Infrastructure Architect

Epistemix • Pittsburgh, PA

21h • Remote

About The Position

Our Infrastructure Architect serves as the critical technical expert responsible for all post-sales deployment and integration of the Epistemix platform into client infrastructure. This is a highly technical, hands-on role. You will be the vital link between our product's architecture and our clients' varied technical landscapes. This role requires the ability to be both a hands-on architect and navigating complex client IT, security, and application environments (AWS, GCP, private cloud, or on-prem) to successfully deploy our product and ensure immediate value realization. About Epistemix Epistemix helps organizations forecast outcomes and manage risk by modeling how people behave. Our platform consists of two core products: Populus, which provides access to realistic, high-resolution synthetic population data, and Polaris, which enables scenario planning through advanced data science and simulation. Together, they empower customers to evaluate the potential impact of strategies before deploying them in the real world. Organizations across healthcare, consumer industries, insurance, and government use Epistemix to reduce uncertainty, optimize decisions, and accelerate time to value. Whether estimating total addressable market, testing public health interventions, or forecasting behavior change, our tools help teams make confident decisions when pre-existing data may not exist. Leading up to our Series B financing, we are hiring key roles onto the team and entering an exciting phase of growth and innovation. Join us to combine cutting-edge technology with a purpose-driven mission to make the world a better place.

Requirements

• 8+ years of industry experience, 3+ years of architectural implementation experience
• Hands on and expert level experience in: Python, Fast API and/or Django Terraform. Additional knowledge of Kubernetes, and Docker highly preferred.
• AWS infrastructure. General architectural mastery of another major cloud provider (GCP) is highly valued.
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or a relevant technical discipline such as Mathematics, Statistics, Epidemiology, or Public Health
• Demonstrated experience managing or contributing to organizational compliance programs, specifically the development and implementation of policies and procedures related to HIPAA (HITECH Act) privacy/security rules and achieving SOC 2 attestation
• Experience with data warehouse integrations with Snowflake, Databricks or other data warehouse platforms.
• Experience managing and supporting deployments in environments beyond public cloud (e.g., on-premise, private cloud, or dedicated client application environments).

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the architectural demands of distributed computing libraries (Ray, Modin, Pandas) is highly valued.
• Familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and React.
• Familiarity with leveraging generative AI tools in engineering workflows (e.g., Claude Code, Devin, Coderabbit).

Responsibilities

• Design and execute the technical strategy for integrating the Epistemix platform into client environments.
• Leverage Terraform, Kubernetes and Docker across client environments, ensuring security and repeatability with a primary focus on AWS and data connections like Snowflake and Databricks.
• Interface with client IT organization to understand infrastructure environment and provide architectural guidance during implementation.
• Ensure all client-side integration and deployment methods are designed to meet rigorous standards, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001, HIPAA.
• Work with client IT organizations to set deployments in complex settings, including public cloud (AWS/GCP), private cloud, and traditional on-premises/dedicated application environments.
• Develop and use custom automation tooling (Python is a must) to streamline deployment processes, integrating with client-side identity and access management (e.g., OAuth2/OIDC).

Benefits

• Equity & Incentives – Participation in our stock option program.
• Flexible Time Off – Autonomy to manage your schedule and work-life balance.
• Health, Welfare and 401(k) Programs – Eligibility for benefits (for U.S. employees).
• Meaningful Impact – Apply your creative talents to revolutionize data-driven decision-making and make a real-world difference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level