GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS) delivers personalized and actionable health insights to inform diagnosis, direct treatment, and improve drug discovery. The company is uniquely positioned to accelerate the use of genomic and large-scale clinical information to enable precision medicine as the standard of care. GeneDx is at the forefront of transforming healthcare through its industry-leading exome and genome testing and interpretation services, fueled by the world’s largest, rare disease data sets. For more information, please visit www.genedx.com.
Summary
GeneDx, the world's leading genomic diagnostics company, is seeking a Staff Network Engineer to join our Cloud Admin and Engineering team.
This role focuses on cloud and hybrid networking across multiple environments, ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable connectivity that underpins our genomic data platforms. Unlike broader cloud engineering roles, this position is deeply vertical in networking, blending architecture with hands-on implementation.
As a Staff-level engineer, you will design and implement advanced networking solutions, support development teams with connectivity challenges, and enable end users by developing troubleshooting processes and training CloudEng team members and IT Support. You’ll be expected to research complex networking options, present data-driven recommendations, and gain alignment with engineering leadership and business stakeholders.
Potential initiatives for this role include the architectural design of a next-gen VPN solution, optimization of routing and quality of service (QoS) controls, enhancement of network visibility and telemetry, integration with third-party platforms and monitoring tools, and developing strategies to minimize bulk data transfer costs.
Job Responsibilities
- Architecture & Design
- Lead design of multi-cloud and hybrid networking architectures (VPC/VNet, transit gateways, DRGs, VPN, SDN overlays, load balancers, DNS, routing).
- Create and implement standards for third-party integrations that are secure, reliable, and cost efficient.
- Evaluate emerging networking technologies and present recommendations to leadership.
- Balance competing requirements—security, scalability, performance, and cost—in architectural decisions.
- Incorporate business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) requirements into network design and implementation
- Identify the role AI will play in network design and operations at GeneDx to increase network scalability and reliability.
- Implementation & Operations
- Deploy and configure cloud networking components across OCI, AWS, Azure, and brick-and-mortar.
- Build resilient connectivity between on-premises data centers and cloud environments.
- Develop playbooks, automation, and tooling to streamline network operations.
- Support development teams with service connectivity, ingress/egress, and secure access patterns.
- Partner with IT Support and junior engineers to transfer knowledge and improve first-line troubleshooting capabilities.
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Serve as a networking subject matter expert for cross-functional teams.
- Mentor team members on networking practices, cloud connectivity, and troubleshooting.
- Present networking strategies, challenges, and solutions to Director-level and above audiences.
- Influence decisions by presenting research-backed recommendations.
Objectives
- Cloud networking is secure, resilient, and scalable, enabling mission-critical genomic workloads.
- Hybrid connectivity allows seamless collaboration between on-prem and cloud environments, and internal GeneDx users and external third parties.
- Dev and IT teams are equipped with the knowledge and tools to handle first-line network issues.
- Network solutions are modular, evolvable, and cost-efficient, aligned with best practices.
- The Staff Network Engineer is a recognized leader in networking strategy, execution, and mentorship.
Education, Experience, and Skills
- 10+ years of Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, or Systems Administration experience.
- Deep expertise in multi-cloud networking (VPC/VNet peering, IPSec and SSL VPN’s, BGP, routing, SD-WAN, DNS, load balancing).
- Experience with software-defined networking (e.g., Megaport, NSX, Meraki).
- Experience with administering enterprise-grade end-user VPN solutions.
- Familiarity with network monitoring tools like Solarwinds, Wireshark, iperf3, netcat.
- Knowledge of routing concepts like BGP, OSPF, LAGs, MPLS, IS-IS, GRE/IPSec.
- Strong knowledge of hybrid connectivity patterns (FastConnect, DirectConnect, ExpressRoute).
- Familiarity with network security principles (segmentation, firewalling, TLS termination, identity-based access).
- Competence with automation/IaC (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent).
- Experience with monitoring & observability for network performance (Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.).
- Ability to present complex networking concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven track record of making recommendations backed by data and convincing stakeholders of technical direction.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Acknowledgements
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
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Science - Minded, Patient - Focused.
At GeneDx, we create, follow, and are informed by cutting-edge science. With over 20 years of expertise in diagnosing rare disorders and diseases, and pioneering work in the identification of new disease-causing genes, our commitment to genetic disease detection, discovery, and diagnosis is based on sound science and is focused on enhancing patient care.
Experts in what matters most.
With hundreds of genetic counselors, MD/PhD scientists, and clinical and molecular genomics specialists on staff, we are the industry’s genetic testing experts and proud of it. We share the same goal as healthcare providers, patients, and families: to provide clear, accurate, and meaningful answers we all can trust.
SEQUENCING HAS THE POWER TO SOLVE DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES.
From sequencing to reporting and beyond, our technical and clinical experts are providing guidance every step of the way:
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
- High-quality testing: Our laboratory is CLIA certified and CAP accredited and most of our tests are also New York State approved.
- Advanced detection: By interrogating genes for complex variants, we can identify the underlying causes of conditions that may otherwise be missed.
CLINICAL EXPERTISE
- Thorough analysis: We classify variants according to our custom adaptation of the most recent guidelines. We then leverage our rich internal database for additional interpretation evidence.
- Customized care: Our experts review all test results and write reports in a clear, concise, and personalized way. We also include information for research studies in specific clinical situations.
- Impactful discovery: Our researchers continue working to find answers even after testing is complete. Through both internal research efforts and global collaborations, we have identified and published hundreds of new disease-gene relationships and developed novel tools for genomic data analysis. These efforts ultimately deliver more diagnostic findings to individuals.
Learn more About Us here.
Our Culture
At GeneDx, we are dedicated to cultivating an environment where creativity and innovation thrive. We believe in the power of community and collaboration, where diverse perspectives are embraced, and every voice contributes to our shared success. Our team is a vibrant mix of professionals who challenge and support each other in equal measure, fostering growth both personally and professionally. When you join us, you're not just taking on a job—you're joining a movement. A movement that champions curiosity, embraces change, and believes in making an impact, one patient at a time. Cultural principles we live by:
- Be bold in our vision & brave in our execution.
- Communicate directly, with empathy.
- Do what we say we're going to do.
- Be adaptable to change.
- Operate with a bias for action.
Benefits include:
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan
- Employee Discounts
- Voluntary benefits
GeneDx is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All privacy policy information can be found here.
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