Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. KBI Biopharma is a global leader in biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing, empowering life science companies to accelerate breakthroughs. The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer role is crucial for supporting KBI's Digital transformation, focusing on the design, operation, and enhancement of cloud infrastructure and digital products.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate KBI's AWS-based platform supporting digital products, data platforms, and cloud-native applications
- Own and evolve KBI's Kubernetes platform (Amazon EKS), including platform architecture, upgrades, scalability, security, observability, and operational excellence
- Design and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure across development, test, and production environments
- Lead the design and implementation of platform capabilities supporting both GMP and non-GMP workloads
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and related tooling
- Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions that ensure platform reliability and performance
- Create self-service platform capabilities, reusable deployment patterns, and engineering standards that improve developer productivity and operational consistency
- Partner with Quality, Compliance, Security, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to establish platform governance, security controls, and operational standards
- Support incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend platform enhancements that improve reliability, security, scalability, and developer experience
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating cloud-native platforms in AWS
- Strong experience with Kubernetes, preferably Amazon EKS
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform
- Experience supporting multi-account AWS environments
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation solutions
- Experience with GitOps methodologies and related tooling
- Experience with container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, IAM, security architecture, and governance principles
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages
Benefits
- Annual bonus structure for all employees
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid PTO and holidays
- 401K matching with 100% vesting in 60 days
- Employee recognition programs
Company Overview
KBI Biopharma, Inc. (KBI) is a leading development and contract manufacturing organization serving the biopharmaceutical industry. We help It was founded in 1996, and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://kbibiopharma.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
KBI Biopharma has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 27 in 2025, 11 in 2024, 18 in 2023, 26 in 2022, 14 in 2021, 21 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.