Senior DevOps Platform Engineer

Humana

1d • Remote

About The Position

Humana is seeking a Senior DevOps Platform Engineer to advance our healthcare technology initiatives. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, compliant cloud infrastructure on Azure and GCP, supporting enterprise-scale engineering teams. Key duties include building modern CI/CD pipelines, deploying and managing Kubernetes-based workloads, building helm charts, GitOps patterns, integrating security tools, automating workflows using PowerShell, Bash, and Python, and ensuring HIPAA and SOC2 compliance. The position also involves troubleshooting complex incidents, providing on-call support, enhancing developer experience through standards and documentation, and participating in Agile ceremonies. Ideal candidates should have experience IT infrastructure, significant hands-on DevOps experience, strong automation and troubleshooting skills, and familiarity with healthcare or regulated environments. Technical proficiency with cloud platforms, CI/CD tools, containers, security integrations, and scripting is required.

Requirements

• 10+ years in IT infrastructure and operations
• 5+ years hands-on DevOps experience
• Healthcare or regulated environment experience preferred
• Cloud: Azure, GCP, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitOps, ArgoCD
• Containers: Kubernetes, AKS, GKE, OpenShift
• Quality, Security and Feature Flag Tools: SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory, LaunchDarkly
• Operating Systems: Strong Linux/Unix administration
• Scripting: PowerShell, Advanced Bash, Python
• AI Tools: Experience with Windsurf or similar AI development tools
• Monitoring: Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring and observability tools
• Self-sufficient problem solver
• Strong automation mindset
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• Deep understanding of healthcare compliance requirements
• Ability to lead and work independently on complex projects

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise DevOps platforms
• Familiarity with DORA metrics and DevOps maturity models
• Experience integrating automated testing and security tools into CI/CD
• Background in regulated/compliance-driven environments (healthcare a plus)
• Cloud certifications (Azure, GCP, Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on Azure and GCP
• Develop, operate, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Harness, GitHub Actions and GitOps - ArgoCD
• Deploy and manage containerized applications with Kubernetes (AKS, GKE, OpenShift)
• Implement security best practices, administer and integrate tools such as SonarQube, JFrog Artifactory and Jfrog Xray.
• Deep understanding of feature flag management and progressive delivery techniques using LaunchDarkly.
• Develop automation scripts in PowerShell, Bash, and Python
• Leverage AI tools (e.g., GitHub CoPilot) to build self-service capabilities and enable agentic engineering workflows
• Ensure HIPAA and SOC2 compliance throughout DevOps processes
• Configure, optimize, and support build agents and runners (Linux, Windows, GHRunners)
• Provide L3 and on-call support for infrastructure and platform services
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex platform incidents independently
• Monitor system performance, reliability, and scalability to ensure optimal operation
• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies (Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives), backlog grooming, and continuous improvement
• Create documentation, standards, and reusable templates to enhance developer experience

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed