Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota · 1 week ago
Principal Cloud Platform Engineer (Azure & AWS) - CCoE
Eagan, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$115K/yr - $196K/yr
7+ years expBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is committed to transforming healthcare and is seeking a seasoned Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to set the technical direction for their enterprise cloud platforms across Azure and AWS. In this strategic role, you will architect secure landing zones, lead policy-as-code initiatives, and drive adoption of compliant practices aligned with HIPAA/HITRUST standards while mentoring engineers and collaborating on cost optimization.
Insurance
Responsibilities
Design, develop, code, and test of digital products
Design, develop, configure, support AWS platform
Lead system designs and technology platform decisions
Keep abreast of industry trends and present findings to team, leadership, and stakeholders
Mentor and train fellow team members on technologies, design patterns, and best practices
Participate on and lead agile teams of skilled developers / engineers, testers, and analysists
Contribute to product development
Continuous Integration / Continuous Deploy lifecycle
Work closely with business stakeholders to plan product features, stories
Work creatively and collaboratively with to ensure product usability, usefulness, feasibility, and cost effectiveness
Ensure team members have tools, time, and resources they need to successfully deliver and support solutions
Qualification
Required
7+ years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered
Cloud Service Provider Certification (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals, etc.) – required within 1 year of employment
Demonstrated knowledge of digital platforms, tools, and processes
Demonstrated passion for building high quality technology solutions
Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role
Demonstrated ability to come up with innovative, complete technology solutions to business needs
This job is on location at the BlueCross MN Eagan campus and may include on-call duties
High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
10+ years in cloud/platform engineering; deep experience with both Azure and AWS in enterprise settings
Proven delivery of landing zones/guardrails and regulated-industry controls (HIPAA/ HITRUST)
Expert with Terraform at scale, CI/CD governance, and policy-as-code
Strong in identity, networking, security engineering, and observability patterns
Preferred certs: AZ-305/AZ-400, AWS SA Pro/DevOps Pro, CCSFP, CISSP/CCSP
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance
401k
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
And more
Company
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
About Blue Cross Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is a taxable, nonprofit organization with a mission to make a healthy difference in people’s lives.
1001-5000 employees
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