Director, IT Infrastructure

Company: GeneDx
Location: Gaithersburg
Posted on: September 18, 2020

Job Description:

Director, IT Infrastructure (Cloud and High-Performance Computing) #GDX-20-7653

GAITHERSBURG , MD

GDX-20-7653

Company Overview

This is an exciting time to join our dynamic organization. OPKO Health is a diversified healthcare company that seeks to establish industry-leading positions in large, rapidly growing markets, including pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and biologics. OPKO's diagnostics business includes BioReference Laboratories, the nation's third-largest and fastest growing clinical laboratory over the last 35 years, which provides diagnostic testing to physician offices, hospitals, and clinics, among others, and GeneDx, a rapidly growing genetics and genomics laboratory that applies cutting edge technologies to make efficient clinical diagnostic testing and interpretation available for individuals with rare and common genetic conditions. Come join our team and become part of something big, by making our patients and customers the highest priority.

Position Type

Full-time (30+ hours)

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Location

GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877

Job Description

GeneDx is seeking a strategic and operational leader to develop and manage our growing computing and storage infrastructure and team. This leader will report to the Chief Technology Officer and be responsible for the successful planning, execution, and operation of infrastructure supporting all genomic data applications across a hybrid cloud and on-premises environment.

Responsibilities Oversee the day-to-day operation of local and cloud computing and storage infrastructure supporting genomic sequencing and other big data applications

Lead and grow a team focused on HPC and cloud infrastructure solutions

Work closely with the genomic software development team to define infrastructure and operational requirements

Strategize and execute the deployment of new applications and the transition of legacy applications from on-premises to cloud

Proactively manage physical and virtual computing and storage infrastructure

Define and implement data management lifecycles

Manage systems operations, including monitoring, backups, and patching

Optimize and project costs of both cloud and on-premises computing

Work together with networking, cybersecurity, and other enterprise IT teams to ensure the successful completion of team and company objectives

Work with hardware, service, and other vendors as needed

Requirements BS or MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

10 years relevant professional experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role

Expertise designing and managing cloud infrastructure for HPC-like applications

Expertise in defining and executing data lifecycle management plans (archiving, backups, redundancy)

Experience designing and executing DevOps processes (infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, etc.)

“Nice to Haves” Experience with healthcare data or other similarly regulated information

Experience migrating big data or HPC applications from on-premises to cloud

Experience with Azure

Experience optimizing cloud computing and storage costs

Benefits Include:

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

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