environments, including cloud, networking, storage, and automation tools
- Demonstrated success with IT operations best practices (e.g., ITIL, SRE) and maintaining high-availability systems
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD "public trust"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their public trust prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an active public trust or suitability are preferred
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree
- Experience supporting scientific computing or laboratory environments; familiarity with advanced computing platforms.
- Prior NIH experience
Responsibilities
- Leads architecture and engineering of platforms and infrastructure, ensuring scalable, reliable, and secure environments.
- Oversees full lifecycle management of systems, including deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and refresh.
- Implements performance optimization, capacity planning, and automation to support high-demand workloads.
- Drives integration of systems and tools using DevSecOps and Infrastructure-as-Code practices, aligned with security controls.
- Collaborates with stakeholders to align technical platforms with operational and research workflows; mentors engineering teams.
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Care.com annual membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
