Cloud Services Engineer 2
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The Cloud Services Engineer 2 provides technical expertise in the management and support of cloud-based platforms across public and hybrid cloud environments. This role is responsible for testing, analyzing, and supporting cloud infrastructure and services, including compute, storage, networking, and platform services within cloud providers. The Cloud Services Engineer 2 work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors., The Cloud Services Engineer 2 monitors cloud platform performance, availability, and cost efficiency across enterprise environments. This role identifies, diagnoses, and resolves technical issues related to cloud service failures, performance degradation, and system integrity. Begins to influence department strategy and makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approaches for cloud solutions, often working with minimal direction.
Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Collaborate with Level 2 Cloud and Infrastructure teams to gain expertise in cloud platforms, tools, and processes, identifying opportunities to expand Level 1 and Level 1.5 cloud support capabilities.
- Conduct Level 1 health checks during cloud service incidents and outages, ensuring timely detection, triage, and escalation of critical issues.
- Review and approve changes impacting cloud production environments, ensuring adherence to governance, security, and operational standards.
- Drive Level 1 and Level 1.5 participation in Problem Management to support root cause analysis and continuous service improvement.
- Support and enhance cloud observability (monitoring, logging, alerting) to improve Time to Detect (TTD) and Time to Resolve (TTR).
- Facilitate updates to cloud operational documentation, runbooks, and SOPs to ensure accuracy and scalability of support processes.
- Participate in cloud implementation and migration initiatives, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and supportable cloud solutions.
- Review and approve operational activities within Level 1 and Level 1.5 cloud support domains.
- Contribute to cloud strategy, governance, cost optimization, and platform standardization efforts.
- Identify opportunities to leverage automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and emerging cloud technologies to improve reliability and efficiency.
- Monitor and report on cloud utilization, performance metrics, cost management, and operational KPIs to leadership and stakeholders.
- Execute continuous improvement initiatives including automation, process optimization, and self-service capabilities., This role has a hybrid remote workstyle which may require you to work approximately 2 days a week in the office depending on business needs.
To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service must meet the following criteria:
- Minimum download speed of 25 Mbps and upload speed of 10 Mbps
- Wired, wireless cable, or DSL connection is suggested
- Satellite, cellular, and microwave connections require leadership approval
Employees working from home in California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will receive a bi-weekly internet stipend.
Humana will provide employees with appropriate equipment needed to meet job expectations.
Work must be performed in a dedicated space free from ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information., To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:
- At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
- Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
- Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
- Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
- Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.
Requirements
- Must be a US Citizen
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5 or more years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Infrastructure Operations
- Experience supporting public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Experience with cloud services including compute, storage, networking, identity, and monitoring
- Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences, * Master's Degree in a Technical Field
- Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator/Engineer, Google Cloud Engineer)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation)
- Experience with automation and scripting (PowerShell, Python)
- Experience with hybrid cloud and container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker)
Benefits & conditions
Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security-both today and in the future, including:
- Health benefits effective day 1
- Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay
- Recognition pay
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Tuition assistance
- Scholarships for eligible dependents
- Parental and caregiver leave
- Employee charity matching program
- Network Resource Groups (NRGs)
- Career development opportunities, The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
$89,000 - $121,400 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description of Benefits Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.