Editas Medicine

At Editas, we’re driven by a collective purpose, to bring transformative and life changing therapies to people living with serious diseases with the greatest unmet needs. This fuels our drive to excel in scientific innovation, allowing us to harness the power and potential of CRISPR/Cas9 and CRISPR/Cpf1 (Cas12a) gene editing.

We believe our people are at the core of everything we do, and we’re committed to cultivating a culture where every individual feels valued and included. To do this, we strive to integrate belonging, inclusivity, diversity, and equity into every aspect of our organization.

Together, we are leading the way towards a healthier and more equitable future.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer 1 role requires the successful candidate to engage at an operational level with hands-on Infrastructure technology support. The role is a member of the Information Technology Infrastructure Team, reporting to the Head of IT Infrastructure.

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer 1 provides operational management of the organization's technical infrastructure (including hardware, software, servers, databases, storage solutions, networks, and high-performance computing) in support of business needs. This role aims to collaborate with IT Business Partners, users, and other IT colleagues to maintain a reliable computing environment, delivering quality processes, controls, and system support to Editas.

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer 1 is also responsible for ensuring the execution and success of projects related to building scalable, fault-tolerant, and redundant infrastructure. This requires strong technical knowledge.

• Overall planning, execution, and successful delivery of all infrastructure projects.
• Manage and ensure optimal operation of all IT infrastructure equipment on a 24/7 basis.
• Manage and provide direction for the team in support of business operations.
• Ensure high availability, backup, and continuity of all IT infrastructure, continuously monitoring reliability, resiliency, and performance and developing and executing projects as necessary to maintain IT operations.
• Lead IT infrastructure upgrades, maintenance, and migrations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for IT infrastructure.
• Establish best practices and policies for installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure disaster recovery plans are in place for all critical infrastructure components. Maintain and test to ensure solutions are effective. 
• Developed and deployed methodologies for testing infrastructure performance and providing performance statistics and reports.
• Research and make recommendations on products and services.
• Builds successful stakeholder relationships with IT and business-critical stakeholders by developing a clear understanding of business needs, acting as a trusted advisor, and ensuring cost-effective delivery of infrastructure services to meet those needs.
• Champions Infrastructure involvement in the organization's innovation efforts and encourages experimentation with innovative solutions to enable business opportunities.
• Participate in audits and assessments of the IT infrastructure.

Requirements

Required Skills & Capabilities: Effective

• Excellent knowledge of current protocols and standards.
• Proven experience with troubleshooting principles, methodologies, and issue-resolution techniques.
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Logical and efficient.
• Strong customer-service orientation.
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates technical competence and effectively delivers support in areas of expertise.
• Responsive to internal and external requests; provides high-quality service and support.
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively with others and independently.
• Effectively manages projects, meeting necessary deadlines.
• Resolves problems quickly and effectively.
• To the extent permitted by applicable law, eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future.
• Excellence in delivery of hybrid working to improve user experiences. 
• Applying infrastructure capabilities to achieve regulatory or statutory compliance requirements.

Recommended Skills & Capabilities:

• Deep understanding of current and emerging infrastructure technologies and practices.
• Experience developing strategies to leverage teams that embrace business technologists, e.g., Informatics.
• Establishing and improving working practices, e.g., ITIL.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Solid technical knowledge of Infrastructure systems, networking, and IT architecture best practices. E.g., Cloud IAAS, Hybrid Cloud architectures, networking technologies and storage solutions.

Specific experience required:

Vendors: Aruba SD-WAN, AWS, Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto, Microsoft Azure, and Office365

Technologies:Routing, Switching, Firewalls, collaboration tools, compliance suites, End-point management systems, remote backup technologies, DHCP, Active Directory, Email system administration

Hands-on skills: Required: basic understanding of Operational Change Management practices, working knowledge of Network Routing and Switching, Firewall management, Cloud Infrastructure and OS administration, telecom management, and systems Infrastructure Engineering.

Recommended but not required: CompTIA Network+, ITIL v3, PMP, AWS- Practitioner, CCNA/CCIE, Azure Administrator,

Education & Relevant Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business administration, related field, or equivalent work experience
• Eight or more years of experience in IT or business/life science

Physical & Travel Requirements:

• Travel to other Editas sites and vendor locations, as required.

Benefits

Benefits Summary:

Editas provides a comprehensive array of benefits to all employees, including a Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO Medical Plan, a company-funded Health Savings Account, Dental and Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Dependent Care Account, Tuition Reimbursement, 401(k) plan with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Plan, Wellness Programs, and a flexible Paid Time Off policy.

If you are a results-focused and collaborative professional with a passion for advancing transformative therapies, we invite you to apply. Join us at the forefront of genetic innovation and be a key contributor to Editas Medicine's mission of redefining healthcare through cutting-edge genetic technologies.

Fostering Belonging. Fueling Innovation. Transforming Lives.