Senior IT Security & Infrastructure Engineer (Temporary)

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on powering the immune system to transform lives by discovering and developing medicines for serious infectious diseases and cancer. Its clinical-stage portfolio includes programs for chronic hepatitis delta and multiple PRO-XTEN® dual-masked T-cell engagers across validated targets in solid tumor indications. Vir Biotechnology also has a preclinical portfolio of programs across a range of infectious diseases and oncologic malignancies.

Vir Biotechnology has exclusive rights to the universal PRO-XTEN® masking platform for oncology and infectious disease. PRO-XTEN® is a trademark of Amunix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Sanofi company.

We believe the success of our colleagues drives the success of our mission. We are committed to creating a company where everyone feels supported and encouraged to give their best.

Vir Biotechnology is seeking a Senior Infrastructure & IT Security Engineer (Temp Staff) to join our IT team. This is a senior, hands-on individual contributor role that combines IT infrastructure engineering and security operations. In this role, you will help maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and continuously improve the technology that enables Vir Bio's business and scientific mission, spanning endpoints, identity platforms, cloud services, servers, networking, virtualization, and security tools.

The successful candidate is an execution-focused technology professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, takes ownership from problem identification through resolution, and balances security, reliability, and user experience. You are a collaborative partner who can navigate ambiguity, communicate clearly, document thoroughly, and identify opportunities to strengthen systems, automate processes, and improve operational excellence.

This role is located in our San Francisco headquarters with an expectation of 4 days per week in office.

Infrastructure Engineering & Operations

• Implement, maintain, and enhance infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments

• Administer and support Windows, macOS, Windows Server, and Linux environments, including patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management

• Support AWS infrastructure, enterprise networking, virtualization platforms, and remote access technologies

• Manage identity, access management, endpoint technologies, and core infrastructure services

• Troubleshoot complex issues spanning endpoints, applications, cloud services, networks, and third-party systems

• Develop automation and scripting solutions to improve efficiency, consistency, and operational visibility

• Execute infrastructure changes in accordance with established security, architecture, and change management standards

• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, implementation procedures, and recovery plans

IT Security Operations

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security events, alerts, vulnerabilities, and incidents across the technology environment

• Support endpoint protection, identity security, privileged access, vulnerability management, logging, and other security technologies

• Partner with stakeholders to identify, assess, and remediate security risks and configuration gaps

• Support identity and access platforms, including Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and Okta

• Participate in incident response activities, including investigation, containment, remediation, recovery, and documentation

• Assist