Senior HIPAA Infrastructure Engineer (Server / Speed / Security / Compliance)

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Summary

Senior HIPAA Infrastructure Engineer We are building modern telemedicine and healthcare infrastructure focused on performance, scalability, security, and compliance. We are looking for a senior-level infrastructure engineer who understands how to architect and manage secure healthcare environments while maintaining fast website and application performance. This is NOT a basic web hosting or sysadmin role. You should understand: * HIPAA environments * healthcare infrastructure * cloud architecture * server performance * security hardening * DevOps workflows * modern web application infrastructure * scalable hosting environments * APIs and integrations * modern frontend/backend ecosystems Our stack may involve: * PHP * WordPress * React / Next.js * APIs * Docker * server-side tracking * cloud infrastructure * telemedicine applications * secure patient workflows We need someone who can help architect the right infrastructure decisions long-term. Responsibilities Infrastructure & Cloud * Architect and manage cloud/server infrastructure * Configure scalable hosting environments * Optimize uptime, reliability, and performance * Setup staging/development/production workflows * Infrastructure planning and documentation * Monitoring and alerting systems Security & HIPAA * Secure healthcare infrastructure * Server hardening * Access control and permissions * SSL/TLS configuration * Firewall and WAF setup * Backup and disaster recovery systems * Audit logging and monitoring * Secure API/webhook handling * HIPAA-conscious infrastructure planning Performance Optimization * Improve website/application speed * Diagnose server bottlenecks * Optimize Core Web Vitals * CDN and caching optimization * Database optimization * Infrastructure scaling * High-traffic performance tuning Development Infrastructure * Docker/containerized workflows * CI/CD pipelines * Deployment automation * Development environment management * Infrastructure support for React/PHP applications Requirements You should have strong experience with: * AWS * DevOps * HIPAA environments * Network/security best practices * Infrastructure management * Server administration * Performance optimization * Modern hosting environments * Docker * APIs and integrations * Telemedicine * Healthcare startups * WordPress optimization * React/Next.js hosting * Cloudflare * Server-side tracking * HIPAA marketing systems What We’re Looking For * Senior-level thinker * Strong communicator * Proactive and highly organized * Security-minded * Performance-focused * High ownership mentality * Able to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues * Able to think long-term about scalability and architecture We are looking for someone who can become a long-term infrastructure partner, not just complete random tasks. To Apply Please send: 1. A Loom video introducing yourself 2. Examples of healthcare/HIPAA infrastructure you’ve worked on 3. Details about your AWS and DevOps experience 4. Performance optimization examples 5. Your preferred infrastructure stack 6. Your availability 7. Your hourly rate or monthly retainer Please put: “Optimized” at the top of your proposal so we know you read the full posting.

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  • 1-3 months
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Amazon Web Services
Infrastructure Management
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  • Last viewed by client:2 weeks ago
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About the client
Member since Sep 14, 2021
  • United States
    Bixby8:47 PM
  • $313K total spent
    123 hires, 13 active
  • 15,636 hours
  • Health & Fitness
    Mid-sized company (10-99 people)

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