Senior Cloud Operations Engineer

Posted 9 Days Ago
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50 Locations
79K-146K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
The Role
The Senior Cloud Operations Engineer will implement and optimize cloud architectures, provide operational support, develop automation scripts, and mentor junior engineers.
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Company :Highmark HealthJob Description : 

JOB SUMMARY

This job is a strong advocate of cloud technology and engineering support necessary to drive the organization's next-generation technologies. The senior level incumbent works to adopt, expand, maintain, and optimize cloud usage across the organization through engineering support of cloud technologies and through automation builds and related technologies. The incumbent owns support and engineering of cloud solutions and must stay current with new cloud offerings to continue to produce expected corporate results.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Engineer & implement cloud-based technical architectures, migration approaches, deployment of cloud resources and application optimizations that utilize automation technologies and enable business objectives.
  • Works to define cloud resource procurement and performance patterns through monitoring and tracking of usage and trends to optimize cloud spend & resource efficiency.
  • Proposes ideas, designs, and solutions to lead engineers and management to further cloud service utilization and optimization.
  • Develops automation scripts and other repeatable patterns to enable application and service teams to deploy software and services into cloud environments.
  • Performs research and analysis required for new cloud deployment proposals, existing cloud service modification, and other new cloud adoption to ultimately provide sound recommendations on best course of action.
  • Level 3 Incident, problem and change management as it pertains to the responsibilities of the cloud operations engineering team.
  • General mentorship, and periodic training of less senior Cloud Operation Engineers.
  • Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION
Required

  • Bachelor's Degree Cloud Computing, Computer & Information Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, or closely related discipline

Substitutions

  • None

EXPERIENCE

Required

  • 5 years with at least two modern programming languages (Java, JavaScript, BASH, PowerShell etc.)  
  • Experience providing operational support of at least two of the following Cloud Service Providers:  Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Amazon Web Services or Oracle.
  • Experience producing code that is fault-tolerant, efficient, and maintainable
  • Experience designing, building, and deploying scalable cloud-based solution architectures through automation tools like Terraform or Ansible for example and versioning control via GitLab or similar tools.  

Preferred

  • Experience with standard IT security practices such as identity and access management, data protection, encryption, certificate and key management
  • Knowledge of containerization and container orchestration technologies such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

  • GCP, AWS, Azure or other Cloud Service Certification

Preferred

  • Terraform, Ansible or other, similar tool certification

SKILLS

  • Demonstrates ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to speak and write English fluently and idiomatically.
  • Strong scripting experience along with interest and ability to learn other programming languages as needed.
  • Gitlab or other versioning control tools and processes.
  • Kubernetes or other Container orchestration technologies
  • Terraform, Ansible, or other automation technologies
  • Skills in infrastructure support, such as OS, Virtualization or Networking
  • Ability to communicate and present to other technology groups and leaders

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times.  In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. 
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Pay Range Minimum:

$78,900.00

Pay Range Maximum:

$146,000.00

Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations.  The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Highmark Health and its affiliates take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, protected veteran status or disability. 

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Top Skills

Amazon Web Services
Ansible
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing
Gitlab
Google Cloud Platform
Java
JavaScript
Kubernetes
Oracle
Powershell
Terraform
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The Company
HQ: Pittsburgh, PA
17,989 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1977

What We Do

Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms.

A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions.

We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.

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