Cloud Services Engineer III - Brain Health Platform

ClearCompany Talent Management Software; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 146,600 - 183,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Potential visa sponsorship

Benefits: medical, dental, vision, 401

Job summary

The Allen Institute is launching a new accelerator on human brain health and disease, seeking a Software Engineer III, Cloud Services to design, deliver, and operate secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for international research collaborations.

You will work with research and engineering teams, cloud providers, and vendors to ensure secure, reliable systems and to enable high-volume data processing and sharing across institutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or equivalent experience.
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• Design and oversee implementation of secure, scalable, and compliant cloud-based systems for scientific data processing
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and security standards (e.g., NIST SP 800-171) where applicable
• Guide infrastructure optimization efforts, including performance tuning and cost management
• Represent the Allen Institute in technical discussions with external vendors (e.g., cloud providers) and scientific partners
• Collaborate effectively with engineers and architects from cloud providers and other vendors and partners
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including research teams, Central IT, and the Office of the CTO
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences
• Collaborate with science teams to define requirements, scope, and priorities
• Identify risks, dependencies, and trade-offs, and proactively drive mitigation strategies
• Oversee production readiness, monitoring, and incident response processes
• Ensure reliability and maintainability of deployed systems
• Foster effective communication across cross-functional and cross-institutional teams

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee secure, scalable cloud-based systems for scientific data processing.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory and security standards (e.g., NIST SP 800-171).
• Guide infrastructure optimization, performance tuning, and cost management.
• Represent the Institute in technical discussions with cloud providers and partners.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects from cloud providers, and vendors.
• Build relationships with research teams, Central IT, and the Office of the CTO.
• Translate complex concepts into clear insights for diverse audiences.
• Collaborate with science teams to define requirements, scope, and priorities.
• Identify risks and drive mitigation strategies.
• Oversee production readiness, monitoring, and incident response.
• Ensure reliability and maintainability of deployed systems.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or equivalent experience

Minimum two years of experience designing or operating in regulated environments

Tools

Jira

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Git

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

The Allen Institute is launching a new accelerator on human brain health and disease, seeking a Software Engineer III, Cloud Services to design, deliver, and operate secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for international research collaborations.

You will work with research and engineering teams, cloud providers, and vendors to ensure secure, reliable systems and to enable high-volume data processing and sharing across institutions.