Engineering Manager: Cloud-Native & Secure Platforms

Blue Shield of CA; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellarus in Portland, OR seeks a Manager, Engineering to lead a team responsible for designing and delivering complex services, integrations, cloud-native applications, and enterprise technology capabilities.

You will partner with Product, Architecture, Security, Platform, Infrastructure, and senior leadership to remove obstacles, set standards, and drive secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions while developing leaders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED with 4 years of additional relevant experience.
• 7 years of experience in software engineering, full stack development, platform engineering, technical delivery, infrastructure engineering, or related technology disciplines.
• 2 years of prior management, team leadership, supervisor, project/program management, or equivalent people leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery models, backlog management, technical scope management, risk management, prioritization, coaching, and delegation.
• Technical fluency across modern engineering practices such as cloud-native development, APIs, CI/CD, version control, secure development, system integrations, data models, and maintainable code.
• Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks, backend services, APIs, SQL and/or NoSQL databases, RESTful integrations, cloud platforms, containerization, Infrastructure as Code, and AI-assisted coding tools preferred.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Product, Design, QA, Security, Platform, Architecture, vendor, and business teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience operating in regulated, healthcare, enterprise, or complex technology environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• oversees a team responsible for designing and delivering complex services, integrations, cloud-native applications, and enterprise technology capabilities.
• guides major decisions, resolves complex risks, and supports modernization efforts.
• partners across Product, Architecture, Security, Platform, Infrastructure, business, vendor, and senior leadership teams to align priorities, remove obstacles, and drive outcomes.
• focuses on developing leaders and fostering continuous learning in the organization.

Skills

Agile delivery

Backlog management

Risk management

Prioritization

Coaching

Delegation

Cloud platforms

Containerization

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

APIs

SQL

NoSQL

AI-assisted coding tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED with 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Cloud platforms

Containerization

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

APIs

SQL

NoSQL

AI-assisted coding tools

Job description

Stellarus in Portland, OR seeks a Manager, Engineering to lead a team responsible for designing and delivering complex services, integrations, cloud-native applications, and enterprise technology capabilities.

You will partner with Product, Architecture, Security, Platform, Infrastructure, and senior leadership to remove obstacles, set standards, and drive secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions while developing leaders across the organization.