Build & Deployment Engineer II

MedImpact•San Diego, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is seeking a Build & Deployment Engineer II to work within Information Technology and report to the Manager, IT Reliability Engineering. The role researches, recommends, and implements improvements to software delivery processes and infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes-based container orchestration. It partners closely with IT Development and IT Operations to design and implement CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and scalable deployment automation for on-premises systems and public cloud environments. This is an on-site position at MedImpact’s San Diego headquarters; remote work is not an option. It is an exempt position with typical core business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but requires flexibility to work beyond traditional hours, including nights, weekends, or holidays as needed. Domestic travel may be required up to 10% of the time. The position has no supervisory responsibilities and is not eligible for sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree and 8+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Four years of subject-matter-expert experience in the respective areas.
Excellent Bash, Python, and/or Groovy scripting skills.
Excellent understanding of software build and deployment automation frameworks and CI/CD pipeline design.
Multiyear hands-on experience with industry-standard CI/CD and DevOps tools, including Jenkins, Git, Artifactory/Nexus, Ansible, and ArgoCD or Kubernetes.
Strong hands-on Kubernetes expertise in AKS and private cloud, including cluster administration, workload scheduling, networking (CNI), storage (CSI), RBAC, and troubleshooting.
Experience with Kubernetes packaging and deployment tools such as Helm and Kustomize, and GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux.
Solid UNIX command-line and Windows operating system experience.
Excellent understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
Multiyear experience and excellent working knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Experience with Microsoft Project Management or similar software.
Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to train and mentor less experienced staff.
Ability to schedule and prioritize multiple projects to ensure timely and effective delivery of IT solutions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Ability to work collaboratively and foster productive relationships with peers, management, and external clients.
Results-oriented, with the ability to manage concurrent projects and changing priorities and deadlines.
Ability to apply logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts, including exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to work on-site at the San Diego headquarters; remote work is not an option.
Flexibility to work beyond traditional business hours, including nights, weekends, or holidays as needed.
Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time.
Ability to perform the described physical functions, including occasional lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds and maintaining close visual acuity, color vision, and depth perception.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) business model, including plans, programs, and practices, and with pharmaceutical practices and nomenclature.

Responsibilities

Apply CI/CD and GitOps principles to design, develop, and maintain software build and deployment automation pipelines.
Design, deploy, and maintain on-premises Kubernetes and associated workloads, including Helm charts, Operators, and custom resource definitions.
Build and maintain containerized application delivery pipelines using Docker and Kubernetes-native tooling such as Helm, Kustomize, and ArgoCD.
Maintain CI/CD infrastructure and developer tooling, including Jenkins or GitLab CI, Git source control, Artifactory or Nexus, and configuration management tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
Research and communicate CI/CD, container orchestration, and platform engineering improvements and enhancements.
Implement Infrastructure as Code practices to provision and manage on-premises virtual machines, bare-metal servers, and Kubernetes infrastructure.
Integrate observability, logging, monitoring, and alerting tools into deployment pipelines for on-premises Kubernetes, cloud, and virtualized environments.
Implement DevSecOps practices, including automated security scanning, image vulnerability scanning, and policy enforcement.
Support API lifecycle management and automation using API gateway and management platforms, including API deployment pipelines, policy configuration, and developer portal integration.
Recommend new technologies, industry best practices, and process improvements to IT management.
Communicate and present designs in group settings and adopt techniques and technologies that improve software delivery efficiency.
Apply sound software engineering techniques and standards to reduce coding errors and ensure robust, efficient work products.
Provide documentation, training, and mentoring to IT staff on CI/CD processes and tools.
Attend job-related training, user groups, or conferences and proactively suggest improvements to processes and tools.
Share knowledge with other IT staff members.
Provide customer service to internal and external clients, respond to service requests, solicit feedback, and meet client commitments.
Work beyond standard business hours as needed to accomplish responsibilities and meet deadlines.