Blue Shield Of California

Sr. Manager, AI Cloud Engineering

Blue Shield Of California$150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 10+ years in the field, including 4+ years in management.
  • Practical knowledge in managing processes and projects within an analytics context.
  • Advanced technical and business acumen, including risk management and financial analysis skills.
  • Expertise in cloud architecture, automation frameworks, and cognitive API integration.
  • Strong programming/scripting skills (Python, PowerShell) and familiarity with IaC/CI-CD concepts (Terraform).
  • Experience in managing Databricks for data engineering and machine learning.
  • Knowledge of network principles and security concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee a team of Automation and Tools managers and engineers.
  • Collaborate with other managers to build organization-wide automation strategies.
  • Coordinate with IT and business leaders on common objectives.
  • Define future tool requirements aligned with business initiatives.
  • Create and deliver training on tools like Azure Cognitive Services and Databricks for the IT team.
  • Lead the design and implementation of organization-wide automation strategies using Azure Cognitive Services and Databricks.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model promoting in-office collaboration two days a week.
  • Flexible in-office requirements for remote employees based on business needs.
  • Commitment to reasonable accommodations for employees with medical conditions.
  • Fostering an innovative and collaborative team culture.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Your Role

The Advanced Analytics team is responsible for managing AI at Stellarus. The Senior Manager of AI Cloud Engineering will report to the Director of Advanced Analytics. In this role you will lead strategic initiatives to enhance enterprise analytics capabilities through automation, AI-driven solutions, and advanced data platforms. This role ensures scalable, secure, and innovative solutions that support organizational goals.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:
  • Provide day-to-day oversight of a team of Automation and Tools managers and Engineers.
  • Work with other Automation and Tools Managers to help build the Automation strategies across the organization.
  • Work with other Sr Managers in IT and Business on common goals.
  • Partner with IT and Business leaders to define future tools needs based upon IT and Business initiatives.
  • Create and coordinate training for the IT organization on tools, including Azure Cognitive Services and Databricks.
  • Lead the design and implementation of automation strategies across the organization, leveraging Azure Cognitive Services for AI-powered workflows and Databricks.
  • Partner with IT and business leaders to define future tools needs based on organizational initiatives, including integration of cognitive APIs and predictive modeling platforms
  • Work with the team on scripting using IaC, while acting as a subject matter expert.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and collaboration within the team.


Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience
  • Requires a college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10-year prior relevant experience, including 4 years of management experience.
  • Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, and tactics within an area.
  • Requires advanced knowledge and skills including technical or functional expertise, business acumen, financial analysis skills, risk management, delegation skills, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
  • Advanced knowledge of cloud architecture, automation frameworks, and integration of cognitive APIs.
  • Strong programming/scripting experience (e.g., Python, PowerShell) and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD concepts (Terraform).
  • Significant experience managing and optimizing Databricks environments for data engineering, analytics, and machine learning workloads.
  • Knowledge and experience with network principles, architecture, and security concepts.


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.

Our Workplace Model:

We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:
  • For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
  • Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
  • For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

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.
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1981

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