Senior DevOps Engineer

Bio Space Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

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Recursion is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Dev Ops Engineer with a strong background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Kubernetes, specifically Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). This role is critical to our IT team and will be instrumental in deploying and managing our cutting‑edge application, POSIT, in a containerized environment. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle management of key infrastructure components that underpin our business operations and scientific endeavors.

This position requires a proactive individual who can take ownership from initial design and proof‑of‑concept through to deployment, ongoing optimization, and maintenance. You will ensure our systems are robust, scalable, and secure, effectively supporting Recursion’s rapid growth and unique operational needs in the Tech Bio space.

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of infrastructure using IaC to ensure consistent and repeatable environments.
• Deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes, with a specific focus on GKE.
• Engineer and automate operational tasks related to infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment.
• Implement and manage robust monitoring and alerting for infrastructure and applications to ensure high availability and performance.
• Perform deep‑dive troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex infrastructure and application issues, engineering permanent solutions.
• Collaborate with development and application teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of applications like POSIT.
• Design, implement, and manage integrations between various enterprise applications and infrastructure components to ensure seamless data flow and process efficiency.
• Implement and manage security configurations, ensuring adherence to company policies and industry best practices, including principles like least privilege.
• Partner with security teams on audits and potentially support compliance requirements (e.g., GxP considerations). Experience with 21 CFR Part 11 and CSV validation is a plus.
• Explore and leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to enhance automation, enable predictive insights (e.g., monitoring, capacity planning), optimize workflows, and improve the overall efficiency of infrastructure management processes.
• Collaborate effectively with other IT infrastructure, application, and security teams.

You will be joining a growing IT and Information Security team at Recursion, focused on securely implementing and operating our systems, IT Infrastructure, tools, and technologies that enable Recursion to decode biology by running experiments at scale from experiment conception through successful execution. You’ll collaborate with your teammates and across departments to agree on what the most important challenges and capabilities are, then figure out how to get us there.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in a Dev Ops or Infrastructure Engineering role.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Terraform and Ansible for Infrastructure as Code.
• In‑depth knowledge and practical experience with Kubernetes, specifically GKE, for deploying and managing containerized applications.
• Experience with deploying and managing applications in containerized environments.
• Experience with the installation, upgrade, and maintenance of POSIT Workbench, Connect, and Packages (or similar R‑based analytical platforms).
• Proficiency in managing R packages and environments.
• Experience with user access management and implementing role‑based access control (RBAC).
• Familiarity with 21 CFR Part 11 regulations.
• Experience with Computer System Validation (CSV) processes for regulatory…