Principal Cloud Platform Engineer (Azure & AWS) - CCoE

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota•Eagan, MN

1d•$115,000 - $195,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is seeking a seasoned Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to set the technical direction for our enterprise cloud platforms across Azure and AWS. In this strategic role, you will architect secure landing zones and guardrails, lead policy-as-code and identity/network patterns, and drive adoption of compliant “paved roads” aligned with HIPAA/HITRUST standards. You’ll own Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules, establish identity, networking, and security baselines, and define platform reliability and resilience standards. Beyond technical leadership, you’ll publish reference architectures, mentor engineers, collaborate with FinOps on cost optimization, and represent the Cloud Center of Excellence in executive forums and audits.

Requirements

7+ years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.
Cloud Service Provider Certification (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals, etc.) – required within 1 year of employment
Demonstrated knowledge of digital platforms, tools, and processes
Demonstrated passion for building high quality technology solutions
Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role
Demonstrated ability to come up with innovative, complete technology solutions to business needs
This job is on location at the BlueCross MN Eagan campus and may include on-call duties
High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
10+ years in cloud/platform engineering; deep experience with both Azure and AWS in enterprise settings.
Proven delivery of landing zones/guardrails and regulated-industry controls (HIPAA/ HITRUST).
Expert with Terraform at scale, CI/CD governance, and policy-as-code.
Strong in identity, networking, security engineering, and observability patterns.
Preferred certs: AZ-305/AZ-400, AWS SA Pro/DevOps Pro, CCSFP, CISSP/CCSP.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, code, and test of digital products.
Design, develop, configure, support AWS platform.
Lead system designs and technology platform decisions.
Keep abreast of industry trends and present findings to team, leadership, and stakeholders.
Mentor and train fellow team members on technologies, design patterns, and best practices.
Participate on and lead agile teams of skilled developers / engineers, testers, and analysists.
Contribute to product development.
Continuous Integration / Continuous Deploy lifecycle.
Work closely with business stakeholders to plan product features, stories.
Work creatively and collaboratively with to ensure product usability, usefulness, feasibility, and cost effectiveness.
Ensure team members have tools, time, and resources they need to successfully deliver and support solutions.