Sr Platform Engineer

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer for Databricks to own and evolve the enterprise data platform. You will shape platform strategy, enforce guardrails, and drive reusable data patterns across teams to improve reliability, security, and cost efficiency.

In this hybrid role with Omaha as a preferred location, you will automate with Terraform, collaborate with security, architecture, and data teams, and mentor engineers while enabling scalable, self-service

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
• 7+ years in IT, data engineering, cloud operations, platform engineering, or related field
• Experience with enterprise cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or Microsoft Fabric
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and automation (Python/PowerShell)

Responsibilities

• Own the Databricks platform: oversee direction, health, and lifecycle of enterprise Databricks platform including workspace configuration, compute, jobs, and SQL warehouses
• Define and enforce standards for identity, access, networking, Unity Catalog, and sensitive-data controls with clear ownership boundaries
• Automate and enable self-service: IaC with Terraform and automation using GitHub, Databricks CLI, REST APIs, Python, or PowerShell
• Advance responsible AI: apply AI-assisted engineering to platform support and governance of AI capabilities
• Lead modernization: drive upgrades, migrations, integrations, and security remediations
• Run it well and cost-effectively: monitor, incident response, and cost optimization via policies and tagging
• Partner and mentor: collaborate with security, architecture, compliance, and data teams; back up another Platform Engineering platform

Skills

Databricks

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

GitHub Enterprise

Azure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field

Job description

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, we are a mission-driven organization dedicated to championing the health and well-being of our members and the communities we serve. Our team is the power behind that promise. And, as the industry rapidly evolves and we seek ways to optimize business processes and customer experiences, there’s no greater time for forward-thinking professionals like you to join us in delivering on it! As a member of Team Blue, you’ll find purpose, opportunities and the support you need to build a meaningful career and make a powerful impact in our community. Platform Engineering at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is shaping how technology is delivered. We create trusted platforms, reusable patterns, and self-service experiences that remove friction, make the secure path the easy path, and help teams turn ideas into solutions for our members, providers, employees, and communities. As our Senior Platform Engineer for Databricks, you'll own the platform that powers data engineering, analytics, and AI across the enterprise and make it more reliable, secure, and cost-effective as adoption grows. You'll join a small, growing team that also owns GitHub Enterprise and Azure API Management. Databricks is where you'll start. Over time, you'll have the opportunity to back up another team platform and help shape what we build next. The ideal candidate will live within driving distance of the Omaha, Nebraska office. This position allows remote flexibility but will have 1 day per week in the office. Omaha is the preferred location and will get first consideration If living in one of our approved states (Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Texas) – this person may travel to our headquarters based on business needs.

What you’ll do:

• Own the platform: Lead the technical direction, health, reliability, and lifecycle of the enterprise Databricks platform, including workspace configuration, compute, jobs, and SQL warehouses.
• Set the guardrails: Define and enforce standards for identity, access, networking, Unity Catalog, and sensitive-data controls, with clear ownership boundaries between platform and workload teams.
• Automate and enable self-service: Build Terraform-based Infrastructure-as-Code and automation using GitHub, the Databricks CLI, REST APIs, Python, or PowerShell, and publish golden paths for data, analytics, and AI workloads.
• Advance responsible AI: Apply AI-assisted engineering to platform support and enable governed adoption of Databricks AI capabilities such as Genie, agents, and model serving.
• Lead modernization: Drive upgrades, migrations, integrations, and security remediations, and prioritize enhancements based on risk, customer feedback, and adoption.
• Run it well and cost-effectively: Own monitoring, incident response, and root-cause analysis, and optimize utilization through compute policies, budgets, tagging, and chargeback or showback.
• Partner and mentor: Work with security, architecture, compliance, and data teams, mentor engineers, and serve as the backup for one other Platform Engineering platform.

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Seven (7) years of experience in information technology, data engineering, cloud operations, platform engineering, DevOps, infrastructure support, or a related technical field.
• Hands-on production experience administering, securing, and troubleshooting an enterprise cloud data platform such as Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, or a comparable platform, including workspace or account configuration, compute, jobs, SQL warehouses, permissions, and usage policies.
• Experience delivering reusable data platform capabilities, guardrails, or deployment patterns adopted by multiple teams.
• Experience building Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform or comparable tools and automating with Python, PowerShell, platform CLIs, or REST APIs.
• Advanced knowledge of cloud identity, networking, storage, security, and monitoring as they relate to enterprise data platforms, preferably in Microsoft Azure.

The strongest candidates for this position will also possess:

• Direct production experience with Databricks, or a demonstrated ability to quickly transfer comparable data platform experience to Databricks.
• Experience operating enterprise data platforms in regulated or security-conscious environments such as healthcare or financial services.
• Data platform or cloud certifications (such as Databricks, Snowflake, or Microsoft Azure) in platform administration, data engineering, security, or architecture.
• Experience leading data platform migrations, data governance or catalog adoption (such as Unity Catalog), disaster recovery planning, or other major modernization efforts.
• Experience with GitHub Enterprise or Azure API Management, or a track record of quickly ramping up on new platforms.
• A track record of mentoring engineers, influencing technical strategy, and delivering measurable platform outcomes.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

The ability to meet or exceed the attendance and timeliness requirements of their departments. On-call work may be required based on business needs and role assignment. The ability to work well in a team environment and be capable of building and maintaining positive relationships with other staff, departments, and customers.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Learn more about what makes BCBSNE such an exceptional place to work by visiting NebraskaBlue.com/Careers. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better workplace for our employees and a better product for our customers and members. On the cutting edge of the health care industry, helping Nebraskans in moments of joy, times of hardship and the steps in between. We are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE), and we exist to be there for people when they need us. Our goal is to add more good, healthy years to people’s lives by supporting our customers and the Nebraska community at large. We have more than 80 years of experience behind us. And a bright future ahead as we continuously innovate to drive health care forward while meeting the needs of our members and state. If you’re passionate about helping people along their health journeys, we invite you to explore our career offerings. Here, you will find opportunities to grow personally and professionally while making a difference for our customers and greater Nebraska community.