Director, Platform Engineering and Tools

Blue Shield of CA; Springfield Meadows (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Director of Platform Engineering and Tools to set a scalable technical foundation across the healthcare products team. You will partner with Application, Data, and AI groups to accelerate product delivery and drive secure, modern release practices.

The role emphasizes leadership development, cross‑functional influence, and building trusted relationships with senior leadership while operating within a hybrid workplace model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, MIS, or equivalent with relevant experience.
• 10 years of software engineering, infrastructure, or platform experience.
• 6 years of people management with direct reports.
• Proven success leading DevSecOps and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP and infrastructure automation.
• Track record translating technical strategy into business value for leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Platform Engineering and Tools organization to enable product delivery.
• Partner with Application, Data, and AI teams to establish scalable foundations.
• Drive DevSecOps practices, cloud modernization, and secure multi‑tenant environments.
• Influence senior leadership and align priorities across teams.

Skills

DevSecOps

CI/CD tooling

GitOps workflows

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure automation

Multi-cluster environments

Leadership

Cross-functional influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/IT/MIS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CI/CD tooling

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.

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.