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At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. Blue Cross of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains an Affirmative Action plan, as required by Minnesota law applicable to state contractors. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on any legally protected characteristic.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Position Title: Senior Automation Engineer - Linux OS

Career Area: Information Technology

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming healthcare. As a Blue Cross associate, you are joining a culture that is built on values of succeeding together, finding a better way, and doing the right thing. If you are ready to make a difference, join us.

The Impact you will have

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to join our Infrastructure Operations team. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in Linux Operating Systems to design, implement, and optimize automation solutions that enhance system reliability and efficiency.

The Senior Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing automation solutions to optimize operations across technology and business environments. This role focuses on improving efficiency, reliability, and compliance through automation of processes, systems, and workflows. The engineer will work with various tools and platforms to build and maintain scalable automation solutions that reduce manual effort and operational costs.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement complex automation solutions to streamline infrastructure and business processes.

• Analyze existing workflows and automation solutions, identify opportunities for improvement, and optimize them to enhance efficiency and scalability.

• Develop and maintain reusable automation frameworks, scripts, and components for scalability and maintainability, including creating process documentation and designing workflows.

• Integrate automation into enterprise platforms, across multi-cloud environments, and advanced CI/CD pipelines to support operational and development needs.

• Ensure and establish compliance, governance, and security standards are met across all automation solutions.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize automation workflows to ensure reliability and performance.

• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to gather requirements, validate processes, communicate automation strategies and benefits, and deliver complex automation projects.

• Maintain and upgrade automation platforms, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and alignment with business objectives.

• Stay current with emerging automation technologies and best practices to continuously enhance capabilities.

• Develop and execute testing strategies to validate automation solutions.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of related professional experience. All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.

• Cloud Service Provider Certification (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals, etc.) - required within 1 year of employment

• Essential Candidate Qualities:

• Creative thinking, strong communication skills, creativity, curiosity, self-motivated, time managements skills

• Configuration and administration experience with:

• Windows OS, Active Directory System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), Ansible Automation, Redhat, AWS or Azure Cloud

Knowledge, experience, and familiarity with:

• Kubernetes Cluster Management

• High school diploma (or equivalency) and legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMware) and containerization (Kubernetes, OpenShift)

• Familiarity with cloud migration tools

• Certifications in AWS, Azure, Dell, or HP infrastructure

Compensation and Benefits:

Pay Range: $100,000.00 - $135,000.00 - $170,000.00 Annual

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability, and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Life insurance

• 401k

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)

• And more

To discover more about what we have to offer, please review our benefits page.

Role Designation

Hybrid

Anchored in Connection

Our hybrid approach is designed to balance flexibility with meaningful in-person connection and collaboration. We come together in the office two days each week - most teams designate at least one anchor day to ensure team interaction. These in-person moments foster relationships, creativity, and alignment. The rest of the week you are empowered to work remote.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Individuals with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply, please contact us at: [email protected].

Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® of Minnesota and Blue Plus® are nonprofit independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Apply Here: https://www.click2apply.net/L1dZkmh2qdAMbCVLzhjOjG

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### Minimum Education Required

High school diploma (or equivalency)

### Minimum Experience Required

5+ years of experience in

### Shift

First (Day)

### Number of Openings

1

### Compensation

$100,000.00 - $170,000.00 / Annually

### Postal Code

55121

### Place of Work

Hybrid

### Requisition ID

4119

### Job Type

Full Time

### Job Benefits

Health Insurance

### Application Link

https://www.click2apply.net/L1dZkmh2qdAMbCVLzhjOjG