Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Datavant is the data collaboration platform trusted for healthcare. Guided by our mission to make the world’s health data secure, accessible and actionable, we provide critical data solutions for organizations across the healthcare ecosystem - including providers, health plans, researchers, and life sciences companies. From fulfilling a single patient’s request for their medical records to powering the AI revolution in healthcare, Datavanters are building the future of how data is connected and used to improve health. By joining Datavant today, you’re stepping onto a driven and highly collaborative team that is passionate about creating transformative change in healthcare. We are seeking a Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to play a key role in designing, optimizing, and securing the underlying cloud infrastructure that powers our organization’s cloud environments. As we continue to transform, consolidate, and evolve our cloud environments, this role will be instrumental in architecting scalable, secure, automated, and resilient infrastructure, ensuring seamless workload migration, and integrating new cloud environments into our ecosystem. With a focus on core cloud infrastructure, including networking, identity and access management, security, storage, compute, and cross-cloud integrations, you will collaborate closely with peers in security, development, and other areas of the platform engineering team to ensure our cloud environment adheres to best practices, governance frameworks, and automation-first principles. What You Will Do: Design, implement, and optimize cloud-native infrastructure using best practices for security, scalability, and high availability Integrate newly acquired cloud environments into the organization’s cloud footprint, ensuring security and consistency Develop and implement hybrid-cloud and cross-cloud connectivity strategies to ensure interoperability Architect, optimize, and maintain secure network infrastructure in Azure, AWS, & GCP – including DNS, routing, and low-latency cross-cloud communication Collaborate with security teams to enforce Zero Trust networking, IAM, and data encryption standards, as well as general security framework adherence Maintain and expand a modular network security edge that provides for integration testing among development teams while remaining flexible enough to unify additional environments as M&A requires Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible, writing IaC that supports Simple, Secure, and Scalable deployments Implement policy-based automation (AWS SCPs, Azure Policy) to maintain governance across cloud environments Support observability teams with infrastructure monitoring and alerting using CloudWatch, Datadog, and Log Analytics Drive transformation and standardization of our foundational infrastructure services as the environment evolves and the business grows, including optimizing processes, developing policies, and enabling secure, self-service infrastructure for our engineering partners What You Need to Succeed: 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure architecture Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure, including networking, security, compute, storage, and IAM Experience migrating workloads from on‑prem to cloud and integrating new cloud environments into existing architectures Deep understanding of multi‑cloud networking (AWS VPCs, Azure VNets, Transit Gateway, ExpressRoute, PrivateLink, DNS, hybrid connectivity) Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation cloud infrastructure (Terraform and Ansible) Strong security knowledge, including IAM, encryption, network security, PKI, certificate management, and compliance frameworks (SOC2, HITRUST, NIST, FedRAMP) Experience managing multi‑account cloud governance and security policies (AWS Organizations, Azure Policy, SCPs) Excellent problem‑solving skills, with the drive to bring clarity to vague situations and a desire to constantly expand your skills Strong communication skills, including the ability to describe complex problems to non‑technical staff, paired with the curiosity, adaptability, and flexibility needed to navigate a growing enterprise Experience leveraging AI agents to accelerate daily workload Competency with the following technologies: Compute: Azure VMs, EC2, VMware vSphere Network security: Azure (VNets, NSG, AGW); AWS (VPC, TGW, Peering, SG, ALB, NLB); NextGen FW, VPN Storage: Azure Files & Blob, Amazon S3, AWS FSxN Automation: Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, GitHub Core: Windows & Linux, DNS / IPAM, Active Directory Observability: Datadog, CloudWatch, Azure Log Analytics, Aria IAM: Azure Roles, AWS IAM What Helps You Stand Out: Group Policy, PowerShell, CIFS & NFS storage protocol, Palo Alto, F5 Deep knowledge of cloud services, containerization, and/or Kubernetes Experience driving environment consolidation and integration, bringing order to disparate hybrid and multi‑cloud architectures as the business grows Experience driving technical initiatives end‑to‑end Knowledge of multi‑region architecture and disaster recovery strategies Background in cloud cost optimization and FinOps methodologies Experience with cloud‑native identity management (AWS IAM Identity Center, Entra ID, RBAC) We are committed to building a diverse team of Datavanters who are all responsible for stewarding a high‑performance culture in which all Datavanters belong and thrive. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. At Datavant our total rewards strategy powers a high‑growth, high‑performance, health technology company that rewards our employees for transforming health care through creating industry‑defining data logistics products and services. The range posted is for a given job title, which can include multiple levels. Individual rates for the same job title may differ based on their level, responsibilities, skills, and experience for a specific job. The estimated total cash compensation range for this role is:

$190,000—$235,000 USD

To ensure the safety of patients and staff, many of our clients require post‑offer health screenings and proof and/or completion of various vaccinations such as the flu shot, Tdap, COVID‑19, etc. Any requests to be exempted from these requirements will be reviewed by Datavant Human Resources and determined on a case‑by‑case basis. Depending on the state in which you will be working, exemptions may be available on the basis of disability, medical contraindications to the vaccine or any of its components, pregnancy or pregnancy‑related medical conditions, and/or religion. This job is not eligible for employment sponsorship. Datavant is committed to a work environment free from job discrimination. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. To learn more about our commitment, please review our EEO Commitment Statement here . Know Your Rights , explore the resources available through the EEOC for more information regarding your legal rights and protections. In addition, Datavant does not and will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay. At the end of this application, you will find a set of voluntary demographic questions. If you choose to respond, your answers will be anonymous and will help us identify areas for improvement in our recruitment process. (We can only see aggregate responses, not individual ones. In fact, we aren’t even able to see whether you’ve responded.) Responding is entirely optional and will not affect your application or hiring process in any way. Datavant is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need an accommodation while seeking employment, please request it here by selecting the ‘Interview Accommodation Request’ category. You will need your requisition ID when submitting your request, you can find instructions for locating it here . Requests for reasonable accommodations will be reviewed on a case‑by‑case basis. For more information about how we collect and use your data, please review our Privacy Policy . #J-18808-Ljbffr Datavant