Elevance Health

PlatformEngineerLead

$140–140k Richmond, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Platform Engineer Lead at Elevance Health. Skills: Platform Engineering, System Development, AI Services. Engineer and implement systems. Collaborate with other teams”

What You'll Achieve.

delivery of end to end system development and maintenance; systems that are efficient, scalable, compliant; meet functional requirements; delivery of application technology solutions; data information planning efforts

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

problem solver

Eligibility Requirements

not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship, in-office 1 - 2 days per week, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered, on-call support, vendor evaluation and analysis, sensitive position

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BAS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study, minimum of 7 years related multi platform, multi-dimensional experience, expert level experience with business and technical

Nice to Have

understanding of secure information, systems, compliance, and data practices, Expert level skills developing in one or all of the following languages is strongly preferred: Python, Typescript, Go, Expert level skills designing and implementing scalable backend APIs and services in an SOA or microservice architecture utilizing any of the following (or similar) is strongly preferred: REST, OpenAPI, gRPC, Swagger, Experience working with Docker and container-based orchestration, Cloud-native experience with expertise in AWS preferred, but experience with other Cloud providers, Understanding and experience with building AI services and their orchestration in the cloud, including Generative AI, LLMs, ML, ML Ops, Experience with any AI model cloud providers, Experience working with agents, agentic workflows, and agentic runtimes, Experience with AI Observability, Skills working with CI/CD, automation, and integration testing, Experience working with and securing cloud data services, Kuberbetes and/or DevOps experience, Experience with OpenTelemetry

What You'll Do.

Engineer and implement systems

Collaborate with other teams

Implement improvements in stability

Implement process to reduce barriers

Participate in change request process

Help develop and own list of enhancements

Develop and define application scope

Perform technical design reviews

Follow software development lifecycle

Be responsible for delivery

Participate in on-call support

Utilize technical development environment

Participate in vendor evaluation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with other teams and Engineers to deliver solutions; coordinates with other teams as necessary

Full Job Description

**Anticipated End Date:** 2026-05-29 **Position Title:** Platform Engineer Lead **Job Description:** **Platform Engineer Lead** _PLEASE NOTE: This position is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship_ **Location** : This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. The **Platform Engineer Lead** will be responsible for engineering and delivery of end to end system development and maintenance on key Enterprise wide technology platforms. **How you will make an impact:** * Be a doer. Engineer and implement systems that are efficient, scalable, compliant with enterprise standards, and meet functional requirements as part of a Platform. * Collaborate with other teams and Engineers to deliver solutions, but also be a problem solver and independent thinker who doesn’t need all the details laid out for them. * Implement improvements in stability, performance, and scalability across major business-critical systems. * Implement process to reduce barriers and roadblocks in projects, services, and processes in order to operate more efficiently. * Participate in the change request process and coordinates with other teams as necessary. * Help develop and own list of final enhancements and technical requirements. * Develop and define application scope and objectives and participates in the preparation of technical and/or functional specifications from which services will be writt

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