Senior Technical Engineer - Senior Cloud Engineer

Highmark Health

$94K — $151K *
US-Anywhere
+ 49 other locationsRemote
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in analyzing, designing, coding, testing, and implementing technical solutions with minimal defects.
  • 5+ years in technical problem-solving and collaborative team environments.
  • 5+ years of knowledge in basic computer science concepts and operating systems.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze, design, code, test, and implement technical solutions with minimal defects.
  • Collaborate with IT and business teams to gather requirements for technical solutions.
  • Monitor production schedules and report progress to leadership regularly.
  • Document technical processes and participate in knowledge sharing sessions.
  • Collaborate on architectural designs to ensure alignment with enterprise goals.
  • Mentor junior engineers to enhance their technical skills.
  • Stay current with relevant technologies and industry best practices.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment (office or remote options)
  • Opportunities for mentorship and professional development
  • Engagement with cutting-edge cloud technologies
  • Participation in cross-functional teams
  • Exposure to industry best practices and cutting-edge solutions
Full Job 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
  • 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.


EXPERIENCE

Required
  • 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 respective services
  • 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


SKILLS
  • 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):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office- or Remote-based

Teaches / trains others

Occasionally

Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

No

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

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:
$94,200.00

Pay Range Maximum:
$151,000.00

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.

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