Senior Cloud Platform Engineer & Automation Leader

Healthfirst; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Healthfirst seeks a Principal Engineer, Infrastructure and Operations to lead cloud and operational excellence across public and private clouds. This role drives automation, develops SOPs, and mentors engineers to deliver scalable, reliable services.

The ideal candidate will oversee CI/CD pipelines, implement IaC, and collaborate with development teams to enable continuous delivery while ensuring governance and security standards are met.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, building, and managing Linux/Unix and Windows systems.
• Extensive cloud experience with AWS, Azure, GCP.
• I&O engineering with public/private cloud oversight.
• Automation scripting with Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Infrastructure as Code with automation tools.
• Proven ability to drive repeatable automation.

Responsibilities

• Support private/public cloud systems and core infrastructure.
• Coaching and direction to I&O team.
• Buildout and onboarding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Document and design DevOps processes; update SOPs.
• Develop repeatable automation to improve efficiency.
• Lead Cloud Center of Excellence and governance standards.

Skills

Linux/Unix

Windows

AWS/Azure/GCP

IaC

CI/CD

Bash

Python

PowerShell

Kubernetes

Incident Mgmt

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Healthfirst seeks a Principal Engineer, Infrastructure and Operations to lead cloud and operational excellence across public and private clouds. This role drives automation, develops SOPs, and mentors engineers to deliver scalable, reliable services.

The ideal candidate will oversee CI/CD pipelines, implement IaC, and collaborate with development teams to enable continuous delivery while ensuring governance and security standards are met.