Senior Engineer, DevOps

Bellese Technologies is looking for someone with a passion for solving big problems in healthcare. We foster a learning environment that thrives on curiosity, innovation, and passion about improving healthcare in America.
Our remote-first team is spread across 20+ states and leverages exceptional collaboration to amplify our strengths. We provide an environment focused around helping you achieve your goals. Because when you succeed, we all succeed.
The Senior Engineer, DevOps position will join the Platform: Foundation team on the HQR contract. Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR) is a software system that Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses to measure the quality of care that hospitals are providing not only to Medicare recipients, but also to the general U.S. population. The HQR Foundation team supports all cross-functional development teams on the HQR contract by building out infrastructure, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, development environments, and other developer tools, as well as providing operational support.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, containerization technologies, and Infrastructure as Code tools in alignment with DevSecOps principles to streamline the deployment and management of microservices and APIs on AWS.
• Develop and deploy monitoring, logging, and performance optimization tools to ensure observability and resilience of microservices and APIs, while adhering to DevSecOps standards.
• Participate in regular security reviews, risk assessments, and vulnerability management activities to proactively identify and remediate potential threats within the microservices, APIs, and AWS infrastructure.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of security, compliance, and governance policies within the AWS environment to ensure adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage microservices-based architecture and orchestration using container technologies.
• Collaborate with software development teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues and outages.
• Ensure the availability, performance, security, and scalability of applications.
• Implement and maintain industry best practices for system hardening and configuration management.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide system support.
• Document processes and monitor system logs and activity for potential issues
• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality software applications across both frontend and backend technologies, ensuring functionality, scalability, and performance
• Collaborate with product managers and other stakeholders to define and refine requirements, and to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business needs
• Participate in architecture and design discussions, contributing expertise and providing guidance to help drive the selection of appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools
• Write clean, well-structured, and maintainable code, adhering to established coding standards and best practices
• Perform thorough code and design reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and identifying potential risks or areas for improvement
• Debug and resolve software defects, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues before they impact users
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including software architecture diagrams, API specifications, and user guides
• Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team culture
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, such as stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across the team
• Continuously evaluate and recommend new technologies, frameworks, and tools, helping to drive innovation and keep the team up-to-date with industry trends
• Assist in the estimation, prioritization, and planning of development tasks, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Engage in ongoing professional development to stay current with industry best practices, and share knowledge and insights with the team as appropriate

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and/or 5+ years of experience in DevOps, system administration, or a similar role.
• Git proficiency.
• Proficient with CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins and Github Actions.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS: ECS, Lambda, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, aws cli, etc.) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform.
• Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools, specifically Docker and Amazon ECS.
• Solid understanding of networking, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, and other infrastructure components.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Bash/