Software Engineer, DevSecOps

BioSpace; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Paid time off

Equity award

Job summary

Moderna is seeking a hands-on DevSecOps Software Engineer to build and evolve the developer platform, empowering builders to develop, deploy, and operate software securely at scale. You’ll collaborate with developers to deliver scalable tooling, automation, and AI-assisted capabilities across AWS and CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes improving developer experience, reducing toil, and enabling secure software delivery, with opportunities to influence internal tooling and platform strategies

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps or related role.
• Strong programming in TypeScript/JavaScript or Python.
• Hands-on experience with AWS.
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for production systems.
• Interest in developer tooling and secure software delivery.
• Solid fundamentals: testing, code review, version control, system design.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain automation for developer platform services.
• Partner with application teams to migrate workloads onto standard platform capabilities.
• Migrate and manage existing DevOps tooling to a standardized platform.
• Create and maintain developer workspace infrastructure, templates, and base images.
• Improve reliability through monitoring, dashboards, and runbooks.
• Write internal documentation and paved‑road guides for builders.
• Identify recurring developer pain points and contribute improvements to shared tooling.
• Provide operational support for owned platforms and reduce toil through automation.
• Enable AI-assisted development across the platform.

Skills

TypeScript/JavaScript

Python

DevSecOps

AWS

Tools

Pulumi

Docker

GitHub Actions

JFrog Artifactory

Job description

The Role

Joining Moderna offers the unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering team that’s revolutionizing medicine through mRNA technology, with a diverse pipeline of development programs across various diseases. As an employee, you’ll be part of a continually growing organization, working alongside exceptional colleagues and strategic partners worldwide, contributing to global health initiatives. Moderna’s commitment to advancing the technological frontier of mRNA medicines ensures a challenging and rewarding career experience, with the potential to make a significant impact on patients’ lives worldwide. Moderna is looking for a hands‑on, impact‑driven DevSecOps Software Engineer to build and evolve the foundations that help application teams develop, deploy, and operate software effectively. This is an individual contributor role that collaborates directly with developers (“Builders”) to provide scalable, secure, and user‑focused platform capabilities. This is a high‑growth opportunity for engineers who want to expand their scope beyond a traditional software engineering role and gain hands‑on experience across the full lifecycle of modern software systems, from design and implementation to cloud infrastructure, deployment, and production operations. In this role, you will improve developer experience and accelerate delivery. You will also help manage internal services, AI agents, and cloud infrastructure in AWS; improve CI/CD pipelines; and create reusable tooling that makes the right path the easiest path for engineering teams.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain automation for developer platform services using Python/TypeScript, GitHub Actions, Pulumi, Docker, AWS, JFrog, and other vendor APIs.
• Partner with application teams to migrate workloads onto standard platform capabilities.
• Support migration and management of existing DevOps tooling to our target, standardized platform by onboarding repositories and teams, validating behavior, improving developer workflows, and documenting remediation paths.
• Create and maintain developer remote workspace infrastructure, templates, container configurations, base images, development tools, and onboarding documentation.
• Improve reliability and usability through monitoring, alerting, runbooks, dashboards, and support automation.
• Write clear internal documentation, examples, and paved‑road guides for builders.
• Identify recurring developer pain points and contribute improvements to shared frameworks, templates, and platform tooling.
• Participate in operational support for owned platforms while reducing toil through automation.
• Enable AI‑assisted development across the platform (e.g., integrating MCP‑style capabilities, packaging internal tools, and improving developer experience with AI tools).

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, DevOps or a related role.
• Strong programming skills in TypeScript/JavaScript or Python.
• Hands‑on experience building and operating solutions in AWS.
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for production systems.
• Interest in developer tooling, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and secure software delivery.
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including testing, code review, version control, and system design.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing team priorities and contribute across a range of platform engineering responsibilities, including areas outside immediate prior experience.

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools.
• Experience with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Experience with artifact repositories such as JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, GitHub Packages, or similar.
• Experience with security scanning tools, dependency management, code scanning, or vulnerability remediation workflows.
• Comfort partnering with multiple engineering teams and influencing adoption through strong technical execution.

Pay & Benefits

At Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work. That’s why our benefits and well‑being resources are designed to support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

• Competitive healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs
• A holistic approach to well‑being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support
• Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year‑end shutdown
• Savings and investments to help you plan for the future
• Location‑specific perks and extras

The salary range for this role is $109,200.00 - $174,600.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An individual’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award, subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.

About Moderna

Since our founding in 2010, we have aspired to build the leading mRNA technology platform, the infrastructure to reimagine how medicines are created and delivered, and a world‑class team. We believe in giving our people a platform to change medicine and an opportunity to change the world. By living our mission, values, and mindsets every day, our people are the driving force behind our scientific progress and our culture. Together, we are creating a culture of belonging and building an organization that cares deeply for our patients, our employees, the environment, and our communities. We are proud to have been recognized as a Science Magazine Top Biopharma Employer, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in the U.S.

Our Working Model

As we build our company, we have always believed an in‑person culture is critical to our success. Moderna champions the significant benefits of in‑office collaboration by embracing a 70/30 work model. This 70% in‑office structure helps to foster a culture rich in innovation, teamwork, and direct mentorship. Join us in shaping a world where every interaction is an opportunity to learn, contribute, and make a meaningful impact. Moderna is a smoke‑free, alcohol‑free, and drug‑free work environment.

Equal Opportunities

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non‑discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry or citizenship, ethnicity, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna is a place where everyone can grow.

Moderna is an E‑Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Accommodations

We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing our employees. By cultivating a workplace that values diverse experiences, backgrounds, and ideas, we create an environment where every employee can contribute their best. Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should contact the Accommodations team at [e-mail].

Export Control Notice This position may involve access to technology or data that is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, employment is contingent upon the applicant’s ability to access export‑controlled information in accordance with U.S. law. Due to the nature of the work and regulatory requirements, only individuals who qualify as U.S. persons (citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees) are eligible for this position. For this role Moderna is unable to sponsor non‑U.S. persons to apply for an export control license.