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Premera Blue Cross · 4 hours ago

Cloud Engineer IV

United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$119K/yr - $202K/yr

6+ years exp

Premera Blue Cross is dedicated to improving healthcare and enhancing the lives of its customers. They are seeking a Cloud Engineer IV to plan, design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure to support enterprise operations while ensuring the systems are optimized, secure, and reliable. This role also involves mentoring junior engineers and implementing AI services within the cloud environment.

Cyber SecurityHealth CareInformation TechnologyInsurance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Advise and act as a resource for complex systems projects, evaluate requirements, and ensure work aligns with overall systems strategy and direction

Proactively conceptualize and champion high-value business solutions in anticipation of customers’ needs; implement new cloud solutions

Maintain regular contact with customer departments (cross-org) throughout the development lifecycle to ensure cloud infrastructure is efficiently utilized

Provide mentorship, orientation, guidance, best practices, techniques, documentation, and training to junior/advanced engineers for all relevant cloud technologies

Navigate the appropriate maintenance schedules for system upgrades and safely decommission/retire outdated systems

Design, implement, and support the company's internal AI services

Consult and support AI Engineers

Develop and build automation for new systems solutions for complex, integrated systems, develop standards and requirements for system alignment and incorporate best practices, and review and provide feedback on solutions developed by outside teams for implications on other systems

Implement cloud infrastructure/platform solutions, including enabling enterprise cloud services, network configurations, compute/storage, and other services

Define, drive, and implement available cloud services for customers that demonstrate alignment with business goals

Identify trends and requirements for future system operational and functional needs to determine support requirements as well as purchasing efforts

Serve as an advanced technical resource for moderate to complex system projects, evaluate requirements, and ensure work aligns with overall project plan

Ensure scalability, performance, and reliability of cloud infrastructure to meet future customer demands and to perform efficiently under varying loads

Develop integration tools for existing on-prem systems migrating to cloud services (e.g., equivalent services) including identifying dependencies and tools for seamless interoperability

Implement various full-stack deployment capabilities that leverage automation Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and deployment pipelines for cloud and infrastructure services (e.g., virtual machines, storage solutions, services, databases, network, etc.)

Leverage automation to configure cloud services to meet specific needs of the enterprise and reduce cognitive load including service optimization, performance, templates, capacity, cost efficiency, and security

Prepare modules with complex integration considerations for production and design and build automated deployment pipelines to the cloud platform for continuous and proactive maintenance, monitoring/alerting of service performance for cloud operations to stay current and identify and address potential standard or interoperability issues before impacting business operations

Lead design and development of processes and tools to improve long-term performance and capacity of cloud systems, review implications of multiple inter-related processes, and identify opportunities to optimize performance, capacity, and increase automation

Design, build, and implement secure and compliant cloud solutions via automation (DevSecOps/SecDevOps) including reusable components, configuring complex, integrated solutions to protect cloud infrastructure and customer data (e.g., firewalls, encryption, identity and access management, intrusion detection, cloud governance, etc.)

Qualification

Cloud designOperationsAI platform servicesInfrastructure as Code (IaC)Cloud scripting languagesNetworking conceptsData analysisFinancial operations (FinOps)Problem-solving skillsEffective communicationTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or (4) years of work experience

(6) years of applicable systems engineering or related experience

Preferred

Strong understanding of AI (Artificial Intelligence) platform services that enable AI services for the enterprise

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.

Life and disability insurance.

Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.

Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.

Generous paid time off to reenergize.

Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

Free convenient on-site parking.

Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.

Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

Company

Premera Blue Cross

Glassdoor3.2

Premera is a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, providing comprehensive health benefits and tailored services.

Founded in 1945

Mountlake Terrace, Washington, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.premera.com

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