Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Copy)

Helix•United States - Remote,

8h•$148,000 - $190,000•Remote

About The Position

At Helix, our mission is simple: to help everyone improve their lives through their DNA. We are transforming healthcare by making genomics a standard of care. We partner with health systems and life science companies to accelerate the integration of genomic data into clinical practice. Join us in building a future where healthcare is personalized, proactive, and powered by genomics. As a Senior DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer – Cloud & Automation at Helix, you will play a pivotal role in architecting, and securing our critical cloud infrastructure that supports our platform. You collaborate closely with product managers, scientists, and other engineers to innovate and evolve our cloud infrastructure while ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.

Requirements

Experience integrating and utilizing AI-powered tools for proactive observability, cost optimization, and code analysis to improve cloud operations and development.
Ability to evaluate and recommend new AI tools to enhance cloud operations and development workflows.
A strong passion for improving people’s lives through access to better information about their DNA
Minimum of 5+ years of progressive hands-on experience in cloud architecture, deployment, and operations, demonstrating increasing technical leadership and strategic impact.
5+ years of significant software development experience in one of the following: Go, Python, or a similar language, with a proven track record of designing and implementing complex cloud-native applications and infrastructure.
5+ years of in-depth experience in cloud computing, with at least 5 years of demonstrable expert-level experience with a broad range of AWS services and a deep understanding of cloud architectural patterns.
Participate in a rotating on-call schedule, demonstrating ownership, providing leadership during incidents, and driving root cause analysis and preventative measures.
Expert-level sysadmin skills in a Linux environment, including mastery of Bash and other scripting languages for advanced automation, diagnostics, and performance tuning.
Extensive experience in designing and implementing infrastructure-as-code tooling/frameworks — e.g., Terraform and CDK — at scale, including defining best practices and standards.
A strong affinity for and proven ability to champion an engineering culture that emphasizes Agile methodologies, DevOps principles, and continuous delivery practices across teams.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the proven ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences, including executive stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with CircleCi, Rollbar and Pagerduty
Familiarity with full-stack development
Familiarity with regulated software systems and entities
AWS or other cloud certifications
Multi Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure)
BS+ in Computer Science; coursework in genetics or bioinformatics

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic evolution of our cloud infrastructure, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance support for product teams. Drive innovation in cloud infrastructure strategy.
Collaborate with product management, scientists, and engineering teams to understand intricate requirements and develop comprehensive, forward-thinking engineering designs.
Architect and implement highly reliable and massively scalable cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS and potentially other platforms, anticipating future growth and evolving user and health system needs. Ensure alignment with the long-term architectural vision.
Champion and promote Cloud Engineering best practices across teams, influencing technical direction and standards.
Strategically lead initiatives to optimize cloud spending, demonstrating a strong understanding of budget ROI and resource utilization.
Spearhead the development and advancement of sophisticated CI/CD pipelines for highly automated, efficient, and resilient build, test, and deployment processes.
Define and implement comprehensive observability strategies, selecting and managing advanced tools to provide deep insights into system health and performance, and proactively predict and mitigate potential issues.
Mentor and guide Infrastructure Engineers by providing technical expertise, constructive feedback, coaching, and support to foster their professional development and drive excellence in cloud operations.