Full-Time

Computer Programmer

Axle

Axle

201-500 employees

Translational research informatics and data science

Compensation Overview

$75k - $80k/yr

North Bethesda, MD, USA

In Person

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure (2)
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Required Skills
PowerShell
Chef
Bash
Kubernetes
MLOps
Microsoft Azure
Python
Grafana
Puppet
Github Actions
R
Node.js
Java
Data Engineering
Red Hat
Docker
.NET
AWS
Prometheus
Jenkins
Terraform
Ansible
DevOps
Linux/Unix
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • Must have 6+ years of Hands-on Linux experience that includes specific technical experience with Ubuntu/CentOS/Red Hat operating systems, containers, dependency management and administration support
  • Must have 4+ years of experience automating Infrastructure-as-Code deployments to one of the following cloud platforms Amazon AWS, Google GCP and Microsoft Azure
  • Must have 4+ years in DevOps / SRE roles supporting production systems
  • Must have 4+ years with CI/CD and automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
  • Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell or similar)
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or cloud-native equivalents)
  • Must be proficient using vibe coding and coding assistants to develop scripts, tools and applications for the DevOps and SRE use cases
  • Must have proficiency to debug or troubleshoot and/or deploying SQL and/or NoSQL databases, object storage, web servers, open-source programming stack for Node.JS, R, Python, .NET Core, Java is desired but not mandatory
  • Must be willing to learn new technologies, adopt and adapt to emerging technologies or needs from a project to a project
  • Cloud certifications is preferred
  • Certifications in Docker, Kubernetes, Linux or Networking (CCNA or CCNP or similar) is preferred but optional
Responsibilities
  • Design and operate scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure platforms across cloud and hybrid environments
  • Champion DevOps and SRE practices including Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and reliability engineering
  • Build developer-friendly platforms (“golden paths”) that simplify deployments, reduce friction, and improve velocity
  • Enable and optimize infrastructure for AI/ML workloads, including: Data pipelines and storage systems; Model training and inference environments; GPU-enabled and high-performance compute workloads
  • Develop and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for applications, data, and ML workflows
  • Implement observability frameworks (metrics, logs, traces) to ensure system health and performance
  • Define and manage SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets to drive reliability improvements
  • Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortems with a focus on continuous improvement
  • Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, and environment lifecycle management
  • Build and manage containerized and orchestrated platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Support cloud migration, modernization, and platform standardization initiatives
  • Ensure systems meet security, compliance, backup, and disaster recovery requirements
  • Evangelize DevOps practices to development community on the AI driven tool integrations for code standards, qualitative tools, security tools in the shift-left automation
  • Mentor engineers and promote best practices in DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering
  • Stay abreast of new technologies in your areas but not limited to AIOps, MLOps, cloud computing & deployment, site reliability engineering, infrastructure automation, security best practices, data engineering etc.
Desired Qualifications
  • Cloud certifications is preferred
  • Certifications in Docker, Kubernetes, Linux or Networking (CCNA or CCNP or similar) is preferred but optional

Axle Informatics provides specialized informatics solutions for translational research, health informatics, and data science to biomedical research centers and healthcare organizations. Its offerings are customized software and data management platforms that help researchers collect, integrate, analyze, and visualize large research datasets, with end-to-end tools that automate data aggregation and deliver analytics, dashboards, and decision-support features. The company differentiates itself with an integrated, scientifically informed approach that bridges data science with application development, specifically focused on translational research and clinical data work rather than generic software. Axle’s goal is to advance public health by moving biomedical discoveries from the lab to bedside, improving healthcare outcomes.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Rockville, Maryland

Founded

2002

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What believers are saying

  • Axle won $21M NIH NCATS STPS contract for scientific support in 2026.
  • Axle secured 3-year NIAID VRC/NIC task beating one bidder recently.
  • Axle’s ML pipeline boosted NIH funding by 3% averting 20% cuts.

What critics are saying

  • NIH FY2026 cuts slash 15% translational research funding in 3-6 months.
  • Tempus AI captures 25% NIH bioinformatics contracts in 12-18 months.
  • DNAnexus federated platform halts 40% Axle deployments in 6-9 months.

What makes Axle unique

  • Axle deploys fine-tuned LLMs for biomedical NLP and sentiment analysis.
  • Axle provides Healthcare Authentication Solution reducing fraud in privacy-first care.
  • Reid Simon leads AI, Cloud, and Cybersecurity expansions at NIH institutes.

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Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

401(k) Company Match

Educational Benefits for Career Growth

Employee Referral Bonus

Flexible Spending Accounts

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Jan 12th, 2023
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