Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

Vanda Pharmaceuticals; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

401k matching

Job summary

Vanda Pharmaceuticals in Washington, DC seeks an experienced Infrastructure & DevOps professional to administer and secure enterprise IT environments. You will manage Active Directory, Exchange, Microsoft 365, VMware, networking, storage, and AWS cloud services, while building automation, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC workflows to support development teams.

The role requires hands-on troubleshooting, documentation, and runbooks, with collaboration across IT and operations, plus a comprehensive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of hands-on IT infrastructure experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience administering Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Windows Server and Linux.
• Experience supporting VMware virtualization environments.
• Experience with enterprise networking, firewalls, storage and server infrastructure.
• Practical experience supporting AWS cloud environments.
• Scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across multiple technology domains.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, and identity management services
• Manage Microsoft Exchange environments, including on-premises and Microsoft 365 hybrid deployments
• Administer Microsoft 365 services, including Entra ID (Azure AD), Intune, and Office 365 applications and services
• Maintain, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows and Linux server environments
• Support Windows-based workstation and endpoint infrastructure
• Administer VMware vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi virtualization platforms
• Configure, support, and troubleshoot Cisco network switches and firewalls
• Administer enterprise storage platforms, including Dell PowerStore and Dell Isilon
• Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, capacity, and security
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, system documentation, and runbooks

Skills

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Exchange

Windows Server

Linux

VMware

Networking

Firewalls

Storage

AWS

Scripting

PowerShell

Python

Bash

CI/CD

Automation

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitLab CI

Jenkins

AWS CodePipeline

IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

AWS CodePipeline

Job description

Vanda Pharmaceuticals in Washington, DC seeks an experienced Infrastructure & DevOps professional to administer and secure enterprise IT environments. You will manage Active Directory, Exchange, Microsoft 365, VMware, networking, storage, and AWS cloud services, while building automation, CI/CD pipelines, and IaC workflows to support development teams.

The role requires hands-on troubleshooting, documentation, and runbooks, with collaboration across IT and operations, plus a comprehensive