Lead Software Engineer Delivery Platform & Developer Experience

Leads the design development and evolution of complex software engineering solutions and software delivery platform capabilities that support Wellmarks business and technology initiatives. Serves as a technical leader for CI/CD engineering software delivery automation reusable pipelines and workflows self-service and engineering enablement. Ensures engineering solutions align with business expectations Wellmark standards architecture principles and security requirements.

Utilizes established relationships with Wellmark leaders and acts as a consultant on software delivery capabilities engineering delivery challenges process improvements and technology enhancements. Provides technical leadership and contributes to the direction and evolution of enterprise CI/CD including reusable pipelines and workflows delivery automation platform integrations governance controls and continuous improvement of software delivery workflows.

Qualifications :

Preferred:

• Experience working within Agile product delivery or software engineering environments.
• Experience designing implementing and supporting enterprise CI/CD capabilities using GitHub Actions or similar technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD capabilities for AWS-based applications and infrastructure including build deployment configuration environment and release automation.
• Experience developing and driving adoption of reusable pipelines workflows automation templates and self-service capabilities including integrations with cloud platforms security tooling testing frameworks observability solutions and developer tools.
• Experience defining software delivery roadmaps prioritizing engineering capabilities and balancing developer security operational and business needs.
• Experience identifying developer friction and gaps across software delivery workflows and driving measurable improvements across tools processes and teams.
• Experience in integrating CI/CD capabilities with internal developer platforms developer portals and other self-service engineering experiences.
• Experience implementing software supply chain security automated governance and compliance controls within delivery workflows.
• Experience using software delivery reliability adoption usage or developer productivity measures to identify opportunities and evaluate outcomes.
• Experience with infrastructure as code configuration as code or policy as code practices.
• Experience applying product management principles to software delivery capabilities including gathering developer feedback prioritizing capabilities measuring adoption and creating alignment with engineering standards.

Required:

• Bachelors degree in computer science MIS or related field of study and at least five years of development experience or nine years of related and applicable experience.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience in software development lifecycle methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and coach/mentor team members.
• Big picture thinker with the ability to translate WaaS strategy to company strategy.
• Strong ability to perform root cause analysis and recommend solutions using data.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and communicate with stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Continuous learning mindset and awareness of industry trends.
• Ability to collaborate and work within a diverse development team model.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross team technical initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing reusable pipeline capabilities defining CI/CD engineering standards and driving adoption across engineering teams.

Additional Information :

a. Lead the design development and implementation of highly complex programs. Coordinate the preparation coding testing and debugging of complex programs including the analysis and development of workflows that utilize emerging technology and meet and exceed Wellmarks evolving business needs.

b. Serve as a subject matter expert for CI/CD reusable pipelines and workflows software delivery automation delivery platform integrations self-service capabilities and related engineering practices. Lead the implementation of innovative secure scalable and cost-effective capabilities used across multiple applications systems and engineering teams.

c. Provide technical leadership training and guidance to team members in gathering information conducting root cause analysis defining problems and formulating solutions verifying outcomes and continuously optimizing solutions.

d. Mentor guide and problem-solve with other technology areas in the design development and implementation of solutions including how to use new or enhanced software/applications.

e. Partner with application engineering cloud security architecture operations quality engineering and other technology teams to integrate platform capabilities products and processes.

f. Utilize established relationships with Wellmark leaders and act as a primary consultant on enterprise pipeline capabilities engineering delivery challenges process improvements and technology enhancements.

g. Lead and participate in enterprise pipeline capability development capability assessments project proposals estimates and proof-of-concept activities as needed.

h. Maintain awareness of industry best practices and standards and proactively participate in relevant industry and knowledge-sharing groups. Provide direction for enterprise standards conduct code reviews and monitor adherence to standards.

i. Lead the design development integration adoption and ongoing maturity of enterprise CI/CD capabilities including reusable pipelines workflows automation templates and build and deployment automation. Integrate source control cloud platforms security tooling testing frameworks observability solutions developer tools and internal developer platform capabilities to provide a consistent and reliable software delivery experience.

j. Develop reusable pipelines workflows automation templates reference implementations documentation governance controls and self-service delivery capabilities that reduce developer friction and enable engineering teams to adopt Wellmark standards and preferred engineering practices.

k. Apply a product mindset to enterprise CI/CD capabilities by gathering developer feedback understanding software delivery journeys prioritizing capabilities contributing to software delivery capability development and defining measures for adoption reliability effectiveness performance and developer experience outcomes.

l. Operate support monitor and continuously improve enterprise CI/CD capabilities. Partner with application engineering architecture security cloud internal developer platform and other technology teams to evaluate technical tradeoffs improve software delivery reliability and promote reliable service and shared team ownership.

m. Other duties as assigned.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time