ABOUT THIS POSITION
As a DevOps Architect, you will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of our DevOps practices, leading complex infrastructure projects, and driving innovation across our technology stack. You will work closely with leadership and other key stakeholders to align DevOps strategies with overall business goals. This role requires exceptional technical expertise, visionary thinking, and the ability to influence and lead at the highest levels.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Strategic Leadership: Define and drive the overall DevOps strategy and vision in alignment with the company’s business objectives. Develop long-term plans for infrastructure and DevOps improvements.
- Architectural Design: Lead the design and implementation of highly scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure solutions across cloud and on-premises environments. Establish architectural best practices and standards.
- Innovation: Drive innovation in DevOps practices, tools, and technologies. Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies that enhance efficiency, performance, and security.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with executive leadership, product management, engineering, and IT teams to align DevOps initiatives with business needs. Influence and guide cross-functional teams in implementing best practices.
- Complex Problem Solving: Tackle and resolve complex technical challenges related to homegrown continuous deployment tool, infrastructure, automation, and CI/CD pipelines. Provide high-level troubleshooting and resolution strategies.
- Process Optimization: Continuously evaluate and improve DevOps processes and workflows. Implement advanced automation techniques and optimize resource utilization.
- Vendor Management: Ensuring the tools, services and solution provided by vendors align with the organization technical requirement and strategic goals
Mentoring & Leadership: Provide leadership and mentorship to junior to senior level DevOps engineers. Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and excellence within the team.
Security & Compliance: Establish and enforce security policies and practices for both cloud and on-premises environments. Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Performance Metrics: Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for DevOps practices. Use data-driven insights to drive improvements and measure the success of initiatives.
Project Oversight: Lead high-impact DevOps projects, oversee successful implementation of DevOps Practices.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
10+ years of .NET, SQL Server and DevOps related fields, with a significant track record of leading complex infrastructure projects and setting strategic direction.
Technical Expertise:
- Infrastructure Management: Deep experience with managing both cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and on-premises infrastructure at scale.
- CI/CD Tools: Expertise in CI/CD tools and technologies (e.g., Jenkins, Harness, ArgoCD CircleCI).
- Automation & Scripting: Advanced proficiency with automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).
- Containers & Orchestration: Extensive experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Strategic Vision: Proven ability to develop and execute long-term strategies for infrastructure and DevOps practices. Strong business acumen and alignment with organizational goals.
- Leadership: Exceptional leadership skills with experience mentoring senior engineers and leading large-scale initiatives. Ability to influence and drive change at all levels of the organization.
- Communication Skills: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts to executive stakeholders and collaborate across various teams.
- Problem-Solving: High-level problem-solving abilities with a track record of resolving complex technical and organizational challenges.
- Security & Compliance: Comprehensive understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements in both cloud and on-premises environments.
ABOUT WAYSTAR
Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle.
Waystar’s healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic & fun.
Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS® or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book™ surveys since 2012. The Waystar platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans. For more information, visit waystar.com or follow @Waystar on Twitter.
WAYSTAR PERKS
- Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
- Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
- We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays. We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
- Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
- Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support
- 401(K) program with company match
- Pet insurance
- Employee resource groups
Waystar is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate, value, and support diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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What We Do
Waystar provides market-leading technology that simplifies and unifies healthcare payments. Our cloud-based platform streamlines workflows and improves financials for healthcare providers of all kinds, and brings more transparency to the patient financial experience.
The Waystar platform is used by more than 450k providers, 750 health systems and hospitals, and 5k health plans—and integrates with all major HIS and practice management systems.
The financial and administrative challenges facing healthcare providers are daunting. Waystar’s technology platform simplifies and unifies healthcare payments across the revenue cycle. We empower healthcare organizations to automate manual work, gain insight into processes and performance, and ultimately collect more revenue.
At Waystar, we know there’s a better, more efficient way forward. Let’s climb the mountain ahead of us to reach new heights in healthcare.
