Senior Software Engineer

ApplyMint; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric is a trusted leader in healthcare decision intelligence. We seek an experienced CloudOps/DevOps engineer to strengthen our cloud infrastructure for security, reliability, and scalability. Design and implement cloud-based solutions, champion automation, and mentor engineers across teams.

Bring deep Kubernetes expertise, strong AWS experience (Azure/GCP a bonus), and IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation. Focus on cloud security, HIPAA/HITRUST compliance, and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Advanced Kubernetes deployments at scale; production-grade.
• AWS cloud experience; Azure/GCP exposure is a bonus.
• Terraform and/or CloudFormation for IaC.
• Docker ecosystem containerization experience.
• Scripting with Bash, Python, or Golang for automation.
• Knowledge of VPC/TGW networking technologies.
• Cloud security and HIPAA/HITRUST compliance awareness.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and optimize cloud-based solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and advance CloudOps/DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy robust, automated systems.
• Monitor cloud environment health and minimize downtime and incidents.

Skills

Kubernetes

Scripting (Bash, Python, Golang)

Cloud networking (VPC/TGW)

Cloud security & HIPAA/HITRUST

Collaboration & communication

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Job description

Lyric is the trusted leader in healthcare decision intelligence. Built on more than 35 years of proven results, Lyric combines responsible AI with clinical, payment, regulatory, and policy expertise to deliver transparent, auditable insights in milliseconds across real-time claims workflows. Lyric augments human decision-making so health plans can make faster, more accurate payments while maintaining full control. Today, Lyric supports 200 million lives, with nine of the top 10 U.S. health plans relying on its platform to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and support accurate payments.

Applicants must already be legally authorized to work in the U.S. Visa sponsorship/sponsorship assumption and other immigration support are not available for this position.

This role plays a pivotal part in ensuring the security, efficiency, reliability, and scalability of our cloud infrastructure and related operations.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & KEY PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES

• Primary responsibility will be to architect, implement, and optimize cloud-based solutions while leveraging industry best practices.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers and drive continuous improvement and innovation across our CloudOps and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design and deploy robust, automated systems that support our organization's mission-critical applications and services.
• Monitor and maintain the health of our cloud environment, identifying and resolving issues proactively to minimize downtime and incidents.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Masterful understanding of advanced Kubernetes technologies and ability to design and diagnose production grade deployments at scale.
• Proven AWS cloud experience with Azure and GCP being a bonus.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience with Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
• Containerization experience with the docker ecosystem and related tooling.
• Production grade coding experience with languages such as Bash, Python and Golang for scripting and automation of services.
• Understanding of advanced AWS networking technologies such as VPC, TGW related technologies.
• A solid grasp of cloud security and best practices and an understanding of compliance standards such as HIPAA and HITRUST.

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

Required:

• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to design and present complex topics to the team.
• Adept at critical thinking and problem solving.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is:
$125,241.00 - $187,862.00
The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and work location. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and does not reflect the value of the total rewards compensation.
Lyric is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace collaborative success.