# Senior Platform Engineer > Raydar · South San Francisco, United States (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-16 **Salary:** USD 205,000–250,000 **Workplace:** hybrid ## Description About the company Our client is a biotechnology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design, build and protect the technical foundation for a hands-on operating environment that blends on-premises hardware with a cloud presence. The work combines automation, network architecture and security practice. You will be based on-site part of the week alongside real physical equipment. What you'll do \- Architect and grow local networking, compute and storage capacity that handles very large data volumes. \- Build a custom network from scratch using automation and pipeline tooling, then pass routine operation to a support team through documented procedures. \- Lead security work such as firewall configuration, safeguarding connected machinery, adversarial testing of web systems and responding to incidents. \- Set up and operate secure cloud environments and link them to on-premises sites. \- Support the rollout of additional facilities as the business grows. ## Requirements What we're looking for \- Around 7 or more years in infrastructure, systems or security roles, including some on-premises exposure. \- A career spent mostly in fast-moving startups, ideally owning a function as its first hire. \- Solid AWS expertise and automation skills with Terraform, Ansible and CI/CD, plus scripting in Python and Bash. \- Strong grasp of network fundamentals and hands-on experience designing networks rather than only configuring vendor consoles. \- Practical security background covering testing, risk assessment and handling security events. \- Willingness to work in the office three set days each week. Bonus points \- Prior support of on-site infrastructure tied to physical, equipment-heavy operations. \- Familiarity with open-source or MikroTik-style routing and firewall platforms. ## Benefits Compensation and benefits \- Base salary: USD 205,000 to 250,000 per year \- Equity \- Health, dental and vision coverage \- Retirement plan with matching \- Paid time off and paid holidays \- Life insurance and mental health coverage Location and work model \- South San Francisco, California, United States \- Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office \- Full-time ## Apply [Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/C7F53F67C5/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)