Join a high-impact data engineering initiative supporting a secure, cloud-based Managed File Transfer platform built for large-scale research and business data movement. This role is ideal for a hands-on technologist who enjoys designing reliable transfer solutions, solving complex infrastructure challenges, and helping users adopt a production-ready platform.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and support a Globus Managed File Transfer environment within a Google Cloud Platform data zone.
• Set up and manage Globus Connect Server, endpoints, collections, storage gateways, and related transfer workflows.
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 operational support by investigating transfer issues, connectivity problems, and performance concerns.
• Monitor platform health, availability, capacity, and overall stability to help ensure reliable operations.
• Partner with infrastructure, networking, security, and application teams to establish production support processes.
• Support onboarding and enablement for users who will rely on the platform for secure data transfers.
• Create and maintain documentation, runbooks, support procedures, and knowledge transfer materials.
• Help transition platform ownership to internal support teams through training and structured handoff activities.
• Work within security, governance, and compliance requirements, including HIPAA, NIST, and Zero-Trust principles.

Skills

• 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting the Globus platform, including Globus Connect Server v5, endpoints, and collections.
• Strong Google Cloud Platform experience, including Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, IAM, and networking services.
• Linux system administration experience with Bash scripting skills.
• Solid understanding of GridFTP and high-throughput file transfer technologies.
• Experience supporting secure file transfer or Managed File Transfer environments.
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, security controls, and Zero-Trust concepts.
• Proven troubleshooting ability across cloud, infrastructure, networking, and application layers.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Documentation mindset with a focus on clarity, consistency, and knowledge sharing.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps.
• Experience with SailPoint or similar identity governance platforms.
• Knowledge of HPC environments and research data workflows.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.

Horizontal is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who bring different perspectives, experiences, and ideas to the team.

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