DevOps Engineer

Company Overview
ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBRX) is a commercial-stage biotechnology company developing cell and immunotherapy products that are designed to help strengthen each patient’s natural immune system, potentially enabling it to outsmart the disease and eliminate cancerous or infected cells. We envision a day when we no longer fear cancer, but can conquer it, thanks to the biological wonder that is the human immune system. Our scientists are working to develop novel therapies that harness that inherent power by amplifying both branches of the immune system, attacking cancerous or infected cells today while building immunological memory for tomorrow. The goal: to reprogram the patient’s immune system and treat the host rather than just the disease.

Why ImmunityBio?
• ImmunityBio is developing cutting-edge technology with the goal to transform the lives of patients with cancer and develop next-generation therapies and vaccines that complement, harness and amplify the immune system to defeat cancers and infectious diseases.
• Opportunity to join a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company with headquarters in Southern California.
• Work with a collaborative team with the ability to work across different areas of the company.
• Ability to join a growing company with professional development opportunities.

Position Summary

The DevOps Engineer serves as the critical bridge between software development and operations, driving the delivery of reliable, scalable, and secure production services across the enterprise. By integrating continuous delivery practices with robust infrastructure automation, the engineer accelerates feature rollout while maintaining stringent uptime and compliance standards. This position operates within a cross‑functional team, collaborating closely with developers, quality‑assurance engineers, security specialists, and product owners to align technical execution with broader business objectives. This role supports engineering leadership in driving appropriate change control, designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and providing technical support for daily platform operations including the specification, deployment, and qualification of infrastructure systems.

Essential Functions

• Architect and implement fully automated, reproducible environments using IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, maintaining version‑controlled infrastructure definitions.
• Build, tune, and maintain end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines that integrate source‑control triggers, automated testing, container registries, and release‑gate policies to accelerate reliable code delivery.
• Build, manage, and optimize Kubernetes cluster workloads, including deployment, networking, storage, Helm chart management, and resource governance.
• Harden container images and enforce least-privilege principles; implement and maintain Kubernetes RBAC and network policies in alignment with security frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, SOC 2, ISO 27001).
• Design and operate observability solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Elastic Stack), establishing dashboards, alerts, and incident‑management processes to ensure rapid remediation.
• Embed shift‑left security testing, secret‑management, and role‑based access controls, and run automated vulnerability scans to meet standards.
• Set up and maintain observability stacks including logging metrics and distributed tracing.
• Embed security best practices into the development lifecycle and (DevSecOps).
• Collaborate with developers, QA, product owners, and security teams; produce up‑to‑date documentation and lead knowledge‑sharing activities to promote best practices and cross‑team agility
• Document infrastructure, architecture, runbooks and operational procedures.
• Create, edit and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), process improvements, and standardization of templates.
• Performs ad-hoc and cross-functional duties and/or projects as assigned to support business needs and provide developmental opportunities.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience is required.
• 3+ years of experience in Devops, site reliability engineering or infrastructure engineering is required.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD) is required.
• Experience working with a Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology organization is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of monitoring, logging, and observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK, etc.).
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals.
• Demonstrated ability to implement security best practices including image hardening, RBAC, network policies, and vulnerability scanning integration.
• Strong knowledge and proficiency in Linux systems, Git, and container registry management.
• Solid understanding of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform or Ansible preferred).
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages.
• Deep technical knowledge and hands-on proficiency with container orchestraion (Kubernetes), including deployment, networking, storage, and Helm.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to work cross functionally on teams.
• Excellent project management skills and attention to detail.

Working Environment / Physical Environment

• This position work in El Segundo, CA or remotely depending on the candidate’s geographic location.
• Regular work schedule is Monday – Friday, within standard business hours.  Flexibility is available with manager approval.
• Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer.
• Lift and carry materials weighing up to 20 pounds.

This position is eligible for a discretionary bonus and equity award. The annual base pay range for this position is below. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications, prior experience as well as geographic location.

National Market (all markets unless identified as Premium)

$130,500 (entry-level qualifications) to $145,000 (highly experienced) annually

Premium Market (Premium markets include Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, & Boston)

$135,000 (entry-level qualifications) to $150,000 (highly experienced) annually

The application window is anticipated to close on 60 days from when it is posted or sooner if the position is filled or closed.

ImmunityBio employees are as valuable as the people we serve. We have built a resource of robust benefit offerings to best support the total wellbeing of our team members and their families. Our competitive total rewards benefits package, for eligible employees, include: Medical, Dental and Vision Plan Options • Health and Financial Wellness Programs • Employer Assistance Program (EAP) • Company Paid and Voluntary Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match • 529 Education Savings Program • Voluntary Legal Services, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance and Employee Discounts, Rewards and Perks • Paid Time Off (PTO) includes: 11 Holidays • Exempt Employees are eligible for Unlimited PTO • Non-Exempt Employees are eligible for 10 Vacation Days, 56 Hours of Health Pay, 2 Personal Days and 1 Cultural Day •  We are committed to providing you with the tools and resources you need to optimize your Health and Wellness.

At ImmunityBio, we are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.