Cloud Engineer; Platform Engineering

Cloud Engineer (Platform Engineering)

Job Description

Department(s): ITS - Infrastructure

Reports to:

Sr Manager II

FLSA status:
Non-Exempt

Salary Grade: O - $105,000 - $173,734

Applicants will be accepted on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received. The deadline for the first review of applications is Tuesday, January 16, 2023 at 11:59 PM. Applicants that apply after the first review are not guaranteed to be considered for this recruitment. This recruitment may close at any time without notice after the first review date.

About Cal Optima Health Cal Optima Health is the single largest health plan in Orange County, serving one in three residents with health insurance programs for low‑income children, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities. Our 1,500 employees are valued for their individual perspectives and contributions and benefit from flexible work schedules, recognition, and opportunities to grow.

The Cloud Engineer (Platform Engineering) works under minimal supervision and is responsible for the day‑to‑day design, development, and operations of Cal Optima Health’s cloud platform (Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Office 365, Active Directory, and additional services). The incumbent is an experienced technical professional who embraces and expands existing cloud architecture, provides expertise as workloads transition to the cloud, and coordinates with internal support, engineering teams, and external partners on multiple projects and initiatives.

• Participates in a mission‑driven culture of high‑quality performance, with a member focus on customer service, consistency, dignity, and accountability.
• Assists the team in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short‑ and long‑term goals/priorities for the department.
• Designs, develops, and deploys cloud‑based systems and services in collaboration with Architects and in accordance with best practices and strategic direction.
• Optimizes cloud infrastructure initiatives and assists other departments with moving their workloads to the cloud.
• Coordinates medium‑large size projects including planning, developing, testing, and implementing new projects.
• Provides input on technical architecture and direction for the cloud environments.
• Compiles and updates cloud reference architecture and provides support for Microsoft Azure, Office 365, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS integrations, and other cloud services.
• Evaluates and provides insight on cloud technologies (modules, applications, hardware, and new software).
• Ensures efficient performance and utilization of cloud services (compute, storage, and network).
• Works closely with and advises Information Security on cloud vulnerabilities and threats by identifying, analyzing, and resolving infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
• Works closely with the IT Services (ITS) Application team on service performance by migrating workloads to Microsoft Azure and automating tasks using Microsoft Power Shell, Python, etc.
• Assists with configuration of network solutions.
• Responds to updates and closes service desk tickets generated by internal business partners.
• Reviews legacy systems with the ITS team and provides recommendations for improvements.
• Monitors network/system performance by identifying system and network events, security, and environmental alarms.
• Assists with the development, implementation, and testing of data contingency/disaster recovery planning.
• Completes other projects and duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology or related field required.
• 5 years of experience working with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
• 5 years of experience working with Extreme Networks EXOS, XIO, VOS, EOS and Control in a wired and wireless environment.
• 5 years of experience working with Palo Alto NGFW, VPN, SD‑WAN, Cortex.
• 5 years of experience working with F5 LTM.
• 5 years of experience working with Cisco Ironport using secure emails.
• 5 years of experience working with RSA, Yubikey, Azure Active Directory MFA.
• 3 years of experience working with…