[Remote] Principal Engineer, Cloud Ops

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Iambic is a clinical-stage life-science and technology company developing novel medicines using its AI-driven discovery and development platform. The Principal Engineer, Cloud Ops will support and drive the Cloud Ops roadmap, providing technical leadership, designing scalable AWS cloud infrastructure, and ensuring compliance with ISO 27001. This role also involves mentoring engineers and improving operational maturity across the organization.ResponsibilitiesSupport and contribute to the Cloud Ops roadmap, aligning infrastructure initiatives with business prioritiesProvide technical leadership and drive architecture decisions across platform and infrastructure teamsLead the design and evolution of scalable, highly available AWS cloud infrastructureBuild and operate production systems with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and cost efficiencyDesign and manage cloud networking (VPN, VPC, routing, DNS, load balancing, secure connectivity)Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and automate provisioning and operationsTroubleshoot complex issues across distributed systems, including networking and performance bottlenecksApply security best practices and support the ISO 27001 compliance frameworksImprove observability, CI/CD pipelines, and overall operational maturityMentor engineers in Cloud Services and influence Cloud Ops best practices across the orgSkillsMinimum of 12 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or 10 years and a master's degree; or equivalent experienceStrong understanding of CI/CD pipelinesStrong Infrastructure as Code skills – for example in Docker, Packer/Ansible and Terraform/TerragruntStrong understanding of AWS services and underlying technologies such as AWS IAM service and managing Kubernetes as a service (AWS EKS) including managing zero-downtime upgrades and debugging issues with deployments, controllers, etc. Deployed in the clusterStrong understanding of computer networks: TCP/IP protocols, IP block allocation across an organization, Routing and VPN protocols, AWS networking: VPCs, Transit Gateways, Customer Gateways, VPNs, flow logs, security groups, NACLs, etc., Cloudflare networking experienceUnderstanding of issues facing ML deployments including model training and inference challengesAbility to communicate with a variety of teams including IT, Computational Scientists, Software Developers, Cloud Ops and ML engineersBenefitsIndustry leading competitive payCompany paid healthcareFlexible spending accountsVoluntary life insurance401K matchingUncapped vacationBrand-new state-of-the art facility in beautiful San Diego with an onsite gym, dining, and easy access to great places to live and playCompany OverviewIambic is disrupting the therapeutics landscape with its unique AI-driven drug-discovery platform. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.iambic.ai.