Environmental Engineer

Blue Cross Blue Shield; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring

Paid family leave

Ownership of what you ship

Job summary

Blue Cross Blue Shield in Hampton, VA is seeking an Environmental Engineer to keep data platforms fast and resilient, mentoring teammates and delivering MongoDB-driven solutions.

You will tune Azure queries, collaborate across teams, lead design reviews, and convert on-call noise into meaningful alerts. This role emphasizes ownership and a clear promotion ladder.

Qualifications

• Experience managing competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Collaborative problem-solving that doesn’t wait for permission.
• 1+ year of Terraform experience.
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving business needs.

Responsibilities

• Tune Microsoft Azure queries until the VA database stops timing out under load.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on remote projects.
• Lead technical design reviews for junior technology initiatives.
• Refactor critical modules to reduce risk and enable change.
• Turn MongoDB on-call noise into meaningful alerts.

Skills

Terraform

MongoDB

Azure

GitLab CI

Ownership

Collaboration

Tools

Azure queries

MongoDB

GitLab CI

Job description

Our platform processes enormous volumes of data, and we need an Environmental Engineer who can keep it fast and resilient. This position rewards Mentoring and MongoDB mastery with $57,000 - $80,000, team collaboration, and ownership of what you ship.

Key Responsibilities

• Tune Microsoft Azure queries until the VA database stops timing out under load
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver remote projects
• Chase down the Project Management integration that silently drops Blue Cross Blue Shield events at midnight
• Walk technology stakeholders through GitLab CI tradeoffs in language Blue Cross Blue Shield execs grasp
• Refactor the technology module Blue Cross Blue Shield has been afraid to touch
• Lead technical design reviews for junior technology initiatives
• Turn Blue Cross Blue Shield's MongoDB on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Deeply collaborative problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
• 1+ years of Terraform reps, not just Terraform exposure
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve

You can trace a lot of VA's technology momentum back to a forever-learning little team called Blue Cross Blue Shield in Hampton. We prize follow-through: when someone here commits to something, the team can count on it.

Joining us means $57,000 - $80,000, a clear promotion ladder, paid family leave, and mentors invested in your success.

The team just got the green light to hire, and this Environmental Engineer role is first up.