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As our first dedicated DevOps/Security hire, you will bridge the gap between development and operations, ensuring our infrastructure is scalable, cost-efficient, and—most importantly—hardened against threats.\r\nYour mission is to build a \"secure by default\" culture while automating everything from deployment pipelines to compliance auditing.\r\nCore Responsibilities Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation Architect and maintain our GCP production and staging environments (using Terraform).\r\nEliminate manual configuration to ensure all infrastructure is version-controlled and reproducible.\r\nOptimize CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) to ensure safe, zero-downtime deployments.\r\nSet up and maintain secure connections with customers (i.e., VPN, SMTP, and EHR connections)\r\nSecurity & Compliance Enforcement Implement and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) using the principle of least privilege.\r\nLead the technical requirements for security certifications (mainly HITRUST, but also SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001, or HIPAA).\r\nConduct regular vulnerability scanning, log analysis (Cloud Logging/Monitoring), and incident response drills.\r\nReliability & Performance Manage containerized workloads via Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).\r\nEstablish \"Golden Signals\" for monitoring: Latency, Traffic, Errors, and Saturation.\r\nImplement automated backup and disaster recovery (DR) protocols.\r\nCost Governance Monitor cloud spend and implement cost-saving measures (e.g., Committed Use Discounts, Preemptible VMs, and rightsizing).\r\nExperience & Startup DNA We are a lean team where everyone \"gets their hands dirty.\" We understand that no one has every skill, but a combination of the following, developed over at least a 10-year career, is essential:\r\nStartup Agility: You enjoy wearing multiple hats and can prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.\r\nCommunication: You can explain complex security risks to non-technical stakeholders.\r\nEHR Fluency: Direct experience with Epic, Oracle Health (Cerner), or Meditech (e.g., App Market integrations, HL7/FHIR workflows).\r\nInteroperability Mastery: A working-level knowledge of healthcare standards (HL7 v2, FHIR, CCDS/CCDA) is desired.\r\nCertification: Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Cloud Security Engineer.\r\nTechnical Qualifications\r\nGCP Mastery: Deep experience with VPCs, GKE, Cloud SQL, Firebase, Cloud Storage.\r\nIaC Expert: Professional experience with Terraform is a MUST.\r\nSecurity Mindset: Strong understanding of network security (WAF, Cloud Armor), encryption at rest/transit, and compliance frameworks.\r\nLinux/Containers: Advanced knowledge of Linux administration and Docker/Kubernetes orchestration.\r\nScripting: Proficiency in Bash for automating operational tasks.\r\nLocation & Logistics Remote/Hybrid: careMESH is a 100% remote organization. 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