Job DescriptionYour Role The Cloud Development Platform team serves at the direction of the Sr. Director of Technical Engineering, enabling BSC's journey to the cloud. The Automation and Tools Engineer, Experienced will report to the Sr. Manager of Technical Engineering. In this role you will design, build, and maintain for our Internal Developer Platform (BlueStack) including flows and tools related to CI/CD, enabling operational excellence for Blue Shield of CA, our trading partners, and provider networks.
ResponsibilitiesYour WorkIn this role, you will:
- Deploy and support our provider agnostic Cloud Enablement Developer Platform (BlueStack), actively contributing to the achievement of our future state goals and ensuring current success and operational excellence
- Operate within a GitOps framework, collaborating with team members to accelerate capabilities and practices for the product, team, department, and our partners across the organization
- Document knowledge and intellectual capital related to automation frameworks and automated test solutions
- Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated tests to be used in middleware and GUI testing of applications/systems spanning multiple domains
- Define, track, and report key performance indicators, metrics, and trends related to automation development, usage, and contribution to software quality
- Troubleshoot complex problems with automation tools and automation framework setup/configuration
- Communicate with stakeholders regarding automation planning, design, meeting automation requirements, and automation development activities
- Design and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines that support multi-environment deployments
- Lead cross-functional efforts to integrate automated testing and security validation into release workflows
- Optimize build and deployment processes to reduce cycle time and improve system reliability
- Mentor junior engineers on CI/CD best practices and infrastructure-as-code principles
- Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to align automation strategies with business goals
QualificationsYour Knowledge and Experience- Typically, requires a college degree or equivalent experience
- Requires at least 3 years of prior relevant experience
- Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using BitBucket Pipelines
- Advanced proficiency in shell-scripting, Java, Python, and JavaScript for automation and integration tasks
- Experience with integrating CI/CD pipelines with REST API
- Proven ability to implement database versioning and migration strategies using Flyway DB
- Experienced operating GitOps principles and practices in enterprise-scale environments
- Desired Qualifications
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing containerized applications in Kubernetes across Azure and AWS environments using Argo CD
- Knowledge of security automation and compliance integration within CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with implementing and maintaining GitHub and GitHub Actions
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
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About the TeamAbout Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of CompaniesStellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.
Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.
Stellarus' vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus' objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California's vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Our Values: At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.
Our Workplace Model:At Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose - whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach - by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working:
- Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above).Exceptions:
o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
o For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
- On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.
Physical Requirements:Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
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Equal Employment Opportunity:External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
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