Senior Systems Administrator (SysAdmin)

Company: Insmed Incorporated
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: March 19, 2026

Job Description:

At Insmed, every moment and every patient counts — and so does every person who joins in. As a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with serious and rare diseases, you’ll be part of a community that prioritizes the human experience, celebrates curiosity, and values every person’s contributions to meaningful progress. That commitment has earned us recognition as Science magazine’s No. 1 Top Employer for five consecutive years, certification as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., and a place on The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list in the UK. For patients, for each other, and for the future of science, we’re in. Are you? About the Role: Insmed Cambridge are searching for our first Senior Systems Administrator (SysAdmin). You will be the local expert working with our experienced IT global team and IT support to help ensure that our scientific teams have dependable, high-performing systems to accelerate drug discovery. You will ensure a seamless, secure, reliable and efficient operation of research platforms, lab systems, data workflows, and our hybrid cloud environment. If you are collaborative, hands-on, proactive and passionate about contributing to supporting scientists and computational teams deliver powerful new ways of treating a broad range of serious and rare diseases – apply now! What You'll Do: 1. Infrastructure & Networking Administration Manage our local on-prem and cloud-based servers, VMs, and storage systems. Administer, deploy, configure and maintain a resilient on-prem and cloud network in collaboration with global cloud and networking teams as part of the global technology services organization. Manage and administer on-prem & cloud hosted firewalls, ports, routers, hubs, switches, VLANs, VPCs, transit gateways & certificates. Monitor and maintain system performance, reliability, availability, backups, and disaster recovery workflows. 2. Scientific Systems Support Provide operational support for scientific informatics platforms, including cheminformatics and data platforms (e.g., KNIME, Spotfire, LiveDesign, Pipeline tools), computational chemistry and bioinformatics compute environments and licensed software. Manage software installation, configuration, upgrades, and lifecycle. Ensure compatibility between platform updates, infrastructure changes, and security requirements. Support IT platform to drive tools for integrations of lab equipment, informatics systems, and data pipelines. 3. Collaboration with DevSecOps, DataOps, and Engineering Support DevSecOps engineers with Infrastructure As Code (IaC) templates / scripts for automated provisioning of infrastructure, network, scientific platforms & environment, identity & access management, secrets management, and runner/VM setup. Assist with containerized environments (Docker), deployed within single-cloud or multi-cloud kubernetes clusters and cloud resources. Coordinate deployment schedules and change controls for scientific applications. Work with engineering teams to streamline continuous integration, development and assist with CI/CD pipeline management and orchestration. 4. Collaboration with Global IT Security & Compliance Liaise with global cybersecurity and networking teams to ensure local systems adhere to policies, standards and best practices. Support vulnerability management, patching, logging, and alerting. Manage certificates, endpoint controls, and secure data transfer channels. Maintain documentation, SOPs, and audit-ready records for regulated or compliant systems. 5. User Support & Stakeholder Engagement Provide hands-on first and second-line support for scientific users. Troubleshoot problems involving servers, software, networking, authentication, or scientific tools. Work closely with chemistry, biology, computational sciences, and lab operations to understand their IT needs. Communicate clearly with non-technical users and translate requirements into technical specifications. Who You Are: You will bring demonstrable experience in systems administration gained supporting or working in a scientific, biotech or pharma setting. Strong knowledge & experience administering Windows & Linux Servers. Experience with enterprise networking concepts (DNS, DHCP, VPN, SD-WAN, Network Overlays, firewall rules, ports, certificates, VPCs, routers, network hubs, transit gateways, etc.). Some hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure & networking services within GCP & AWS. Experience deploying and maintaining scientific or technical software. Ability to troubleshoot complex technical and integration issues. Excellent communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams. Desirable Skills Scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, Python, Terraform or others Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipeline managers such as Jenkins, or infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet Understanding data security, application security & cybersecurity best practices Familiarity with LIMS, ELN, data capture systems, cheminformatics, or bioinformatics tools Knowledge of GxP or regulated environments (nice to have but not required) Knowledge of administering unstructured data in object storage or relational data in SQL / PostGreSQL databases Life at Insmed Our research site in Cambridge, UK is situated in brand new labs and offices at the Babraham Research Campus—a leading hub for bioscience innovation and collaboration. Our team of biologists, human geneticists, bioinformaticians, data scientists, computational and synthetic chemists bring together a wide range of technologies and modalities to deliver powerful new ways of treating serious diseases. At Insmed, you’ll find a culture as human as our mission—intentionally designed for the people behind it. You deserve a workplace that reflects the same care you bring to your work each day, with support for how you work, how you grow, and how you show up for patients, your team, and yourself. Our offerings include: Flexible work schedules with purposeful in-person collaboration Competitive retirement benefits, global equity awards, and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Career development through the Insmed Learning Institute, external programs, LinkedIn Learning, and role-specific training AI-powered and on-demand learning tools, including a digital assistant to help navigate internal resources Hybrid-friendly technology and IT support for seamless teamwork across locations and time zones Global recognition programs and Employee Resource Groups Eligibility for specific programs may vary and is subject to the terms and conditions of each plan Eligibility for specific programs may vary and is subject to the terms and conditions of each plan. Current Insmed Employees: Please apply via the Jobs Hub in Workday. Insmed Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Unsolicited resumes from agencies should not be forwarded to Insmed. Insmed will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes through this source. Insmed will only pay a fee to agencies if a formal agreement between Insmed and the agency has been established. The Human Resources department is responsible for all recruitment activities; please contact us directly to be considered for a formal agreement. Insmed is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us by email at TotalRewards@insmed.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Applications are accepted for 5 calendar days from the date posted or until the position is filled.

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