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're seeking an IT Infrastructure Lead to join our growing neurotechnology company. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on infrastructure work—you'll spend roughly 50% of your time mentoring and guiding a small team of IT professionals, and 50% architecting and building critical infrastructure yourself.

You'll own the technical foundation that powers our breakthrough research, development, and production operations, ensuring our infrastructure meets the demanding requirements of the healthcare industry while enabling rapid innovation.

Role responsibilities:

• Leadership & Strategy
• • Lead and mentor a small team of IT/infrastructure engineers, providing technical guidance and career development
  • Partner with senior leadership to define and execute the infrastructure roadmap aligned with company goals
  • Drive infrastructure modernization initiatives while maintaining operational excellence
  • Foster a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Technical Implementation
• • Design and implement secure, scalable infrastructure across cloud (AWS/GCP) and on-premises environments
  • Build infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and configuration management with Ansible
  • Architect networking, compute, and storage solutions for enterprise systems supporting R&D through production
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling to reduce manual operations
  • Manage physical server infrastructure and local compute clusters
• Security & Compliance
• • Translate healthcare regulatory requirements into robust technical implementations
  • Implement and maintain security best practices across all infrastructure layers
  • Ensure data protection, access controls, and audit compliance

Key qualifications:

• 7+ years in infrastructure/DevOps engineering with progressive leadership experience
• 2+ years directly managing technical teams
• 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)
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Networking fundamentals (routing, TCP/IP, DNS, VPN)
  • Security practices (SSL/TLS, SSH, encryption, LDAP)
• Strong coding/scripting abilities (Python, Bash, or Go)
• Experience with physical infrastructure and on-prem/hybrid environments

Preferred qualifications:

• ProxMox virtualization platform experience
• Distributed storage systems (CEPH)
• Healthcare or regulated industry background
• Monitoring stack experience (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki)
• Open-source contributions
• Computerized system test and validati

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 $145,000 - $200,000 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.