Blue Shield Of California

Director, Platform Engineering and Tools

Blue Shield Of California$130K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 10 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or platform roles
  • 6 years in a management role, supervising and mentoring engineers
  • Proven track record in leading DevSecOps and cloud transformation initiatives
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD, GitOps, and modern release practices
  • Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with senior leadership

Responsibilities

  • Build and sustain a high-performance engineering culture focused on empowerment and continuous improvement
  • Lead and grow distributed teams in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and DevSecOps
  • Partner with senior leadership to align engineering strategy with business priorities
  • Drive DevSecOps evolution and modernize application delivery pipelines
  • Advocate for new technologies, assess their impact, and promote enterprise-wide adoption
  • Maintain healthy engineering lifecycles ensuring security and purpose-fit platforms
  • Establish a team to build and support essential enterprise tools

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid working model, balancing in-office and remote work
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth
  • Focus on leadership development at all levels
  • Engagement with high-performing, motivated teams
  • Involvement in transformative changes in the healthcare industry
Full Job Description
Job Description

Your Role

The Stellarus Commercial team builds the products to power Healthcare Payors through modern technology and AI. The Director of Platform Engineering and Tools will report to the VP, Platform Operations. In this role you will partner closely with our Application, Data, and AI teams to establish a technical foundation that accelerates the delivery of our products. This role is a key aspect of our ability to accelerate the changes needed in healthcare.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:
  • Build and sustain a high-performance engineering culture rooted in empowerment, ownership, and continuous improvement, championing transformation at both the team and organizational level
  • Lead and grow distributed technical teams across platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and DevSecOps disciplines, fostering an environment where engineers can do their best work
  • Partner closely with senior leadership across Product, Product pricing, IT, and Security to align engineering strategy with business priorities, influencing roadmaps and organizational direction at the executive level
  • Drive the organization's DevSecOps evolution, modernizing application delivery pipelines using CI/CD, GitOps, and shift-left security practices, embedding a product mindset across engineering teams
  • Serve as an internal technology advocate, identifying emerging trends, evaluating their business impact, and partnering with architecture teams to champion adoption across the enterprise
  • Establish and maintain healthy engineering lifecycles across all areas of ownership, ensuring platforms remain current, secure, and fit for purpose
  • Establish an Enterprise Tools team that builds and supports tools such as Linear, Notion, and our ITSM suite that is to be determined


Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, MIS, or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
  • 10 years prior relevant experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or platform
  • 6 years of prior people management experience with direct responsibility for supervising, coaching, and evaluating direct reports
  • Demonstrated success leading engineering organizations through DevSecOps and cloud transformation, including hands-on familiarity with CI/CD tooling, GitOps workflows, and modern release practices
  • Strong working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), infrastructure automation, multi-cluster environments with an understanding of multi-tenancy and security
  • Track record of cross-functional influence, translating technical strategy into business value for non-technical stakeholders and building trusted relationships with senior leadership
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity, with a bias for action, structured thinking, and the ability to drive alignment across competing priorities
  • Preferred Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, MIS
  • Preferred 6 years leading technical teams - including at least 5 years managing multiple concurrent teams across diverse disciplines


Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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About Blue Shield Of California

Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan provider that has been providing Californians with access to high-quality healthcare for over 80 years. The company offers a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and employers. Blue Shield of California is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its members and the communities it serves. The company is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about Blue Shield Of California
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1981

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