Platform Engineer (R3 – R4)

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 129,813 - 149,284; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Pension

Vacation

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Fitness benefits

Job summary

Initial Therapeutics, Inc. is looking for a Platform Engineer in Indianapolis, IN, responsible for developing and supporting the VMware ESX‑based infrastructure and Microsoft Azure.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s in a relevant field and 7 years of experience in infrastructure hosting platforms, automation, and cloud services. This role may allow for part-time telecommuting and offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Qualifications

• 7 years of progressively responsible experience working with infrastructure hosting platforms.
• 5 years experience optimizing, configuring, and maintaining private cloud infrastructure capabilities.
• 5 years experience with automated virtualization infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support engineering and operations of VMWare ESX‑based infrastructure.
• Improve company infrastructure automation and observability patterns.
• Guide and direct server virtualization operations.

Skills

Infrastructure hosting platforms

Virtualization infrastructure availability and resiliency

Linux

Windows

VMware vSphere

Dell SAN storage

PowerCLI

Python

vRealize Orchestrator

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field

Job description

Position Summary

Platform Engineer (R3‑R4) responsible for developing and supporting the engineering and operations of VMWare ESX‑based infrastructure (IaaS) on‑premises and Microsoft Azure, improving automation and observability, guiding server virtualization operations, and developing new enterprise‑grade infrastructure solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support engineering and operations of VMWare ESX‑based infrastructure (IaaS) on‑premises and Microsoft Azure.
• Improve company infrastructure automation and observability patterns.
• Guide and direct server virtualization operations.
• Develop new enterprise‑grade infrastructure solutions.
• Assist in the prevention of system outages.
• Manage operations of global large‑scale ESX infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field.
• 7 years of progressively responsible experience working with infrastructure hosting platforms.
• 7 years experience with automated virtualization infrastructure availability and resiliency at enterprise scale.
• 5 years experience optimizing, configuring, and maintaining private cloud infrastructure capabilities.
• 5 years experience with Linux, Windows, VMware vSphere, Dell SAN storage, and cloud certifications.
• 5 years experience developing scripts and automation workflows using PowerCLI, Python, and vRealize Orchestrator.
• Part‑time telecommuting may be permitted.

Location

Indianapolis, IN.

Compensation and Benefits

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $129,813.00 – $149,284.95 per year. Full‑time equivalent employees will also be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). The company offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including 401(k), pension, vacation, medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits, flexible benefits such as healthcare and/or dependent day‑care flexible spending accounts, life insurance and death benefits, certain time off and leave of absence benefits, and well‑being benefits such as employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

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