Senior DevOps Engineer

Location and Workplace Flexibility:

We have offices in Atlanta GA, Boston MA, Morristown NJ, Plano TX, St. Louis MO, St. Petersburg FL, and Hyderabad, India. We foster a hybrid and remote friendly culture and all of our employee's work locations are based on the needs of the position and determined by the Leadership team. In-office work and activities, if applicable, vary based on the work and team objectives in accordance with Company policies.

At Zelis, we’re passionate about continuing our transformation into a tech-forward provider in this growing marketplace. We rely on our DevOps Engineering teams to expand our monitoring, reliability, and automation needs. We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with proven hands-on experience in administering DevOps principles who brings fresh ideas, demonstrates a unique and informed viewpoint, and enjoys collaborating with a cross-functional team to develop real-world solutions and positive user experiences at every interaction.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will identify end-to-end DevOps solutions and leverage best practices & patterns in partnering with many application teams in their journey.

Essential Duties and Functions

• Implement and manage continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.

• Experience with Automated Testing Pipelines, Pipeline Templates, Git Repositories and Scripting languages like PowerShell are required.

• Monitor system performance, reliability, and scalability to ensure optimal operation of applications and services.

• Identify and resolve issues related to DevOps processes and infrastructure, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption.

• Collaborate with development, QA, and SRE teams to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.

• Implement security best practices to protect applications and data from threats.

• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Must have in-depth knowledge on Azure architecture, Object Oriented and Service Oriented Architectures as well as Design Patterns.

Required Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in a DevOps Engineering with a strong focus on hands-on implementation of DevOps principles within Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions using YAML/classic pipelines.

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as LogicMonitor, Azure Monitoring, New Relic, or Splunk.

• Strong Knowledge of dependency management (ex: NuGet, NPM)

• 20% travel to the Zelis Morristown, NJ office

Preferred Experience:

• Bachelor's degree

• Use Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to ensure the availability and resilience.

• Ability to think operationally, demonstrating critical thought in a complex business environment.

• Knowledge of IAC tools like Terraform and/or Azure Resource Manager (ARM).

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum team environments.

• Experience working with off-shore teams help.

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience by providing a connected platform that bridges the gaps and aligns interests across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. This platform serves more than 750 payers, including the top 5 national health plans, BCBS insurers, regional health plans, TPAs and self-insured employers, and millions of healthcare providers and consumers. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging 
At Zelis, we champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our operations. We embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at Zelis, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, even if you do not believe you 100% fit the qualifications of the position, including women, LGBTQIA people, people of color, and people with disabilities.

Accessibility Support 

We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require a reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email [email protected].

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