Senior DevOps Engineer IV

Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change.

At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission.

We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters – patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 13 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding.

Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem.

As a Dev Ops Engineer IV, you will lead the design, implementation, manage, support and operation of cloud-native infrastructure and container orchestration platforms, with a primary focus on Kubernetes and AWS EKS.This role is responsible for driving platform reliability, scalability, automation, and operational excellence across critical SaaS and cloud-based workloads.

You will work closely with Cloud Architecture, Security, and Engineering teams to modernize infrastructure, implement best practices, and enable application teams through self-service and platform capabilities.

You will function as a senior technical leader, contributing to architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and ensuring alignment with security, compliance, and operational standards.

Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.

Location:

Remote USRole

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience5–7 years of progressive experience in cloud, Dev Ops, or platform engineering roles

Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes including production cluster operations

Experience with container technologies such as Docker Deep experience with AWS, including Amazon EKSStrong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt, Cloud Formation)
Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (Git Lab CI, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions)

Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Cloud Watch, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or similar)
Strong scripting and automation experience (Python, Bash, or similar)

Experience with Git-based workflows and version control best practices

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies

Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and root cause analysis experience

Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills

Preferred:

AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Dev Ops Engineer, or Kubernetes-specific certifications such as CKA/CKAD)
Experience implementing security best practices for Kubernetes (RBAC, network policies, secrets management)

Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)

Experience with multi-cluster or hybrid Kubernetes environments

Key Responsibilities:

Kubernetes & Platform Engineering Design, deploy, and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters, primarily on AWS EKSBuild and maintain containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes best practices

Define and enforce standards for containerization, deployment patterns, and cluster operations

Implement scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant platform architectures

Infrastructure & Automation Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloud Formation)
Develop reusable modules and automation frameworks to enable self-service infrastructure

Drive infrastructure standardization, cost optimization, and performance improvements

CI/CD & Dev Ops Enablement Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support containerized application delivery

Integrate automated testing, security scanning, and deployment strategies (blue/green, canary)
Enable development teams with tooling, templates, and best practices for Dev Ops adoption

Observability & Reliability Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for Kubernetes workloads and infrastructure

Define SLOs/SLIs and drive improvements in system reliability and performance

Lead incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and continuous improvement efforts

Security & Compliance Ensure Kubernetes and cloud environments meet security and compliance standards

Implement secure configurations, access controls, and audit capabilities

Partner with Info Sec teams to manage risk and compliance initiatives

Leadership &…