Blue Shield of CA
Platform Engineer, Consultant
Blue Shield of CA, El Dorado Hills, California, United States, 95762
Your RoleThe Developer & Employee Experience Team serves at the direction of the Sr. Director of Technical Engineering, enabling BSC's journey to the cloud. The
Platform Engineer, Consultant , will report to the Sr. Manager of Technical Engineering. In this role you will design, build, and maintain Kubernetes and related technologies in service of our Internal Developer Platform (BlueStack), enabling operational excellence for Blue Shield of CA, our trading partners, and provider networks.
Your WorkIn this role, you will:Design and build technical specifications: Design and implement scalable, robust Kubernetes solutions using OpenShift, Azure AKS, and Google GKE to support application deployment and managementDeployment and Management: Deploy and manage self-service Kubernetes clusters across various environments, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliabilityContainerization: Develop and maintain Docker container images, implementing best practices for image management, security, and performance optimizationMonitoring and Optimization: Implement monitoring and logging solutions to track performance, identify issues, and optimize Kubernetes environments for efficiency and scalability to realize observabilityAutomation and Scripting: Create automation scripts and tools using languages such as Python, Bash, or Go to streamline cluster management, deployment, and scaling processesSecurity and Compliance: Ensure that Kubernetes clusters adhere to security policies and compliance standards, implementing security best practices and conducting regular auditsCollaboration: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to align Kubernetes solutions with business needs and integrate them into existing workflows.Troubleshooting and Support: Provide support and troubleshooting for Kubernetes-related issues, working to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently.Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of Kubernetes configurations, procedures, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding.Help to establish, operate and continuously improve within a GitOps framework, leveraging your expertise to accelerate capabilities and practices for the product, team, department, and our partners across the organization
Your Knowledge and ExperienceRequires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experienceRequires 7 years of professional experience serving as a technical expert and thought leader in enterprise Platform development, and maintenanceStrong hands on experience managing cloud environments in a heavily regulated, DevOps environmentProficiency in at least one relevant programming language (Python, C#, Java, etc.) highly desiredIn depth knowledge of cloud hosting providers, including Microsoft Azure highly desiredCurrent CKA Certification or equivalent knowledge highly desiredAdditional Kubernetes certifications strongly preferredExperience working in an agile development environment is strongly desiredExperience working remotely is strongly desired
Pay Range:The pay range for this role is: $ 118800.00 to $ 178200.00 for California.Notes:Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
Platform Engineer, Consultant , will report to the Sr. Manager of Technical Engineering. In this role you will design, build, and maintain Kubernetes and related technologies in service of our Internal Developer Platform (BlueStack), enabling operational excellence for Blue Shield of CA, our trading partners, and provider networks.
Your WorkIn this role, you will:Design and build technical specifications: Design and implement scalable, robust Kubernetes solutions using OpenShift, Azure AKS, and Google GKE to support application deployment and managementDeployment and Management: Deploy and manage self-service Kubernetes clusters across various environments, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliabilityContainerization: Develop and maintain Docker container images, implementing best practices for image management, security, and performance optimizationMonitoring and Optimization: Implement monitoring and logging solutions to track performance, identify issues, and optimize Kubernetes environments for efficiency and scalability to realize observabilityAutomation and Scripting: Create automation scripts and tools using languages such as Python, Bash, or Go to streamline cluster management, deployment, and scaling processesSecurity and Compliance: Ensure that Kubernetes clusters adhere to security policies and compliance standards, implementing security best practices and conducting regular auditsCollaboration: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to align Kubernetes solutions with business needs and integrate them into existing workflows.Troubleshooting and Support: Provide support and troubleshooting for Kubernetes-related issues, working to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently.Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of Kubernetes configurations, procedures, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding.Help to establish, operate and continuously improve within a GitOps framework, leveraging your expertise to accelerate capabilities and practices for the product, team, department, and our partners across the organization
Your Knowledge and ExperienceRequires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experienceRequires 7 years of professional experience serving as a technical expert and thought leader in enterprise Platform development, and maintenanceStrong hands on experience managing cloud environments in a heavily regulated, DevOps environmentProficiency in at least one relevant programming language (Python, C#, Java, etc.) highly desiredIn depth knowledge of cloud hosting providers, including Microsoft Azure highly desiredCurrent CKA Certification or equivalent knowledge highly desiredAdditional Kubernetes certifications strongly preferredExperience working in an agile development environment is strongly desiredExperience working remotely is strongly desired
Pay Range:The pay range for this role is: $ 118800.00 to $ 178200.00 for California.Notes:Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.