Director, IT Operations, Infrastructure and Security

About Us

Valo Health is a human-centric AI-enabled biotechnology company working to make new drugs for patients faster. The companys Opal Computational Platform transforms drug discovery and development through a unique combination ofreal-world data AI human translational models and predictive chemistry.

Our talented team of biologists chemists and engineers armed with advanced AI/ML tools work together to break down traditional R&D silos and accelerate the speed and scale of drug discovery and development.

Valo is committed to hiring diverse talent prioritizing growth and development fostering an inclusive environment and creating opportunities to bring together a group of different experiences backgrounds and voices to work together. We embrace new ways of learning solve complex problems and welcome diverse perspectives that can help us advance patient-centric innovation.

Valo is headquartered in Lexington MA with additional offices in New York NY and Tel Aviv Israel. To learn more visit.

About the Role...

As the Director of IT Operations Infrastructure and Security you will play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing Valo Healths IT infrastructure. Reporting to the Head of IT and IS you will act as a subject matter expert for core IT services overseeing AWS Azure and Office 365 infrastructure. You will ensure the efficient operation and security of key applications including Microsoft 365 Teams Slack Zoom Okta SharePoint Power Automate Azure AD OneDrive and other approved platforms.

In this position you will provide technicalexpertise address complex IT challenges support employees withtimelyissue resolution and drive initiatives to improve efficiency and service levels within the IT department.

What Youll Do...

• Serve as System Administrator and Subject Matter Expert for core platforms including Exchange Online Microsoft 365 Teams Slack Okta Zoom and OneDrive.

• Maintain security reliability and performance of Exchange Online and Microsoft 365 systems in a hybrid environment.

• Collaborate with the IT Security team toidentifyand mitigate vulnerabilities in the O365/Azure environment.

• Administer and troubleshoot Microsoft 365 Exchange Online including domains policies transport rules and licensing.

• Configure and manage Azure Active Directory (AD) Okta and on-premises Active Directory systems.

• Develop andmaintaincross-platform PowerShell scripts for automation bulk modifications and reporting within the AD environment.

• Provide advanced troubleshooting and technical support for Service Desk escalations.

• Oversee Microsoft Security & Compliance processes including Office patch management email tracing and reporting.

• Monitor third-party email security solutions including anti-spam and anti-virus tools.

• Maintain clear andaccuratedocumentation of Valo Healths hosted Microsoft and AWS environments.

• Assess business needs and contribute to the design architecture and integration of Microsoft online products and services.

• Develop and implement future strategies for Microsoft 365 and AWS infrastructure.

• Perform system analysis troubleshooting and problem isolation to ensure a stable IT environment.

What You Bring...

• 5 years of experience in Microsoft 365 administration including SharePoint Online Teams OneDrive and Azure.

• Strongexpertisein Microsoft Teams Slack Zoom Okta SharePoint Online and OneDrive administration.

• Proficiencyin AWS and Azure cloud platforms.

• Experience with PowerShell scripting for automation and bulk changes.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to learn and applynew technologies.

• Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems ora relatedfield or equivalent technical training.

Please note: At this time we are only able to consider candidates who have permanent U.S. work authorization without the need for immediate or future sponsorship.