Staff Cloud Engineer

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.; United States; On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. is seeking a Staff Cloud Engineer to lead the design and implementation of scalable cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.

You will mentor cloud engineers, collaborate with scientific teams, and drive secure, compliant cloud solutions across internal and customer-facing applications. Ideal candidates have 12+ years in production systems, strong Linux, security, and containerization skills, and experience with Azure or AWS.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing and operating highly available, 24x7 production systems.
• Strong knowledge of Linux, networking, storage, and information security.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and SQL Server databases.
• Proficient with Docker and Kubernetes containerization.
• Experience in Azure or AWS cloud environments.
• Ability to translate biology/industry needs into IT solutions.
• Experience with HIPAA and FDA considerations.
• Mastery of automation tools such as Chef, Puppet, or Ansible.
• Proven DevOps experience in a cloud context with development teams.
• Demonstrated mentoring and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and adopt new cloud technologies for scalable, compliant solutions.
• Lead end-to-end Azure deployments and mentor cloud engineers.
• Document architectures for supportability and knowledge sharing.
• Provide technical guidance to software engineers, scientists, and staff.
• Collaborate with QA and Release Management to ensure best practices.
• Ensure security and regulatory compliance across systems.
• Oversee other duties as assigned.

Skills

Linux

Networking

Storage

Information Security

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

DevOps

Automation (Chef/Puppet/Ansible)

Leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Apache

JBoss

Play Framework

Azure

AWS

Job description

At Adaptive, we’re Powering the Age of Immune Medicine. Our goal is to harness the power of the adaptive immune system to transform the way diseases are diagnosed and treated.

Position Overview

The Staff Cloud Engineer evaluates, recommends, and implements new technologies for the design and buildout of a robust and scalable cloud infrastructure using the Microsoft Azure platform. This role is responsible for designing and implementing new solutions across the entire technology stack for both internal and customer‑facing applications. The Staff Cloud Engineer serves as the team lead for other cloud engineers and collaborates with development teams in the design of systems to meet business needs.

Duties And Responsibilities

Evaluate and recommend new technologies to solve complex challenges for bioinformatics and business systems:

• Understand all existing Adaptive production systems and how they interact with each other.
• Keep up to date with new and rapidly evolving cloud technologies and identify opportunities to improve existing Adaptive systems without compromising stability or security.
• Ensure all new technologies can be deployed with appropriate regulatory considerations where applicable.

Function as technical lead on implementation of solutions in Microsoft Azure:

• Oversee end‑to‑end implementation of solution deployments in Azure.
• Mentor and serve as a technical lead for other Cloud Engineers.
• Document all systems and designs for future supportability.
• Provide technical advice and support to software development engineers, scientists, and other staff.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Release Management teams to ensure best practices around software releases.
• Ensure the security and protection of company systems and data by maintaining compliance with Adaptive security and information handling policies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience designing supporting highly‑available, 24x7 production systems.
• Strong working knowledge and proven experience in Linux, networking, storage and information security.
• Database administration experience (PostgreSQL, SQL Server).
• Strong working knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working in Azure or Amazon Web Services.
• Solid experience in administration and troubleshooting application stacks (e.g. Apache, JBoss, Play Framework).
• Ability to translate business and science requirements into IT solutions.
• Experience in healthcare use cases, handling HIPAA and FDA related considerations.
• Mastery of a major IT automation language, such as Chef, Puppet or Ansible.
• Experience with DevOps in a cloud context, including supporting teams of developers.
• Demonstrated mentoring and leadership skills.

Compensation

Salary Range: $148,000 - $222,000

Possible “other Compensation” Elements To Include

• Equity grant
• Bonus eligible

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