AWS Container Platform Engineer- Principal (Hybrid)

Resp & Qualifications

PURPOSE :

Seeking experienced and dynamic Container Platform Engineer lead to provide hands-on technical experience to engineer, manage, and codify our AWS containers footprint, including establishing Security controls and Guardrails. As an AWS Cloud Container Engineer, you will be responsible for creating efficient, scalable, and secure containerized platforms that align with our companys coding standards and technical design. You will collaborate with a team of talented cloud engineers and technology teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and secure cloud solutions that support our company's growth and innovation. Drives enterprise optimization by introducing capabilities (inclusive of all functions) for their domain of responsibility utilizing in-depth knowledge and expert skills to advance domain strategies. Translates business needs for the domain into architectural solutions that meet performance, reliability and security expectations. Applies enterprise roadmaps, principles, standards, and practices to drive their domain strategies and execution.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Strong hands-on Technical Expertise with EKS, ECS, K8, is Required.
• Hands on experience leveraging Cloud-native architecture components including Containers, immutable infrastructure, Microservices, Service Mesh etc., to build highly available and Fault tolerant applications.
• Designing, implementing, and managing container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, or ECS
• Providing innovative solutions to complex technical problems involving containerization and Microservices
• Automating deployment, scaling, securing, and management of containerized applications
• Monitoring the health and performance of containers and resolving issues
• Maintaining and ensuring the security of the container orchestration platform
• Integrating container platforms with other systems and software
• Documenting procedures, runbooks, configurations, related to the container platform.
• Contributing to the development and improvement of CI / CD pipelines and processes
• Stay abreast latest industry trends and technologies in containerization.
• The role involves designing, implementing, and managing containerization solutions using platforms such as Kubernetes, EKS and ECS.
• Hands on experience with the complete software development life cycle (SDLC), from system analysis and design, testing and implementation.
• Deep hands-on technical understanding and management of containers and their related technologies.
• Design, develop, and implement containerization strategies.
• Collaborate with the software development teams to containerize existing applications.
• Manage and monitor deployed containerized applications.
• Develop and maintain continuous integration and delivery pipelines (CI / CD)
• Ensure container orchestration and scalability using ECS, EKS, Kubernetes or similar tools.
• Develop containerization strategies that align with cloud deployment models.
• Ensure container security and implement necessary safeguards.
• Perform troubleshooting and resolution of system issues.

Strong skills are desired in each of the following areas :

QUALIFICATIONS :

Education Level : Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field OR in lieu of a bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Licenses / Certifications Upon Hire Preferred :

Experience : 10 years' Experience in Architecture Domain.

Preferred Qualifications :

Strongly Preferred Qualifications :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Salary Range : $150,000 - $268,125

Salary Range Disclaimer

The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the work is being performed. This compensation range is specific and considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilites of the position, the candidate's work experience, education / training, internal peer equity, and market and business consideration. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range, as compensation decisions depend on each case's facts and circumstances, including but not limited to experience, internal equity, and location. In addition to your compensation, CareFirst offers a comprehensive benefits package, various incentive programs / plans, and 401k contribution programs / plans (all benefits / incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).

Department

Cloud and Platform Engineering

Equal Employment Opportunity

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Where To Apply

Please visit our website to apply : www.carefirst.com / careers

Federal Disc / Physical Demand

Note : The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes him / her ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The associate is primarily seated while performing the duties of the position. Occasional walking or standing is required. The hands are regularly used to write, type, key and handle or feel small controls and objects. The associate must frequently talk and hear. Weights up to 25 pounds are occasionally lifted.

Sponsorship in US

Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without Sponsorship

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Salary : $150,000 - $268,125