**Experienced Full Stack DevOps Engineer – Web & Cloud Application Development at blithequark**

Are you a skilled DevOps professional with a passion for driving innovation and improving the efficiency of complex systems? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? If so, we invite you to join blithequark, a leading healthcare development organization, as a Principal DevOps Engineer. **About blithequark** blithequark is a Fortune 6 healthcare leader dedicated to delivering People, Managers, Medical professionals, makers, and others with innovative advantages, products, and services. Our mission is to drive genuine change and improve the health of millions. If you're passionate about making a difference in the work you do, being recognized for your expertise and skill in tackling complex clinical data challenges while contributing to the advancement of key business initiatives, consider growing your career with us. **The Role** As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you will be a Senior IC driving DevOps improvement and change, responsible for driving the organizational change in creating DevOps tooling, practices, and culture. You will contribute to business-wide needs and ensure the adoption of same, including transparency, flexibility, accessibility, security, and cost effectiveness. **Key Responsibilities:** * Lead DevOps strategy covering planning, development of tools, practices, and culture * Establish and uphold DevOps best practices, including version control, code review, automated testing, and deployment techniques * Design and manage infrastructure as code, using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar, to provision and manage assets across cloud environments * Execute and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar, ensuring fast and reliable application deployment * Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure teams are adhering to industry best practices and regulatory requirements * Monitor and analyze DevOps pipelines and practices, identifying areas for improvement, advancement, and automation to enhance deployment/failback consistency and accuracy * Stay up-to-date with emerging data technologies, trends, and best practices, and make recommendations for their adoption within the organization's DevOps environment * Coach and provide technical guidance to junior colleagues, promoting a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning **Required Capabilities:** * Experience working in open cloud environments, GCP (e.g.), Azure, AWS, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) * Proficiency in infrastructure as code concepts and tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) for automating asset provisioning and deployment * Active involvement in CI/CD pipeline tools (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI) and version control systems (e.g., Git) * Strong scripting abilities in languages like Python, Bash, or similar * Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex DevOps stage issues and provide effective solutions * Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders **Preferred Capabilities:** * Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Cloud Logging Solutions) ensuring application performance and system health * Knowledge of security best practices in DevOps, including experience with vulnerability scanning, compliance frameworks, and secure deployment practices * Leadership experience, including mentoring and directing junior specialists, is a plus **About Our Culture** At blithequark, we share a single, clear purpose: Carrying our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to delivering improved human-driven healthcare for a rapidly influencing world. Secured in our brand – with heart at its center – our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want every individual who works at blithequark to feel engaged by the role they play in changing our lifestyle and accelerating our ability to improve and deliver solutions to make healthcare more personal, convenient, and affordable. We strive to promote and support a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging always. blithequark is a minority business enterprise manager, and is an equal opportunity employer, just like the physician-owned organizations for which blithequark provides management services. We do not discriminate in hiring, employment, promotion, or any other staff activity based on race, ethnicity, diversity, public origin, sex/sexual orientation, sexual direction, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by relevant government, state, or local regulation. **What We Offer** * Competitive salary range: $20 – $30/Hour * Opportunity to work with a leading healthcare development organization * Collaborative and dynamic work environment * Professional growth and development opportunities * Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance * Generous paid time off and holidays * Access to cutting-edge technology and tools * Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance **How to Apply** If you're a motivated and experienced DevOps professional looking for a new challenge, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please visit our website to submit your application and join our team of innovators and change-makers. Apply for this job