Senior Platform Engineer: Architecture & Integration Leader

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is seeking a Platform Engineer to lead technical design efforts for highly integrated platforms. You will optimize security, performance and availability while ensuring adherence to architecture standards and governance.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with Solution Architects, and research emerging technologies to add value across the organization. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or direct and applicable work experience.
• 7+ years of experience with development and IT infrastructure/architecture design.
• Experience designing technical architecture and advising stakeholders.
• Strong problem solving, communication, and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical designs for highly integrated complex application platforms.
• Consult with Solution Architects and project teams on design deliverables.
• Oversee planning, development, and estimation of technical solutions.
• Provide technical guidance, QA, and mentorship.
• Ensure architectures align with standards and governance.

Skills

Angular

NodeJS

TypeScript

C#

.NET

Java

SQL

IT infrastructure

Architecture design

Problem solving

Leadership (informal)

Collaboration with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is seeking a Platform Engineer to lead technical design efforts for highly integrated platforms. You will optimize security, performance and availability while ensuring adherence to architecture standards and governance.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with Solution Architects, and research emerging technologies to add value across the organization. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are required.