Principal AI Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer

The Cloud Enablement & Engineering Team at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is hiring a Principal AI Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer . In this fully remote role, you will develop target-state architectures, define enterprise platform strategies, and guide product and engineering teams in delivering scalable, secure, and business-aligned cloud and AI solutions.

Notes:

• While this is a remote role, travel to our Chattanooga, TN headquarters will be required for final interviews.
• We are unable to hire candidates who live in NY, NJ, NJ, CA or MA.
• Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise on cloud architecture and cloud infrastructure engineering to other IT and business teams.
• Collaborates with various teams across the organizations including Product Management, Architecture, Software Engineering, and Infrastructure to operationalize DevOps processes and tools.
• Interpret technical requirements into business requirements and communicate risks to relevant stakeholders ranging from business leaders to engineers.
• Provide succinct diagrams such as high-level design and low-level design documents and workflows and able to present to senior leadership as well as technical teams.
• Work with Reliability Engineering teams to implement cloud specific monitoring tools.
• Work through the project life cycle from design, implementation, cutover, hyper care and operation transition.
• Participate in problem solving, troubleshooting and level 3 engineering support of infrastructure and applications as needed.

Job Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent years of experience is required.

Experience

• 8 years - Infrastructure Cloud Infrastructure and Software Engineering experience.
• Experience with infrastructure cloud engineering and establishing cloud strategy and architecture at an enterprise level.
• Experience leading large-scale Azure/AWS/GCP migrations and Azure Cloud project delivery, i.e., responsible for cloud project deliverables, technical and architecture oversight, project delivery approach, delivery performance - working with delivery and PM teams.
• Experience in Automation and Development best practices related to Cloud application modernization.
• Experience with enterprise network design including segmentation models, encryption, logging and monitoring.
• Experience with firewalls, network authentication controls, and Linux/Windows operating systems.
• Experience with logging and monitoring tools such as Splunk, New Relic, Logstash, CloudTrail.

Skills/Certifications

• Deep understanding of Azure (preferred) and/ or AWS experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of various aspects of CI/CD practices: Infrastructure
• Automation, Application Build and Deployment Automation using various leading tools.
• Understanding of Docker/Kubernetes for managing container-based images, their deployment via Kubernetes based services, DNS/DDI, networking management
• Knowledge of Terraform/Ansible, GIT based products (GitHub, Bitbucket), Azure DevOps/Jenkins, etc., for building pipeline.
• Understanding of cloud security architectures for cloud/hybrid systems.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, architectural articulation, and leadership skills.
• Be able to work with teams with varying levels of technical backgrounds and experiences

Number of Openings Available

1

Worker Type:

Employee

Company:

BCBST BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc.

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As Tennessee's largest health benefit plan company, we've been helping Tennesseans find their own unique paths to good health since 1945. More than that, we're your neighbors and friends – fellow Tennesseans with deep roots of caring tradition, a focused approach to physical, financial and community good health for today, and a bright outlook for an even healthier tomorrow.

At BCBST, we empower our employees to thrive both independently and collaboratively, creating a collective impact on the lives of our members. We seek talented individuals who excel in a team environment, share responsibility, and embrace accountability.

We're also seeking candidates who are proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Teams, organized, and capable of managing multiple assignments or projects simultaneously. Additional, strong interpersonal abilities along with strong oral and written communication skills are important across all roles at BCBST.

We foster a culture where innovation is encouraged. That includes using AI enabled tools responsibly to support everyday work — guided by proven workflows, templates, and policies. As roles become more advanced, we expect employees to leverage AI more broadly to transform how we serve members.

BCBST is a remote-first organization with many employees working primarily from their homes. Each position within the company is classified as either fully remote, partially remote, or office based.

BCBST hires employees for remote positions from across the U.S. with the exception of the following states: California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York. Applicants living in these states may move to an approved state prior to starting a position with BCBST at their own expense.If the position requires the individual to reside in Chattanooga, TN, they may be eligible for relocation assistance.