Enterprise Cloud Connectivity Leader

Wellmark; Des Moines, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellmark is seeking a technology leader to guide the Enterprise Connectivity team, delivering secure, scalable connectivity across data centers, cloud environments, and external partners. You will manage strategy, operation, lifecycle, and governance of networking platforms to support business goals with cost efficiency.

You will partner with infrastructure, architects, cybersecurity, and stakeholders to drive modernization, enable agile delivery, and ensure reliability while balancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
• Informal leadership experience typically gained through project management or mentoring.
• Experience leading teams in SAFe, supporting Agile Release Trains.
• Demonstrated ability to build product roadmaps.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP services and architecture.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and Kubernetes.
• Strong collaboration skills across technology divisions.
• Proven ability to guide platform/shared service teams and drive enterprise-scale solutions.
• Travel up to 5%.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and day-to-day management of financial and human resources for staff and services.
• Ensure the team delivers incremental value aligned to cloud strategy and roadmaps.
• Translate business objectives into actionable cloud initiatives and resourcing plans.
• Oversee delivery of cloud solutions using AWS, Azure or GCP, ensuring alignment with architecture and security standards.
• Partner with architects to review designs for performance, cost, and compliance.
• Champion automation, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps practices to improve efficiency.
• Monitor cloud spend, capacity, and performance, addressing risks and optimization.
• Serve as a liaison between cloud engineering teams and senior technology leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience

Agile / SAFe experience

Roadmap planning

Cloud/DevOps experience

Team coaching/mentoring

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder communication

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

CCNP

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

PCNSE

CISSP

ITIL Foundation

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA Security+

Job description

Wellmark is seeking a technology leader to guide the Enterprise Connectivity team, delivering secure, scalable connectivity across data centers, cloud environments, and external partners. You will manage strategy, operation, lifecycle, and governance of networking platforms to support business goals with cost efficiency.

You will partner with infrastructure, architects, cybersecurity, and stakeholders to drive modernization, enable agile delivery, and ensure reliability while balancing