Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Sr Azure Cloud Engineer

About Us 

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience in the United States (U.S.) across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers, including the top five national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts – driving real, measurable results for clients.

At Zelis, AI is woven into the fabric of how we work. Every associate is expected - and empowered - to partner with AI to challenge the status quo, accelerate innovation, and amplify their impact. This is a place for builders with a growth mindset who act with agility, embrace change, and use modern technology to shape smarter solutions, exceptional experiences, and the future of our industry for our clients, customers, and our culture.

Why We Do What We Do 

In the U.S., consumers, payers, and providers face significant challenges throughout the healthcare financial journey. Zelis helps streamline the process by offering solutions that improve transparency, efficiency, and communication among all parties involved. By addressing the obstacles that patients face in accessing care, navigating the intricacies of insurance claims, and the logistical challenges healthcare providers encounter with processing payments, Zelis aims to create a more seamless and effective healthcare financial system.

Zelis India plays a crucial role in this mission by supporting various initiatives that enhance the healthcare financial experience. The local team contributes to the development and implementation of innovative solutions, ensuring that technology and processes are optimized for efficiency and effectiveness. Beyond operational expertise, Zelis India cultivates a collaborative work culture, leadership development, and global exposure, creating a dynamic environment for professional growth. With hybrid work flexibility, comprehensive healthcare benefits, financial wellness programs, and cultural celebrations, we foster a holistic workplace experience. Additionally, the team plays a vital role in maintaining high standards of service delivery and contributes to Zelis’ award-winning culture. 

Position Overview

Zelis is seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in Azure to join our Cloud Platform Engineering & Operations team. This role will primarily focus on designing, building, and modernizing cloud platforms, while collaborating with operations teams responsible for ongoing support.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in multi-cloud environments, containerization, and migrating workloads from on-premises data centers to Azure cloud. This role requires a critical thinker who can design scalable, secure, and efficient cloud solutions. You will work closely with platform and operations teams to deliver robust, secure, and high-performing cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities

·       Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure and platforms across Azure and AWS.

·       Design and Architect mission-critical, highly available, and resilient production workloads on Azure/AWS, ensuring scalability, security, operational excellence.

·       Drive application modernization initiatives, considering 6R categories.

·       Lead and execute end-to-end cloud migration strategies from on-premise to AWS/Azure, including assessment, architecture design, and execution.

·       Build and standardize infrastructure as code (IaC) frameworks using Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation to enable repeatable & scalable provisioning.

·       Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, enabling automated, secure, and scalable application and infrastructure deployments.

·       Collaborate with platform and operations teams to ensure high availability and reliability.

·       Design and implement AI-driven and intelligent automation solutions to optimize cloud operations, monitoring, and platform efficiency.

·       Implement and enforce cloud security, governance, and compliance frameworks, including IAM, network security, and policy management.

·       Implement observability solutions including monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure proactive incident detection and system reliability.

·       Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infrastructure issues.

Required Skills & Qualifications

·       8+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud Engineering (Azure & AWS)

·       Strong expertise in:

o   Microsoft Azure

o   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

o   Containerization

·       Proven experience with:

o   GitHub Actions / DevOps for CI/CD Automation

·       Hands-on experience in:

o   Cloud migration (on-prem to Cloud preferred)

o   Application modernization

·       Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

o   Terraform / CDK / CloudFormation

·       Strong understanding of:

o   Networking, IAM, cloud security, and governance

·       AI Adoption:

o   OpenAI

o   Amazon Bedrock

o   ChatGPT

o   Github Co-Pilot

·       Scripting/programming skills (Python, Bash, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications

·       Experience working in multi-cloud environments

·       Exposure to platform engineering concepts

·       Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch)

·       Relevant certifications:

o   Azure Solutions Architect

o   AWS Solutions Architect

o   Azure/AWS DevOps Engineer

·       Experience in enterprise-scale cloud environments

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

At Zelis, we champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our operations. We embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at Zelis, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Zelis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Accessibility Support

We are dedicated to ensuring our application process is accessible to all candidates. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation with any part of the application and/or interview process, please email talentacquisition@zelis.com.

Experience Level

Senior Level