Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota · 1 day ago
Manager, Cloud Data Engineering
Eagan, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$118K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is committed to transforming healthcare and is looking for a Manager in Cloud Data Engineering. This role focuses on leading data engineering teams, designing cloud database architectures, and ensuring stakeholder needs are met while implementing scalable and secure data solutions.
Insurance
Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with all levels of business stakeholders to design, implement and test data solutions from disparate sources. Serve as the primary point of contact between data engineering teams and product owners
Demonstrate an understanding of concepts, best practices and functions to implement a modern data platform in an enterprise environment. Translate business requirements into technical designs. Ensure scalability and high availability, fault tolerance, and elasticity within data ecosystem
Facilitate architectural alignment and direction across teams. Understand data engineering concepts and tools well enough to comprehend what teams are building, ask informed questions, and identify potential risks or blockers
Demonstrate thought leadership and interpersonal skills. Passionate about leading, guiding and mentoring others. Collaborate with business partners to drive adoption and optimization of the analytics platform. Manage and develop data engineering teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture
Defines data standards, policies and procedures for the organization. Identify and deliver infrastructure and process improvements based on analytics, metrics and skills. Champion automation mindset across the organization—both technical (CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, automated testing, AI-assisted development tools) and process-based (standardizing and automating how data is sent, received, validated, and moved through systems to reduce manual effort and improve reliability)
Lead and mentor engineers and technical leads. Perform design reviews of solutions to ensure the design aligns and supports the specified architecture. Oversee sprint planning, backlog grooming, and resource allocation. Facilitate regular reviews and retrospectives to improve processes and outcomes. Track team performance and delivery timelines, using metrics to drive accountability
Ability to establish and maintain a high level of trust, confidence and intellectual integrity with both Business and IT partners. Lead by example, influence and shape outlook and attitudes to facilitate change from a tactical to a strategic oriented enterprise
Qualification
Required
5+ years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered
2+ years in a management, team lead, or organizational leadership role
Demonstrated success managing and developing technical teams to deliver complex projects
Proven ability to translate business needs into team objectives and actionable plans
Experience and knowledge of a modern data platform and cloud-based solutions
Familiarity with AWS, Google, or Azure technologies
Experience leading cloud database design, integration, data ingestion efforts
Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Experience facilitating sprint planning, backlog management, and team retrospectives
Ability to lead initiatives and people toward common goals
Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and analytical skills
Ability to quickly learn new technologies, adapt to new environments, and function within a team
High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Healthcare Informatics, or related field
Experience in healthcare data operations, claims processing, or regulatory compliance (CMS, HEDIS, EDI)
Project Management experience with agile and project management methodologies (Scrum and/or Kanban) a plus
Technical literacy with data engineering tools and concepts (SQL, python, AI, cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines)
Experience standardizing engineering practices across teams (coding standards, documentation, code review processes)
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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