Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 5 hours ago
Assistant Director, Cloud and Identity
Carlsbad, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$142K/yr - $191K/yr
10+ years expIonis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pioneer in RNA-targeted medicines headquartered in Carlsbad, California. They are seeking an Assistant Director of Cloud and Identity to provide technical leadership for cloud engineering and identity platforms, manage enterprise identity and access, and support core infrastructure services in a secure and scalable manner.
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Responsibilities
Lead cloud engineering and operations for Azure (primary) and AWS (supporting), including platform administration, reliability, performance, and cost optimization
Design, implement, and manage Azure subscriptions across multiple regions, with a strong focus on scalability, availability, and security
Establish and maintain operational processes for monitoring, availability, incident response, and continuous service improvement
Provide technical governance and oversight for Azure and AWS, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and compliance standards
Partner with Information Security to design and implement cloud security controls, including Identity Access Management (IAM), network segmentation, logging, monitoring, and audit readiness
Collaborate with Information Security to design and enforce identity and access controls such as RBAC, conditional access, MFA, and privileged access management across cloud and enterprise applications
Administer and enhance Okta workforce identity, including authentication, authorization, user lifecycle management, and access governance
Ensure identity platforms are secure, scalable, and aligned with Zero Trust and enterprise access strategies
Support core infrastructure services—including networking, wireless, email/collaboration, storage, backup/restore, and VMware—in partnership with the broader infrastructure team
Partner with Data, Analytics, and Automation teams to ensure Azure data and analytics platforms (e.g., Azure Databricks) are designed, secured, and operated in alignment with enterprise cloud and identity standards
Develop technical roadmaps for cloud and identity platforms, translating business and regulatory requirements into scalable, sustainable solutions
Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and runbooks for cloud, identity, and core infrastructure platforms
Act as a senior individual contributor and technical mentor, influencing infrastructure, security, and application teams and driving operational excellence across services
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience
10+ years of progressive experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or related IT roles
5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure in an enterprise production environment
3+ years of experience supporting identity and access management platforms such as Okta, Azure AD, or similar
Demonstrated experience defining cloud or identity architecture and technical standards
Senior-level, hands-on experience operating Microsoft Azure in an enterprise environment (networking, compute, storage, identity, and PaaS services)
Working knowledge of AWS core services, security architecture, and the shared responsibility model to provide guidance and oversight in a multi‑cloud environment
Enterprise experience administering Okta (or similar IdP) for workforce identity, including SSO integrations, lifecycle management, and access governance
Strong understanding of identity, authentication, authorization, RBAC, MFA, conditional access, and privileged access management across cloud and enterprise applications
Experience implementing cloud security controls such as IAM policies, encryption, logging, monitoring, and network security aligned to modern security/zero‑trust practices
Solid foundation in core infrastructure: Windows Server and Active Directory (AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy), enterprise networking (routing, switching, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, wireless), VMware virtualization, and storage/backup platforms
Experience supporting Azure-based data and analytics platforms (e.g., Azure Databricks, Synapse, data lakes)
Experience with infrastructure-as-code or automation tools (e.g., Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines)
Ability to define standards and reference architectures, document designs and runbooks, and drive adoption across infrastructure, security, and application teams
Preferred
Experience supporting multi-cloud environments spanning Azure and AWS
Familiarity with cloud security frameworks, compliance standards, or audit readiness (e.g., SOX, SOC 2, ISO)
Exposure to privileged access management (PAM), zero trust architectures, or advanced identity governance
Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Okta certifications
Experience in life sciences, biotech, or other regulated industries
Benefits
Ionis offers an excellent benefits package!
Company
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
For three decades, Ionis has invented medicines that bring better futures to people with serious diseases.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.45B2025-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $700M
2024-09-09Post Ipo Equity· $500.3M
2023-06-06Post Ipo Debt· $500M
Leadership Team
Brett P. Monia
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Bastings
Senior Vice President, Development Strategy
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