This is a hybrid role, typically requiring on-site presence 4 days per week.
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical lead for AWS, providing architecture and engineering direction across cloud initiatives and supporting the development and execution of the AWS roadmap
Define AWS architecture, engineering standards, and best practices across networking, compute, storage, identity, security, backup, monitoring, and disaster recovery
Provide technical leadership for AWS environments supporting Biometrics and GxP workloads, partnering with Quality, application owners, and business teams to meet infrastructure, validation, and compliance requirements
Lead the design and implementation of scalable and resilient AWS solutions supporting new applications, business growth, and infrastructure modernization
Provide technical oversight and direction to managed service providers supporting AWS operations, ensuring services, changes, and solutions meet Corcept’s technical, security, and operational standards
Partner with the Infrastructure and Cybersecurity teams to strengthen AWS security, access controls, monitoring, vulnerability management, backup, recovery, and operational readiness
Drive standardization and automation of the AWS environment, including Infrastructure as Code, account and network standards, monitoring, and repeatable deployment practices
Lead technical reviews and provide guidance for AWS projects, infrastructure changes, migrations, and new cloud services
Ensure AWS architecture, configurations, operational documentation, and critical technical knowledge are maintained internally and are not solely dependent on external service providers
Identify opportunities to improve AWS reliability, performance, cost management, operational efficiency, and overall cloud maturity
Partner with IT and cross-functional teams to understand business and application requirements and translate them into appropriate cloud infrastructure solutions
Mentor Infrastructure team members and help build AWS technical capabilities and cloud engineering knowledge within the organization
Communicate AWS strategy, architecture decisions, technical risks, and recommendations to IT leadership and key stakeholders
Uphold Corcept’s Key Principles by driving collaboration, embracing possibilities, following the data, and leading by doing, ensuring all initiatives align with the Company’s ethics and patient-first principles
Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Technical Proficiencies
Strong understanding of Life Sciences business processes, requirements and IT systems supporting drug discovery, clinical trials, regulatory compliance, contracts, HR, and Finance
Strong AWS architecture and engineering experience supporting enterprise production environments
Deep technical knowledge of AWS networking, compute, storage, identity, security, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery services
Experience with AWS Organizations, IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Security Hub, AWS Backup, and related AWS technologies
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or similar technologies
Strong understanding of cloud networking, Active Directory, identity federation, DNS, routing, firewalls, and hybrid cloud environments
Experience with AWS WorkSpaces, FSx for NetApp ONTAP, SAS, Posit, or similar scientific and analytics platforms is preferred
Experience providing technical direction and oversight to managed service providers and cloud consulting partners
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills with the ability to work at both the architecture and hands-on engineering level
Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and IT leadership
Preferred Education and Experience
BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related technical discipline is required
8+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud engineering, systems engineering, or related IT disciplines
5+ years of hands-on AWS architecture and engineering experience
5+ years of experience providing technical leadership, including leading engineering teams, managed service providers, and cross-functional technology initiatives
Experience supporting cloud infrastructure in Life Sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or another regulated industry is preferred
Experience supporting GxP environments, infrastructure qualification, and formal change-control processes is preferred
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional or similar AWS certification preferred
The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $185,000-$240,000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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