Platform Engineer, Principal

The Developer & Employee Experience Team serves at the direction of the Sr. Director of Technical Engineering, enabling BSC’s journey to the cloud.

This Platform Engineer, Principal role will report to the Sr. Manager of the Kubernetes Engine ring team. In this role you will design, build, and maintain Kubernetes and containerization related technologies in service of our Internal Developer Platform. As the technical lead of the team, you will also guide others in doing the same .

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement scalable, robust Kubernetes solutions using Azure AKS to support application deployment and management.
• Define and deploy AKS clusters across various environments, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability.
• Containerization:
  Develop and maintain Docker container images, implementing best practices for image management, security, and performance optimization
• Implement monitoring and logging solutions to track performance, identify issues, and optimize Kubernetes environments for efficiency and scalability to realize observability
• Accomplish all the above with Infrastructure-as-Code, primarily Terraform, via Git Ops.
• Create automation and tools using languages such as Python or Go to streamline cluster management, deployment, and scaling processes
• Security and Compliance:
  Ensure that Kubernetes clusters adhere to security policies and compliance standards, implementing security best practices and conducting regular audits
• Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to align Kubernetes solutions with business needs and integrate them into existing workflows.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for Kubernetes-related issues, working to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of Kubernetes configurations, procedures, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding.
• Help to establish, operate and continuously improve within a Git Ops framework, leveraging your expertise to accelerate capabilities and practices for the product, team, department, and our partners across the organization

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Requires 10 years of professional experience serving as a technical expert and thought leader in enterprise Platform development and operation
• Strong hands-on experience with cloud in a heavily regulated environment
• Proficiency in at least one relevant programming language (Python, Go) highly desired
• In depth knowledge of cloud hosting providers, especially Microsoft Azure
• Current CKA Certification or equivalent knowledge
• Additional Kubernetes certifications strongly preferred
• Experience working in an agile development environment is strongly desired
• Experience working remotely is strongly desired

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About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies

Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.

Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.

Stellarus’ vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus’ objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California’s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Our Values:

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