About the profile
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Solution Architect to design and deliver scalable, secure, and compliant cloud solutions supporting life sciences, bioinformatics, and data-intensive workloads. This role will focus on architecting and supporting high-performance computing (HPC) environments, enterprise data platforms, and governed data ecosystems aligned with FAIR principles and regulatory requirements (GxP, GDPR, HIPAA).
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in cloud-native HPC and data architectures with a strong understanding of life sciences workflows, data governance, and compliance frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Solution Architecture & Strategy:
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Provide technical leadership across solution lifecycle (design → implementation → optimization):
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Lead technical discovery sessions and design reviews.
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Translate complex scientific and business requirements into scalable, production-ready solutions.
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Define end-to-end cloud architecture strategies for life sciences clients, aligning with business and scientific objectives.
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Lead architecture design for hybrid and cloud-native HPC platforms.
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Act as a trusted advisor, guiding clients through architecture decisions and industry best practices.
- HPC & Accelerated Computing Platforms:
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Architect and deploy HPC environments.
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Design GPU-enabled architectures.
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Optimize for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency across distributed compute systems.
- Enterprise Data & Analytics Platforms:
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Architect modern data platforms to support scientific and operational workloads.
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Design and implement:
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Data ingestion frameworks (ETL/ELT, streaming pipelines).
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Metadata and lineage management solutions.
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Align data platforms to FAIR principles for scientific data usability and reproducibility.
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Enable downstream use cases including analytics, AI/ML, and data science.
- Governance, Security & Regulatory Compliance:
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Design compliant architectures aligned with:
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GxP validation frameworks.
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HIPAA data protection requirements.
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GDPR privacy and data handling guidelines.
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Implement enterprise-grade:
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Access controls and IAM strategies.
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Data encryption, auditing, and traceability.
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Support documentation and validation requirements for regulated workloads.
- Client Engagement & Leadership:
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Act as a trusted advisorto clients.
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Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and technical discovery sessions.
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Bridge business, scientific, and engineering teams to ensure aligned outcomes.
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Provide hands-on guidance during POCs, migrations, and production deployments.
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Contribute to solution proposals, roadmaps, and technical strategy development.
- Engineering Enablement & Best Practices:
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Promote automation and infrastructure-as-code practices (Terraform, Ansible).
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Encourage best practices for:
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Performance optimization.
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Cost management.
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Security and governance.
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Mentor engineering teams and support capability development.
Requirements - Must have
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10-12+ years of experience in cloud architecture, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
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Experience in life sciences, biotech, or healthcare data environments.
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Cloud Professional Certification(s).
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Proven expertise in:
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HPC administration (Slurm or similar).
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GPU-enabled computing environments.
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Linux system architecture and administration.
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Strong experience designing enterprise data platforms and data pipelines.
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Knowledge of:
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Data governance, metadata management, and data lifecycle frameworks.
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Security and compliance standards (GxP, HIPAA, GDPR).
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Experience working in client-facing or consulting environments.
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Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
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Familiarity with:
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Bioinformatics workflows (e.g., genomics pipelines).
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Scientific workflow orchestration tools.
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Experience with:
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Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
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Distributed storage systems and high-performance file systems.
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Azure CycleCloud or equivalent HPC orchestration platforms.
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Programming/scripting: Python, Bash, or similar.
Languages
- Advanced English proficiency (C1-C2 level).
What we offer
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Hybrid work model.
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The role requires working in EST business hours (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST).
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25 holiday days per year.
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Possibilities of career development and the opportunity to shape the company's future.
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An employee-centric culture directly inspired by employee feedback - your voice is heard, and your perspective encouraged.
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Different training programs to support your personal and professional development.
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Work in a fast-growing, international company.
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Friendly atmosphere and supportive Management team.