DevOps Engineer

Science is a clinical stage, vertically integrated technology company focused on solving some of neuroscience’s hardest questions and most serious unmet medical needs. We work to restore quality of life to those with debilitating conditions for which there are no treatment options, creating devices aimed at restoring vision, cognition, and mobility to patients who have lost it. To support progress across our industry, we provide state-of-the-art components and vertically integrated infrastructure for others to build on via Science Foundry.

We seek a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our growing team. This role will own all layers of the technical stack that powers our breakthrough research, development, and production operations, from physical hardware deployment to application-layer automation. You’ll work with engineers and scientists across the company to build out infrastructure that meets the demanding requirements of the healthcare industry while enabling rapid innovation.

Role Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible, Docker) for our mostly on-prem, ~20% cloud environment
• Build and manage core infrastructure: Kubernetes clusters, Ceph distributed storage, physical servers, and networking systems spanning all stages of R&D through production
• Develop and maintain automation tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and logging / monitoring systems to reduce manual operations and increase reliability across the org
• Implement security best practices across all infrastructure layers (access controls, data protection, audit compliance)
• Translate regulatory requirements into simple, robust technical implementations

Key Qualifications

• 7+ years in DevOps engineering
• Strong software engineering fundamentals with a track record of building and maintaining critical tools
• Expert-level Linux administration (Ubuntu preferred) in production environments
• Hands-on experience with:
• Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and configuration management (Ansible)
• Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, DNS, VPN)
• Security practices (SSL/TLS, SSH, encryption, LDAP)
• Distributed storage systems (Ceph)
• Experience building and managing physical infrastructure in on-prem or hybrid environments
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare or regulated industry experience (medical / laboratory systems, production lines, aerospace)
• Monitoring stack experience (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki)

Salary/Pay Range

Science is required under California law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. We determine your level based on your interview performance and make an offer based on the indicated salary band. The base salary range for this full-time position is $150,000 - $220,000 annually + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by several factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please keep in mind that the equity portion of the offer is not included in these numbers.

Benefits

At Science, our benefits are in place to support the whole you:

• Competitive salary and equity
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Flexible vacation and company-paid holidays
• Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees
• Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care and medical leave
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Science
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k)

Science Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work.

We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Science will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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