Infrastructure Engineer

Quanterix; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health benefits

Unlimited vacation

Equity

Tuition assistance

Onsite fitness center

Free snacks

Job summary

Quanterix in Billerica, MA is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to join the IT team. You will build, maintain, and support enterprise‑level cloud and infrastructure services, applying best practices to ensure high availability, automation, and security.

The role requires collaboration with internal partners and a focus on scalable infrastructure across Windows, VMware, and cloud environments. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of IT infrastructure experience, strong scripting abilities, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in information systems / computer science or related field.
• Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure including Windows server administration, VMware, Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and Azure resources.
• Scripting and automation experience, system hardening, patching, and security.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge across infrastructure technologies to support reliable enterprise operations.
• Participate in all phases of solution delivery lifecycle from requirements to support.
• Establish and manage enterprise hosting solutions, SLAs, and OLAs.
• Maintain relationships across IT and advise on technical matters.
• Develop implementation plans, scripts, and testing for reliability.
• Ensure high availability and performance for mission-critical resources.
• Create disaster recovery and business continuity procedures.
• Mentor team members on new technologies.
• Monitor security and perform quarterly patching.

Skills

Windows Server

VMware

Active Directory

Azure

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Scripting

Patch management

Security

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems / Computer Science or related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

VMware ESXi

Hyper-V

DNS

Firewall

PowerShell

LDAP

Job description

Infrastructure Engineer

Billerica, MA

Quanterix is a global leader in ultra-sensitive biomarker detection, enabling breakthroughs in disease research, diagnostics, and drug development. Its vision is to lead the next era of precision biomarker science to power earlier detection, better decisions, and improved human health. Its mission is to make biology measurable at its most fundamental level, delivering earlier insight when it matters most. Across discovery to clinical applications, Quanterix empowers scientists and healthcare providers to improve patients' lives through detection and understanding of disease. Its proprietary Simoa technology delivers industry-leading sensitivity, allowing researchers to detect and quantify biomarkers in blood and other fluids at concentrations far below traditional limits. With more than 3,400 peer-reviewed publications, Quanterix has been a trusted partner to the scientific community for nearly two decades. In 2025, Quanterix acquired Akoya Biosciences, The Spatial Biology Company, adding multiplexed tissue imaging with single-cell resolution to its portfolio. Together, the combined company offers a uniquely integrated platform that connects biology across blood and tissue-advancing precision medicine from discovery to diagnostics.

You will be a member of our IT team focused on building, maintaining, and supporting enterprise‑level cloud and infrastructure services. In this role, you will apply complete knowledge and full understanding of infrastructure engineering principles, practices, and procedures to resolve a wide range of issues in practical and creative ways. As a fully qualified, experienced professional, you will work independently on problems of diverse scope, evaluate identifiable factors, adapt existing approaches, and select the right course of action while supporting high availability, automation, capacity planning, monitoring, security, and business continuity. You will collaborate with internal partners and advise others on difficult technical matters that support business needs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Apply complete knowledge and hands‑on experience across infrastructure technologies, best practices, processes, and procedures to support reliable enterprise operations.
• Work across all phases of the solution delivery lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture, design, implementation, and support.
• Establish, operate, and leverage enterprise capabilities, hosting solutions, infrastructure services, SLAs, and OLAs.
• Build and maintain collaborative working relationships across the IT organization.
• Evaluate infrastructure solutions using sound judgment, available information, business requirements, and established technical standards.
• Resolve a wide range of infrastructure issues by assessing root cause, adapting existing approaches, and recommending practical variations in approach when needed.
• Develop system and application implementation plans, custom scripts, and testing procedures to ensure operational reliability.
• Ensure high availability and acceptable performance levels for mission‑critical resources.
• Develop procedures, programs, and documentation for backup and restoration of operating systems and applications.
• Develop and implement system disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Evaluate, recommend, and execute new technologies and update existing infrastructure to optimize systems and network performance.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues and partner with IT staff or vendors to perform complex testing, support, and troubleshooting.
• Forecast system demand and recommend upgrades, expansion, and reconfiguration.
• Partner with senior internal stakeholders and IT teams on infrastructure projects, provide Tier 3 support for complex enterprise infrastructure issues, and advise others on difficult technical matters.
• Communicate technical ideas, issues, risks, and recommendations clearly to varied audiences, adapting communication style as needed.
• Develop, perform, and enforce best practices for systems management, including configuration, monitoring, alerting, patch management, and security.
• Proactively manage and maintain core Windows and VMware systems, establish operating system build standards, and perform quarterly patching.
• Mentor and cross‑train team members on existing and new technologies.
• Conduct reviews and technical inspections to identify and mitigate potential security weaknesses and ensure applied security features are implemented and functional.
• Create and implement procedures to monitor IT systems for suspicious activity that could indicate attempted or actual security incidents or data leakage events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, or a related field; or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of related IT infrastructure experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years of related experience with a Master's degree; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure environments, including Windows server administration, troubleshooting, optimization, deployment, migration, Active Directory, VMware, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and Azure resources.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Microsoft and network administration coursework and/or certifications.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networks.
• Experience managing Microsoft server environments.
• Technical understanding of network protocols and services including IP, FTP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, NFS, SNMP, BGP, SSH, SFTP, and VPN.
• Experience with network hardening, including firewall devices, ACL management, and network segmentation in a medium to large infrastructure environment.
• Proven experience with virtualization stacks such as ESXi and Hyper‑V.
• Hands‑on technical experience with storage technologies as they apply to virtualization and relevant backup solutions.
• Experience with common IT tools for monitoring, alerting, analytics, and change management.

EXPECTATIONS, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• This position is located in Billerica, MA.
• Occasional travel of less than 5% to remote locations may be required.
• Night or weekend work may be required as needed.
• Employee may be required to lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.
• Hands‑on experience with authentication, authorization, and accounting technologies, including LDAP, NPS, PAM, Active Directory, Entra ID, and SSO technologies such as SAML.
• Administration experience with cloud environments related to core infrastructure, including Microsoft 365, Azure resources, and AWS.
• Experience with telephony and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience with scripting and task automation.
• Experience with operating system hardening, patching, remediation, performance tuning, capacity management, and server monitoring.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, collaboration, communication, and results‑oriented skills with the ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
• Solid technical grounding, project management, implementation experience, and proven system architecture and design abilities.

WHY YOU'LL LIKE WORKING WITH US:

Our Technology:

From discovery to diagnostics, Quanterix's ultrasensitive biomarker detection is fueling breakthroughs only made possible through its unparalleled sensitivity and flexibility. Simoa technology has delivered the gold standard for earlier biomarker detection in blood, serum or plasma, with the ability to quantify proteins that are far lower than the Level of Quantification (LoQ). Our industry‑leading precision instruments, digital immunoassay technology and CLIA‑certified Accelerator laboratory have supported research that advances disease understanding and management in neurology, oncology, immunology, cardiology, and infectious disease.

Akoya Biosciences, a Quanterix company, is The Spatial Biology Company—bringing tissue context to life through high‑resolution, single‑cell imaging. Akoya's spatial phenotyping platforms help researchers visualize and measure how cells organize and interact within tissue to influence disease progression and therapeutic response. From discovery through clinical research, Akoya offers a full continuum of solutions, including PhenoCycler, PhenoImager Fusion and HT, and PhenoCode Panels. As part of Quanterix, Akoya complements a leading portfolio of ultra‑sensitive biomarker detection technologies, together enabling a more complete view of biology and disease across both tissue and blood.

Our Commitment to Employees:

Quanterix values are based on: Team, Innovation, Customer and Owner.

• Team: Challenge assumptions, not the person. Respect diversity of thought and hold ourselves to lofty standards.
• Innovation: Stay curious, experiment, create and change.
• Customer: Prioritize and celebrate these pioneers by doing our best to deliver on commitments.
• Owner: Act with high integrity and in the best interest of Quanterix. Take measured risks and learn from their success and failures.

• We reward and recognize our employees by offering competitive compensation and a 401k plan with employer match.
• Competitive health, dental, and vision benefits for employees and their dependents.
• Unlimited vacation policy to all exempt employees, and a generous PTO policy for non‑exempt employees.
• All employees are eligible for equity, employee stock purchase plan, a performance bonus, and 1:1 financial counseling/planning.
• We also offer Tuition Assistance.
• We have a free, state‑of‑the‑art onsite fitness center for all employees.
• To keep you fueled up, we provide onsite employees free snacks and drinks every day!

DIVERSE & INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE:

Quanterix is committed to a Diverse and Inclusive workplace. We strive to recruit candidates who will bring inclusive mindsets and contribute to our values.

Quanterix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Quanterix will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.