Senior Technical Engineer - Senior Cloud Engineer

Highmark Inc.
Pierre, SD, United States
20 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$94,200.0 - $151,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Job source

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Cloud Engineering Information Systems Computer Engineering Computer Literacy Programming Tools Fault Tolerance Cloud Services Ansible Software Engineering
+9 more
Systems Architecture Management of Software Versions Scripting Google Cloud Gitlab Kubernetes Information Technology Terraform Programming Languages

Job description

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., * Responsible for one or many of the following tasks: analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions, as well as providing general production monitoring and support, meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, product, analytics, and business teams to gather requirements and provide technical solutions that meet organizational needs
  • Monitor work against production schedule and provide progress updates and report any isses or technical difficulties to leadership on a regular basis.
  • Document technical processes and procedures, and participate in technical reviews and knowledge sharing sessions
  • Collaborate on the design and implementation of with architecture to ensure solution alignment to enterprise goals and standards
  • Mentor other associate and intermediate technical engineers as needed
  • Perform technical analysis and provide insights to support decision-making across various departments
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest relevant technologies and industry best practices
  • Other duties as assigned or requested.

Requirements

  • 5 years of experiences in one or many of the following tasks: analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions, as well as providing general production support, meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects.
  • 5 years of technical problem solving, solution implementation, team/project collaboration
  • 5 years of basic computer science concepts and principles, common operating systems, development languages/scripting

Preferred

  • 7 years of experience with technology platforms, application development tools, business processes, software development life cycle used by our enterprise
  • 7 years of experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility trade-offs for optimizing short term execution while planning for long term technical capabilities
  • 7 years of experience working with a variety of technology systems, designing solutions or developing technology solutions in healthcare
  • 7 years of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their respectiveservices
  • 7 years of technical governance, quality, and technical security best practices
  • 7 years of experience translating requirements, design mockups, prototypes or user stories into technical designs
  • 7 years producing technical solutions that are fault-tolerant, efficient, and maintainable, * Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment
  • Adaptability: Ability to take on diverse tasks and projects, adapting to the evolving needs of the organization
  • Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical skills with a focus on detail and accuracy
  • Interest and ability to learn other technologies as needed
  • Technical Proficiency: Comfortable with a range of data tools and technologies, with a willingness to learn new skills as needed
  • Strong track record in designing, implementing, and/or supporting large-scale technical solutions
  • Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive
  • Demonstrated passion for user experience and improving usability
  • Team Collaboration: A team player who can work effectively in cross-functional environments
  • Experience and willingness to mentor junior technical engineers and help develop their skills and leadership

Preferred Skills:

  • 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

EDUCATION

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field.

Preferred

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems,Computer Engineering or related field.

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

  • None

Preferred

  • GCP, AWS, Azure or other Cloud Service Certification
  • Terraform, Ansible or other, similar tool certification

Language (Other than English), Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Benefits & conditions

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:

$94,200.00

Pay Range Maximum:

$151,000.00

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