Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer

Humana

4d • Remote

About The Position

Become a part of our caring community The AWS Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer Supports development and execution of cloud implementation strategy within organization's existing IT infrastructure. The Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. The AWS Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer Implements organization's cloud strategy from a technical perspective, including design, planning, integration, maintenance and support of cloud architecture. May work with stakeholders across organization to evaluate cloud systems and identify appropriate solutions. Collaborates with product managers and engineers to develop specifications for new cloud-based products/services, applications and solutions. Drives the roll-out of cloud management platforms, evaluates its performance and implements enhancements. Begins to influence department’s strategy. Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, and work is performed without direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments. Implement the organization’s cloud strategy from a technical perspective, including the design, planning, integration, maintenance, and support of AWS-based cloud architecture. Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to assess existing cloud systems and identify optimal solutions for business and technical requirements. Work with product managers and other engineering teams to develop specifications for new cloud-based products, services, applications, and solutions. Lead the deployment and roll-out of cloud management platforms; evaluate performance and recommend or implement enhancements. Influence departmental strategy by contributing technical expertise and insights to support organizational goals. Make decisions on moderately complex to complex technical issues related to project components, exercising independent judgment and considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches. Ensure cloud environments adhere to best practices regarding security, scalability, resiliency, operational excellence, and cost effectiveness. Provide technical guidance and support for cloud migration, modernization, and integration initiatives. Maintain documentation of cloud architecture, processes, and procedures to support governance and compliance requirements. Stay current with emerging AWS technologies and cloud industry trends to drive innovation and continuous improvement. Use your skills to make an impact A Senior Cloud Solutions Engineer typically works with the following platforms and AWS technologies: Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) AWS Lambda Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service) AWS CloudFormation AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management) AWS VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) Amazon DynamoDB AWS CloudWatch AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) AWS API Gateway AWS Direct Connect AWS SNS (Simple Notification Service) AWS SQS (Simple Queue Service) AWS EventBridge

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• 5 or more years of experience designing, developing, and testing of software applications and/or infrastructure
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform required.
• Utilizing version control systems like Git or Bitbucket.
• CI/CD pipelines and tools including but not limited to Flux, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions.
• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can only be used if leadership approves it.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree preferred, not required
• Experience with Ansible, Puppet or Chef is a preferred.
• Familarity with collaboration tools such as Miro, Lucid Charts or Confluence Whiteboards.
• Understanding of agile project and work management tools such as Jira, Trello or Azure Devops Boards.

Responsibilities

• Implement the organization’s cloud strategy from a technical perspective, including the design, planning, integration, maintenance, and support of AWS-based cloud architecture.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to assess existing cloud systems and identify optimal solutions for business and technical requirements.
• Work with product managers and other engineering teams to develop specifications for new cloud-based products, services, applications, and solutions.
• Lead the deployment and roll-out of cloud management platforms; evaluate performance and recommend or implement enhancements.
• Influence departmental strategy by contributing technical expertise and insights to support organizational goals.
• Make decisions on moderately complex to complex technical issues related to project components, exercising independent judgment and considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches.
• Ensure cloud environments adhere to best practices regarding security, scalability, resiliency, operational excellence, and cost effectiveness.
• Provide technical guidance and support for cloud migration, modernization, and integration initiatives.
• Maintain documentation of cloud architecture, processes, and procedures to support governance and compliance requirements.
• Stay current with emerging AWS technologies and cloud industry trends to drive innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees