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# Director, AWS Infrastructure and DevOps at Inizio Evoke

- **Company:** Inizio Evoke
- **Location:** Boston, MA / Chicago, IL / New York, NY / Philadelphia, PA / San Francisco, CA / Tempe, AZ
- **Compensation:** $135k–$150k
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://www.inizioevoke.com/vacancy/inizioevoke/8227375?gh_jid=8227375

## Job description

## About Inizio Evoke

In the journey of life, your career should make a difference.

At Inizio Evoke, we come together—to do the best work, in the best possible place. We're all in. Because it's everyone's role to make health more human™

## About the role

The Director, AWS Infrastructure and DevOps is responsible for the strategy, architecture, security, and operational execution of our technology infrastructure and DevOps capabilities. This role will own and execute the day-to-day management of AWS cloud infrastructure. Additionally, it will oversee continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, release and deployment processes, SaaS administration and provisioning, security and compliance, and infrastructure cost optimization.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technology professional who can establish scalable operational practices while partnering closely with Engineering, Security, and IT teams to ensure the reliable, secure, and efficient delivery of technology services.

Here's what you'll be doing:

- Lead the strategy, architecture, implementation, administration, and day-to-day operation of our AWS infrastructure and cloud services.
- Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, reliable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure and environments.
- Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, logging, alerting, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Define and implement cloud architecture standards across networking, compute, storage, databases, identity, and access management.
- Facilitate infrastructure modernization, automation, and optimization programs to improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
- Design, build, and improve CI/CD pipelines supporting application development, testing, security scanning, and production deployment.
- Define and implement DevOps standards, tooling, processes, and engineering practices across development teams.
- Own and execute release and deployment processes across development, staging, and production environments, including deployment automation, release coordination, validation, and rollback procedures.
- Own the administration, governance, and lifecycle management of our SaaS technology ecosystem.
- Implement and manage SaaS tool provisioning, user onboarding/offboarding, role and permission management, access reviews, and license management.
- Manage cloud infrastructure cost management and optimization, including monitoring, forecasting, resource utilization, and identification and execution of cost-saving opportunities.
- Partner with Security and Compliance teams to define and implement infrastructure and DevOps security controls and practices.
- Implement and maintain appropriate controls for identity and access management, secrets management, encryption, vulnerability management, logging, and infrastructure security.
- Support security audits, compliance assessments, customer security reviews, and regulatory requirements, including implementation and maintenance of required controls and evidence.
- Monitor infrastructure and application environments, troubleshoot production and deployment issues, and lead root-cause analysis and remediation efforts.
- Evaluate infrastructure, DevOps tooling, and operational practices and identify opportunities to improve reliability, security, developer experience, and efficiency.

## About you

Qualifications:

- 8+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevOps, or related technology disciplines, with demonstrated ownership of production environments.
- Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and operating AWS cloud infrastructure and services.
- Scripting and automation experience using Python or TypeScript
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience designing and managing modern CI/CD pipelines and Git-based development workflows.
- Experience with release and deployment management, including deployment automation, production releases, rollback procedures, and troubleshooting.
- Experience with cloud security, IAM, networking, encryption, secrets management, vulnerability management, and audit controls.
- Experience with SaaS administration, user provisioning, access management, and lifecycle management.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure cost management and optimization.
- And the ability to design, implement, operate, and troubleshoot production systems.
- Support off business hours deployments and releases if needed
- AWS certification such as AWS Solutions Architect or AWS DevOps Engineer is preferred.

Work Environment & Benefits

Inizio Evoke offers a fully remote work environment and outstanding company-paid benefits, including medical, dental, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply—you may be the right fit for this or another role within our team.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. This range may differ based on your experience and skill set, geographic location, and cost of living considerations. We consider compensation more than just a base salary – that’s why we also offer an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.

## Compensation

$135,000—$150,000 USD

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.

## About Inizio Evoke

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Inizio Evoke is a global health marketing, communications, and transformation platform that helps life sciences organizations unlock growth through data-driven insight and human centricity.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Inizio)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (the agency was built through multiple acquisitions under the Evoke group)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Healthcare marketing, pharmaceutical advertising, health communications, life sciences commercialization
- Target customers: B2B, primarily large pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies (Enterprise/Big Pharma)
- Mission or purpose statement: "Make health more human™" — using technology, data, and "applied empathy" to better understand behavior and deliver messaging in a more human way

## Products & Services
Inizio Evoke operates across five key service areas:

- **Brand & Creative**: Full-service creative development for healthcare brands, connecting data and creativity to deliver seamless experiences.
- **Comms (Communications)**: Strategic communications and public relations for health and life sciences organizations.
- **Transformation**: Consulting and organizational change to help healthcare brands navigate market complexities and build more intuitive, empathetic businesses.
- **Access**: Patient support and market access solutions, including patient services programs and reimbursement support.
- **Media**: Full-service media capabilities across all audiences, including omnichannel engagement, field force strategy, and automation.
- **Cognitev™ (Commercial Intelligence Platform)**: A proprietary platform that translates behavioral data into activation, fueling omnichannel engagement and optimizing field force strategy. Built on over 40 million hours of proprietary behavioral data from physicians and patients.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Private subsidiary of Inizio)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$347 million** (2025 North American revenue, per MM+M Agency 100 2026 report). LinkedIn estimates $60 million, but the industry trade publication figure is more authoritative.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company is **Inizio** (a market-leading commercialization partner for health and life sciences). Key clients include **Gilead Sciences** (Michelle Kelly, Director of Patient and Consumer Marketing, Oncology, is a cited client).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Revenue rose **4%** in 2025 to $347 million.
  - Headcount of **1,117** full-time employees in 2025 (per MM+M), though LinkedIn shows 891 (likely due to different counting methods or timing).
  - Active job postings: **51** (up 75.9% year-over-year).
  - Operates in 11 offices across 4 countries (US, UK, Ireland, UAE, Singapore).
  - Has acquired multiple agencies: Giant Creative Strategy ($72.2M, 2018), Navience Healthcare Solutions ($24M, 2018), AboveNationMedia ($1.8M, 2018), KYNE ($19.4M, 2019), Diffusion Group (2022).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Data Moat**: Cognitev™ platform is built on 40+ million hours of proprietary behavioral data from physicians and patients — a unique asset that competitors cannot easily replicate.
- **Digital-First DNA**: Founded during the digital revolution of the early 2000s, the agency was structurally digital from the beginning, avoiding the "bolt-on" digital capabilities that plagued legacy networks.
- **AI Integration**: Aggressively embracing AI not as a standalone capability but as a structural transformation of how work is made and managed, reducing administrative friction for creative teams.
- **Full-Service Platform**: Offers end-to-end services from brand strategy to media buying to patient access, making it a comprehensive partner for pharma clients.
- **Parent Backing**: As part of Inizio, has access to a broader ecosystem of life sciences commercialization services.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-First Transformation**: CEO Reid Connolly is betting heavily on AI to give clients a competitive advantage, focusing on process simplification rather than flashy announcements. The goal is preparing for an "agentic future" where AI systems support work creation and management.
- **Data-Driven Personalization**: Using Cognitev™ to personalize strategy and messaging in real-time based on behavioral signals.
- **Omnichannel Excellence**: Unifying content, channels, and journeys to optimize engagement across all touchpoints.
- **Growth Through Acquisition**: History of strategic acquisitions to expand capabilities (creative, media, patient access).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Employee rating of **3.9/5.0** on LinkedIn, with Work-Life Balance scoring highest at **4.3/5.0**.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Not explicitly stated, but the agency has 11 offices globally (including major US hubs: New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, San Diego, Cary, Tempe).
- **Notable Perks/Engineering Culture**:
  - Focus on "applied empathy" and making work "the best possible place."
  - Strong emphasis on reducing administrative burden for creative teams through AI, allowing more focus on high-concept strategy.
  - Rapidly growing: job postings up 75.9% year-over-year.
  - Tech stack includes modern tools: React, Power BI, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Google Sheets, martech platforms.
- **Talent Flows**: Major talent sources include Digitas Health, FCB Health, AbelsonTaylor, Klick, and CDM — indicating a competitive, agency-experienced workforce.
- **Career Development**: Open roles span from Associate Director to Senior Director levels, with opportunities in strategy, analytics, creative, project management, and media.

## Sources
1. [inizioevoke.com](https://www.inizioevoke.com/)
2. [inizioevoke.com/careers](https://www.inizioevoke.com/careers)
3. [inizio.com](https://inizio.com/our-businesses/evoke/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/inizioevoke](https://www.linkedin.com/company/inizioevoke)
5. [mmm-online.com (Agency 100 2026)](https://www.mmm-online.com/companydetail/inizio-evoke-agency-100-2026/)

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