Platform Engineer, Consultant

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

El Dorado Hills, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Auditing, Automation, Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Cloud-Based Hosting, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, DevOps, Documentation, Go Programming Language (Golang), Identify Issues, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Leadership, Microsoft Windows Azure, Onboarding, Performance Analysis, Product/Service Launch, Programming Languages, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Regulatory Compliance, Software Administration, Thought Leadership, Work From Home
LOCATION
El Dorado Hills, CA
POSTED
29 days ago

Your Role

The Platform Operations team, that focuses on the design, build, and operation of our foundational tech stack. The Platform Engineer will report to the Director, Platform Engineering. In this role you will design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure and technologies in service of Stellarus product commercialization using GitOps principles.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Knowledge and Experience

  • Requires a bachelor''s degree or an additional 4 years of professional experience.

  • Requires 7 years of professional experience serving as a technical expert and thought leader in enterprise Platform development and operation.

  • Strong hands-on experience managing cloud services in a heavily regulated, DevOps environment

  • Proficiency in at least one relevant programming language (Python, Go, etc.) highly desired

  • In depth knowledge of cloud hosting providers, including Microsoft Azure highly desired

  • Experience working in an agile development environment is strongly desired

  • Experience working remotely is strongly desired

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Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Design and implement scalable, robust Azure cloud infrastructure and services to support application deployment and management, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability.
  • Implement monitoring and logging solutions to track performance, identify issues, and optimize Azure cloud environments for efficiency and scalability.
  • Accomplish all the above with an Infrastructure-as-Code, GitOps methodology, primarily with Terraform.
  • Create automation and tools using languages such as Python or Go to streamline management, deployment, and scaling of Azure cloud infrastructure and services.
  • Security and Compliance: Ensure that Azure cloud infrastructure and services adhere to security policies and compliance standards, implementing security best practices and conducting regular audits
  • Work closely with development and security teams to align Azure cloud solutions with business needs and integrate them with existing workflows.
  • Provide support and troubleshooting for Azure cloud infrastructure and services-related issues, working to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of Azure cloud infrastructure and services, including configurations, procedures, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding.
  • Help to establish, operate and continuously improve within a GitOps framework, leveraging your expertise to accelerate capabilities and practices for the product, team, department, and our partners across the organization

Your Work

In this role, you will:

  • Design and implement scalable, robust Azure cloud infrastructure and services to support application deployment and management, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability.
  • Implement monitoring and logging solutions to track performance, identify issues, and optimize Azure cloud environments for efficiency and scalability.
  • Accomplish all the above with an Infrastructure-as-Code, GitOps methodology, primarily with Terraform.
  • Create automation and tools using languages such as Python or Go to streamline management, deployment, and scaling of Azure cloud infrastructure and services.
  • Security and Compliance: Ensure that Azure cloud infrastructure and services adhere to security policies and compliance standards, implementing security best practices and conducting regular audits
  • Work closely with development and security teams to align Azure cloud solutions with business needs and integrate them with existing workflows.
  • Provide support and troubleshooting for Azure cloud infrastructure and services-related issues, working to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of Azure cloud infrastructure and services, including configurations, procedures, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding.
  • Help to establish, operate and continuously improve within a GitOps framework, leveraging your expertise to accelerate capabilities and practices for the product, team, department, and our partners across the organization

About the Company

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), we provide business strategy, technical support and consulting expertise to 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation, employing more than 1,000 of the best strategic thinkers in the industry. We are a Brand manager that sets quality control standards for the 36 independent companies that use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brands, and we serve as a trade association that represents these Blue companies. It is through our involvement that the Blues companies share a united vision and strategy while also benefiting from the local strength of all member companies.
COMPANY SIZE
2,000 to 2,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Insurance
WEBSITE
https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/careers