Sr. Platform Engineer
Remote
Full Time
Experienced
Speridian Technologies is recruiting for a Senior Platform Engineer for our State of California Client- the Department of Healthcare Services, Behavioral Health. This person will be part of a long-term, fully budgeted, state-of-the-art, extremely vast, IT modernization project working with a variety of cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
This is a remote role, USA Only. There will be meetings in the Sacramento area several times a year. Ideally, candidates should be based under a 4-hour drive or fly time from the Sacramento, CA area.
Join DHCS’s Behavioral Health Transformation: Where Purpose Meets Innovation
Position: Sr. Platform Engineer
Location: Remote/Hybrid
Department: Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS)
Commitment: Full-Time Consultant- Can join as a full-time benefited employee of Speridian or a 1099 IC.
Why DHCS?
At DHCS we are leading a transformative journey in Behavioral Health, reshaping systems and services to ensure better outcomes for communities across California. Our Behavioral Health transformation initiative is more than a project—it’s a movement to make California a leader in accessible, high-quality health services. We’re setting the stage for a new era of government services built on agile methodologies, cutting-edge technology, continuous improvement, and a relentless commitment to serving the public good.
At DHCS, we’re looking for innovators who are passionate about purposeful work and excited by the opportunity to drive lasting change through innovative solutions.
Our Core Values (Achieve Together, Be Curious, Elevate Yourself, and Deliver Value)
The Platform Engineer is responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing scalable platforms that support development and deployment of software applications across the Department of Healthcare Services. This role combines systems engineering, software development, and cloud infrastructure management to create reliable, maintainable, and scalable systems.
What You’ll Do?
Platform Development and Maintenance
What You’ll Bring?
Our Behavioral Health transformation initiative represents a significant investment in California’s future, and your work will directly contribute to improving lives and advancing public health. Here, you’ll find an environment that values innovation, growth, and the chance to do good work that feels good.
You will be pivotal in advancing the state’s technology capabilities, using approaches and tools comparable to those in top-tier private sector organizations.
Perks and Benefits
We want to hear if you can use your skills to create positive, scalable change! Join us in transforming healthcare services and making a meaningful impact on California’s communities.
This is a remote role, USA Only. There will be meetings in the Sacramento area several times a year. Ideally, candidates should be based under a 4-hour drive or fly time from the Sacramento, CA area.
Join DHCS’s Behavioral Health Transformation: Where Purpose Meets Innovation
Position: Sr. Platform Engineer
Location: Remote/Hybrid
Department: Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS)
Commitment: Full-Time Consultant- Can join as a full-time benefited employee of Speridian or a 1099 IC.
Why DHCS?
At DHCS we are leading a transformative journey in Behavioral Health, reshaping systems and services to ensure better outcomes for communities across California. Our Behavioral Health transformation initiative is more than a project—it’s a movement to make California a leader in accessible, high-quality health services. We’re setting the stage for a new era of government services built on agile methodologies, cutting-edge technology, continuous improvement, and a relentless commitment to serving the public good.
At DHCS, we’re looking for innovators who are passionate about purposeful work and excited by the opportunity to drive lasting change through innovative solutions.
Our Core Values (Achieve Together, Be Curious, Elevate Yourself, and Deliver Value)
- We achieve together by championing a team-oriented workplace built on mutual respect, collaboration, and open communication.
- We encourage individuals and teams to constantly be curious and seek a deeper understanding and fresh ideas that drive innovation and meaningful change.
- We provide a supportive workplace where you can elevate yourself and achieve personal growth through continuous learning, focused effort, and perseverance.
- We deliver value as part of every action we take to serve California’s citizens.
The Platform Engineer is responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing scalable platforms that support development and deployment of software applications across the Department of Healthcare Services. This role combines systems engineering, software development, and cloud infrastructure management to create reliable, maintainable, and scalable systems.
What You’ll Do?
Platform Development and Maintenance
- Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient software platforms.
- Ensure high availability, reliability, and fault tolerance of platforms.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and management.
- Perform upgrades of core infrastructure tools and components, driving operational efficiency.
- Platform Optimization
- Optimize performance, capacity, and scalability of existing systems.
- Monitor and manage platform resources (compute, storage, network) to ensure efficient use.
- Collaboration
- Collaborate with application development, enterprise IT, and product teams to understand requirements and provide platform solutions.
- Work closely with security engineers to ensure platform security
- Automation and Tooling
- Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment.
- Automate repetitive tasks to improve team efficiency and system consistency.
- Cloud and Infrastructure Management
- Design, implement, and manage cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure), with deeper knowledge of AWS services such as EKS, IAM, RDS, VPC.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation or Ansible.
- Help manage and reduce costs across the cloud portfolio, for example, by optimizing workloads and implementing performance telemetry.
- Monitoring and Incident Management
- Set up and manage system monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
- Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for platform-related issues.
- Documentation and Best Practices
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of platform architecture, processes, and procedures.
- Mentor team members, establish and promote best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation
- Security and Compliance
- Implement security best practices for platform design and operations.
What You’ll Bring?
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 4-8+ years experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps roles
- Technical Skills:
- Programming & Scripting Languages: C#, Python, Go, Java, Bash or similar.
- Cloud Platforms: Proficiency in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Containerization: Experience with Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Expertise in Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
- Configuration & Automation: Familiarity with Helm Charts, Argo Workflows, or similar.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Experience in Circle CI, Argo CD, Jenkins, GitLab, or similar tools.
- Monitoring & Logging: Proficiency in tools like Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK Stack.
- Networking: Understanding of VPCs, subnets, route tables, load balancing, firewalls, etc.
- Database Management: Experience with cloud-native databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB
- API Development: Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and their security and performance.
- Soft Skills:
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Willingness to explore and adopt new technologies and platforms.
Our Behavioral Health transformation initiative represents a significant investment in California’s future, and your work will directly contribute to improving lives and advancing public health. Here, you’ll find an environment that values innovation, growth, and the chance to do good work that feels good.
You will be pivotal in advancing the state’s technology capabilities, using approaches and tools comparable to those in top-tier private sector organizations.
Perks and Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- The ability to work fully remote other than when CA travel is required
- Opportunities for professional development and growth
- A culture that values flexibility, diversity, and the power of mission-driven work
- Work-life balance and varying degrees of autonomy in your work and environment
We want to hear if you can use your skills to create positive, scalable change! Join us in transforming healthcare services and making a meaningful impact on California’s communities.
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