Insmed Incorporated · 13 hours ago
Associate Director, Cloud Platform Architect
Headquarters, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$164K/yr - $213K/yr
10+ years expInsmed Incorporated is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases. They are seeking a strategic and action-oriented Associate Director, Cloud Platform Architect to implement the Cloud Vision and Roadmap for 2026 and beyond, ensuring cloud platforms are secure, scalable, and cost-optimized.
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Responsibilities
Lead and conduct CCoE activities, acting as a technical authority for other IT and business teams. Establish guiding principles, standards, and blueprints that are practical and enabling
Lead the architecture governance for new and existing workloads. Review business requirements and guide teams toward recommended, secure, and cost-optimized cloud architectures, considering alternatives and existing Insmed solutions
Continuously evaluate Insmed’s cloud maturity against AWS/GCP best practices such as peer organization benchmarks, driving initiatives to close gaps
Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for AWS and GCP, designing robust infrastructure solutions
Create Reference Architectures for most common and prioritized use cases that are compliant with AWS & GCP well architected framework
Architect, develop and enforce strong DevSecOps & SRE practices. Author and Implement CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and the automated provisioning of new GCP projects and AWS accounts
Collaborate deeply with Insmed Networking and Cybersecurity teams to design secure cloud networking topologies, create Terraform or CloudFormation templates to implement the target state networking architecture and enforce rigorous application and data security standards
Work effectively with global stakeholders across various geographies, ensuring cloud solutions support international business needs and compliant with country specific regulations and data residency requirements
Work closely and collaborate with external consulting partners (onsite and offshore), ensuring delivery quality and alignment with internal standards
Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical worlds. Communicate deep technical concepts to engineers and consultants while presenting high-level strategic value to senior executives and business leaders
Provide architectural guidance to application and data teams, ensuring their solution architectures align with cloud-native principles and Insmed data governance requirements
Qualification
Required
Minimum of an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, or related field
10+ years of hands-on experience as a Cloud Platform Architect (or similar role) within large enterprise organizations or with cloud hyperscalers
Expert-level architectural knowledge of AWS and/or GCP
Strong proficiency in DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure Automation (Python, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
Deep understanding of Cloud Networking (VPCs, Transit Gateways, Interconnects, Network Connectivity Center (NCC), Firewalls, Load Balancers, etc.) and Cloud Identity Access Management (IAM)
Strong Application and Data Security architecture skills
Minimum of 5 years of experience working closely with external consulting partners with mixed onsite and offshore teams
A self-starter who takes full ownership of initiatives, driving them from concept to measurable outcome
Demonstrated ability to think strategically about the 3-year roadmap while remaining hands-on enough to troubleshoot technical blockers and continue advancing key initiatives
Preferred
Prior experience in the BioPharma / Life Sciences industry
Familiarity with Life Sciences capabilities, functions (R&D, Drug Development or Clinical, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Medical Affairs, Commercial), and common GxP / regulated use cases
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage and mental health support, annual wellbeing reimbursement, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Generous paid time off policies, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and flexible work schedules with purposeful in-person collaboration
401(k) plan with a competitive company match, annual equity awards, and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and company-paid life and disability insurance
Company Learning Institute providing access to LinkedIn Learning, skill building workshops, leadership programs, mentorship connections, and networking opportunities
Employee resource groups, service and recognition programs, and meaningful opportunities to connect, volunteer, and give back
Company
Insmed Incorporated
Insmed is a people-first global biopharmaceutical company striving to deliver first- and best-in-class therapies to transform the lives of patients facing serious diseases.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.56BKey Investors
CureDuchenne Ventures
2025-06-11Post Ipo Equity· $750M
2024-05-30Post Ipo Equity· $650M
2023-05-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Will Lewis
Chairman and Chief Executive officer
Walter R. Perkins
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-13
2026-01-11
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