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Lead Software Engineer - Delivery Platform & Developer Experience

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield · Des Moines, IA · 1 mo ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
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          ... That preserves. We must not include boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, immigration sponsorship, etc. Also remove "All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines." etc. Also remove "Please inform us if you meet the definition of a 'Covered DoD official'." etc. Also remove "At this time, Wellmark is not considering applicants..." etc. Also remove "For additional information around work authorization needs please refer to the following resources:Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants". Also remove "Wellmark supports and expects the responsible use of AI..." etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to ensure we keep all substantive info: the Why Wellmark paragraphs, the job description sentences, the qualifications lists, the additional information sentences. Let's extract substantive content. From the posting: "Why Wellmark: We are a mutual insurance company owned by our policy holders across Iowa and South Dakota, and we’ve built our reputation on over 80 years’ worth of trust. We are not motivated by profits. We are motivated by the well-being of our friends, family, and neighbors–our members. If you’re passionate about joining an organization working hard to put its members first, to provide best-in-class service, and one that is committed to sustainability and innovation, consider applying today!" "Why Wellmark Technology? Wellmark is building innovative, modern solutions using cutting edge technology. We are driving organizational transformation and business strategy by empowering our technology team to innovate new and elegant solutions to enhance the customer experience. Together, we are leaning into the future, owning the outcome, and driving organizational change to transform how we work." Job Description paragraph: "Leads the design, development, and evolution of complex software engineering solutions and software delivery platform capabilities that support Wellmark’s business and technology initiatives. Serves as a technical leader for CI/CD engineering, software delivery automation, reusable pipelines and workflows, self-service, and engineering enablement. Ensures engineering solutions align with business expectations, Wellmark standards, architecture principles, and security requirements. Utilizes established relationships with Wellmark leaders and acts as a consultant on software delivery capabilities, engineering delivery challenges, process improvements, and technology enhancements. Provides technical leadership and contributes to the direction and evolution of enterprise CI/CD, including reusable pipelines and workflows, delivery automation, platform integrations, governance controls, and continuous improvement of software delivery workflows." Qualifications Preferred list (each bullet starts with "Experience ..."): - Experience working within Agile product delivery or software engineering environments. - Experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise CI/CD capabilities using GitHub Actions or similar technologies. - Experience designing and implementing CI/CD capabilities for AWS-based applications and infrastructure, including build, deployment, configuration, environment, and release automation. - Experience developing and driving adoption of reusable pipelines, workflows, automation templates, and self-service capabilities, including integrations with cloud platforms, security tooling, testing frameworks, observability solutions, and developer tools. - Experience defining software delivery roadmaps, prioritizing engineering capabilities, and balancing developer, security, operational, and business needs. - Experience identifying developer friction and gaps across software delivery workflows and driving measurable improvements across tools, processes, and teams. - Experience integrating CI/CD capabilities with internal developer platforms, developer portals, and other self-service engineering experiences. - Experience implementing software supply chain security, automated governance, and compliance controls within delivery workflows. - Experience using software delivery, reliability, adoption, usage or developer productivity measures to identify opportunities and evaluate outcomes. - Experience with infrastructure as code, configuration as code, or policy as code practices. - Experience applying product management principles to software delivery capabilities, including gathering developer feedback, prioritizing capabilities, measuring adoption, and creating alignment with engineering standards. Qualifications Required list: - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS, or related field of study and at least five years of development experience or nine years of related and applicable experience. - Strong analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail. - Demonstrated experience in software development lifecycle methodologies. - Demonstrated ability to communicate and coach/mentor team members. - Big picture thinker with the ability to translate WaaS strategy to company strategy. - Strong ability to perform root cause analysis and recommend solutions using data. - Demonstrated ability to build relationships and communicate with stakeholders. - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities. - Continuous learning mindset and awareness of industry trends. - Ability to collaborate and work within a diverse development team model. - Demonstrated experience leading cross team technical initiatives. - Demonstrated experience designing and implementing reusable pipeline capabilities, defining CI/CD engineering standards, and driving adoption across engineering teams. Additional Information paragraphs (multiple sentences). Let's extract each sentence as a duty. "Lead the design, development, and implementation of highly complex programs." "Coordinate the preparation, coding, testing, and debugging of complex programs including the analysis and development of workflows that utilize emerging technology and meet and exceed Wellmark’s evolving business needs." "Serve as a subject matter expert for CI/CD, reusable pipelines and workflows, software delivery automation, delivery platform integrations, self-service capabilities, and related engineering practices." "Lead the implementation of innovative, secure, scalable, and cost-effective capabilities used across multiple applications, systems, and engineering teams." "Provide technical leadership, training, and guidance to team members in gathering information, conducting root cause analysis, defining problems and formulating solutions, verifying outcomes, and continuously optimizing solutions." "Mentor, guide, and problem-solve with other technology areas in the design, development, and implementation of solutions, including how to use new or enhanced software/applications." "Partner with application engineering, cloud, security, architecture, operations, quality engineering, and other technology teams to integrate platform capabilities, products, and processes." "Utilize established relationships with Wellmark leaders and act as a primary consultant on enterprise pipeline capabilities, engineering delivery challenges, process improvements, and technology enhancements." "Lead and participate in enterprise pipeline capability development, capability assessments, project proposals, estimates, and proof-of-concept activities as needed." "Maintain awareness of industry best practices and standards and proactively participate in relevant industry and knowledge-sharing groups." "Provide direction for enterprise standards, conduct code reviews, and monitor adherence to standards." "Lead the design, development, integration, adoption, and ongoing maturity of enterprise CI/CD capabilities, including reusable pipelines, workflows, automation templates, and build and deployment automation." "Integrate source control, cloud platforms, security tooling, testing frameworks, observability solutions, developer tools, and internal developer platform capabilities to provide a consistent and reliable software delivery experience." "Develop reusable pipelines, workflows, automation templates, reference implementations, documentation, governance controls, and self-service delivery capabilities that reduce developer friction and enable engineering teams to adopt Wellmark standards and preferred engineering practices." "Apply a product mindset to enterprise CI/CD capabilities by gathering developer feedback, understanding software delivery journeys, prioritizing capabilities, contributing to software delivery capability development, and defining measures for adoption, reliability, effectiveness, performance, and developer experience outcomes." "Operate, support, monitor, and continuously improve enterprise CI/CD capabilities." "Partner with application engineering, architecture, security, cloud, internal developer platform, and other technology teams to evaluate technical tradeoffs, improve software delivery reliability, and promote reliable service and shared team ownership." "Other duties as assigned." We should keep "Other duties as assigned." maybe but it's generic; could keep but it's not substantive? It's a standard line; maybe we can drop as boilerplate? It's not EEO etc. It's a typical phrase; but it's not specific. Might be okay to keep but we could drop as it's not adding value. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." "Other duties as assigned." is not exactly those categories; it's a typical job posting line but could be considered boilerplate. I'd drop it to keep substantive. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. Structure:

          About the role

          Why Wellmark: ...

          Why Wellmark Technology? ...

          Responsibilities

          • Leads the design, development, and evolution of complex software engineering solutions and software delivery platform capabilities that support Wellmark’s business and technology initiatives.
          • Serves as a technical leader for CI/CD engineering, software delivery automation, reusable pipelines and workflows, self-service, and engineering enablement.
          • Ensures engineering solutions align with business expectations, Wellmark standards, architecture principles, and security requirements.
          • Utilizes established relationships with Wellmark leaders and acts as a consultant on software delivery capabilities, engineering delivery challenges, process improvements, and technology enhancements.
          • Provides technical leadership and contributes to the direction and evolution of enterprise CI/CD, including reusable pipelines and workflows, delivery automation, platform integrations, governance controls, and continuous improvement of software delivery workflows.
          • Lead the design, development, and implementation of highly complex programs.
          • Coordinate the preparation, coding, testing, and debugging of complex programs including the analysis and development of workflows that utilize emerging technology and meet and exceed Wellmark’s evolving business needs.
          • Serve as a subject matter expert for CI/CD,

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