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Senior Platform Engineer, Lab Infrastructure and Security

San FranciscoFull-time2026-10-10 → 2026-11-10

Core

Architect and scale global lab networks, compute infrastructure, and security systems for 10 labs powering sequencers, robots, and compute.

Role type

Senior Platform Engineer (Lab Infrastructure and Security)

Builds

Global lab networks, secure compute infrastructure, and automated device identity systems for sequencing hardware.

Domain

Biotechnology / Genomics / Physical Infrastructure

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Network architecture, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), AWS networking, Linux systems administration, Security engineering, PKI and secrets management, Observability, Python automation, AI coding agents.

Preferred skills

pfSense or MikroTik experience, Red teaming, High-availability architectures.

Technologies

pfSense, MikroTik, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, Tailscale, Illumina, Oxford Nanopore, Opentrons, GitHub Actions, PKI, AWS IAM Roles Anywhere.

Responsibilities

Design and scale networks for sequencers and robotics; Automate network provisioning and configuration; Build and maintain secure, automated device identity and access systems; Lead technical security incident response; Build and operate vulnerability management systems.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC