Principal Cloud Engineer

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to design and deploy cloud-based solutions that prioritize performance, security, and high availability. This role involves selecting appropriate cloud services, implementing automation through Infrastructure as Code, and optimizing costs. The successful candidate will lead cloud security practices and provide technical guidance to teams, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and inclusivity, where your expertise can significantly impact the health solutions landscape for millions of members.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision)

Retirement Plans

Generous PTO

Incentive Plans

Wellness Programs

Paid Volunteer Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a principal cloud engineer or similar role.
• Certification in one or more cloud platforms AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-based solutions focusing on performance and security.
• Lead cloud security practices and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Provide technical guidance and act as an escalation point for troubleshooting.

Skills

AWS Cloud Platforms

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python

JavaScript

Problem-Solving

Leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD Pipelines

Jenkins

Groovy

Bitbucket

Job description

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey empowers our members to achieve their best health. For over 90 years, we have been New Jersey’s health solutions leader driving innovations that improve health care quality, affordability, and member experience. Our members are our neighbors, our friends, and our families. It is this understanding that drives us to better serve and care for the 3.5 million people who place their trust in us. We pride ourselves on our best-in-class employees and strive to maintain an innovative and inclusive environment that allows them to thrive. When our employees bring their best and succeed, the Company succeeds.

Horizon’s Principal Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing and deploying cloud-based solutions with a focus on performance, security, and high availability. The responsibilities include selecting the right cloud services, implementing automation through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and optimizing cloud costs. The individual will lead cloud security practices and ensure compliance with relevant regulations. Additionally, they will provide technical guidance to teams and act as an escalation point for troubleshooting. The role also emphasizes creating cloud governance, standards, and patterns to enhance operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

1. Designing and implementing cloud-based solutions, including infrastructure, applications, and platforms.
2. Designing cloud native services deployment patterns with strong emphasis on performance, high availability, and resiliency.
3. Performing POC/POV to select the right cloud services, platforms, and tools for business applications.
4. Creating cloud-focused governance, standards, building blocks, and patterns.
5. Implementing and managing cloud security practices, including IAM roles, security groups, encryption, and compliance to protect PHI/PII data.
6. Developing automation scripts and infrastructure as code (IaC) for efficient resource provisioning and deployment with strong emphasis on end-to-end automation and self-service model.
7. Develop FinOps practice focusing on standardization, cost optimization, and show back model.
8. Providing technical expertise and guidance to other teams.
9. Acting as a point of escalation or troubleshooting & resolving technical issues.

Education/Experience

HSD or GED required, Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree preferred (or equivalent work experience) in computer science, information systems, or a related field. 5+ years of experience as a principal cloud engineer or similar role.

Additional Licensing, Certifications, Registrations

• Certification in one or more cloud platforms AWS, Azure, and GCP

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong technical skills in cloud computing:

  Proficiency in AWS cloud platforms. Azure & GCP cloud platform knowledge will be a plus. Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift Container platform). Hands-on experience working on service mesh (Istio, consul, Linkerd), CNI, Observability, DevSecOps tools. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience with networking fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, TCP, UDP, DNS, Load Balancing). Experience programming in one or more languages - python, Ruby, JavaScript, Go, Powershell, bash. Strong experience in cloud foundation, landing zone, SAS integration model.

• Leadership and Communication Skills:

  Strong leadership and mentoring skills. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills:

  Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.

• Experience with DevOps practices:

  Experience with CI/CD pipelines. Experience with automation and orchestration tools (Jenkins, Groovy, Bitbucket).

• Experience with cloud security practices:

  Experience with cloud security principles and best practices. Experience with security frameworks and compliance standards (SOC 1/2, HIPAA, HiTrust, CSI, NIST).

Horizon BCBSNJ employees must live in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut or Delaware.

Salary Range:

$135,900 - $185,535. This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. This range has been created in good faith based on information known to Horizon at the time of posting. Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. Horizon also provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes:

• Comprehensive health benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision)
• Retirement Plans
• Generous PTO
• Incentive Plans
• Wellness Programs
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement

Disclaimer:
This job summary has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by colleagues within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of colleagues assigned to this job.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability and any other protected class as required by federal, state or local law. Horizon will consider reasonable accommodation requests as part of the recruiting and hiring process.