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Harvard Medical School · 23 hours ago

Platform Engineer

Boston, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Harvard Medical School is dedicated to improving health and well-being through excellence in teaching, discovery, and leadership. The Platform Engineer will manage Linux- and Unix-based infrastructure, focusing on system administration, automation, and monitoring to support research and teaching needs.

Education

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Derek King

Responsibilities

Perform expert-level build, configuration, and lifecycle management of Linux/Unix operating systems across physical and virtual environments

Manage and optimize infrastructure automation and configuration management systems (e.g., Ansible, Puppet) to enforce compliance and consistency

Implement and maintain robust system monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure platform health, performance, and visibility

Troubleshoot and resolve complex system-level incidents and performance issues across diverse Linux-based platforms

Support the integration of infrastructure platforms with identity, authentication, and access control systems (e.g., LDAP, Kerberos, Active Directory)

Participate in the software development life cycle for operational tooling, including scripting and infrastructure-as-code approaches

Evaluate new technologies and contribute to technical solution design that meets performance, security, and reliability requirements

Collaborate with peer infrastructure and application teams to ensure seamless system integration and service delivery

Develop and maintain system documentation, standards, and procedures to support operations, audits, and knowledge sharing

Mentor junior team members through technical guidance and documentation

Participate in off-hours on-call rotation

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Linux/Unix managementInfrastructure automationConfiguration managementScripting languagesMonitoring platformsNetworking knowledgeAnalytical skillsTroubleshooting skillsCommunication skillsDocumentation practices

Required

Minimum of five years' post-secondary education or relevant work experience

At least 5 years of experience managing Linux/Unix infrastructure in an enterprise or research computing environment

Demonstrated expertise with configuration management, automation frameworks, and scripting languages (e.g., Ansible, Bash, Python)

Experience implementing and supporting monitoring and logging platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Nagios, ELK, Grafana, Zabbix)

Strong understanding of networking, storage, security, and access control within Linux systems

Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

Effective written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate with cross-functional technical teams

Ability to work independently and prioritize complex tasks in a dynamic environment

Commitment to operational excellence, service reliability, and continuous improvement

Strong documentation practices and a collaborative mindset

Benefits

Generous paid time off including parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one

Retirement plans with university contributions

Wellbeing and mental health resources

Support for families and caregivers

Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement

Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

Company

Harvard Medical School

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At Harvard Medical School, our mission is to create and nurture a diverse community of the best people committed to leadership in alleviating human suffering caused by disease.

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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