Sr. Platform Engineer

The Role

Moderna is seeking a Sr. Platform Engineer who will be responsible for collaborating with other members of the team to deliver Cloud Infrastructure and DevX solutions to support Modernas Webapp Platform. This role will engage directly withWebapp Developersto understand Platform-wide needs and then help design, develop,deploy, and maintain the next generation of Modernas software tools, systems, and Cloud resources that make the foundation for all Webapp development.

Heres What Youll Do

• Work closely with Developers to understand operational needs and design Platform solutions.

• Architect, provision, and monitor Cloud Resources (AWS) using Infrastructure-as-Code tools.

• Monitor and improve Kubernetes clusters and the systems that run on them.

• Create and evolve CI/CD Pipelines for Platform and Webapp development.

• Implement Platform and Webapp Observability systems.

• Present analytics assessing Platform and Webapp quality, performance, reliability, and security.

• Deliver solutions to Developers in an extremely rapid, agile cycle.

• Author the documentation necessary for Developers to successfully use this Platform.

• Spearhead the continued technical and security education of Developers.

• Contribute to many different projects in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.

Heres What Youll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science or equivalent with 6+ years of relevant work experience; a combination of education and experience may be considered.

• Experience creating and maintaining AWS resources for platform or webapp development.

• Deep knowledge of AWS Security best practices.

• Experience operating Kubernetes clusters.

• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines for platform or webapp development.

• Experience managing modern Platform observability systems.

Heres What Youll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience using Infrastructure-as-Code tools; preferably Pulumi.

• Experience using Bitbucket Pipelines to create CI/CD processes.

• Experience developing Node.js servers with the NestJS framework.

• Experience developing Angular v10+ apps and libraries.

• Experience writing Unit and E2E tests with Jest and Cypress.

• Experience using NX monorepo tooling.

• Experience working in Life Sciences, pharma/biotech, or related scientific field.

• Experience with the Agile operational practices.

• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
• Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
• Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
• Adoption and family-planning benefits
• Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
• Generous paid time off, including:
  Vacation, sick time and holidays
  Volunteer time to participate within your community
  Discretionary year-end shutdown
  Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
• Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 401k match and Financial Planning tools
• Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
• Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
• Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
• Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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