We have offices in Atlanta GA, Boston MA, Morristown NJ, Plano TX, St. Louis MO, St. Petersburg FL, and Hyderabad, India. We foster a hybrid and remote friendly culture and all of our employee's work locations are based on the needs of the position and determined by the Leadership team. In-office work and activities, if applicable, vary based on the work and team objectives in accordance with Company policies.
As the Lead Infrastructure Engineer at Zelis, you will be a key player in the IT sectors of healthcare and finance, ensuring the provision of robust and secure infrastructure services.
Your initiatives will be centered on the consolidation of our on-premises data center infrastructure, optimizing resource utilization, and standardizing processes across our data centers. This crucial step towards operational efficiency will support the sensitive and mission-critical operations of our business, maintain compliance with the stringent regulatory standards that govern these industries, and contribute to the modernization of the healthcare financial experience for all.
Key Responsibilities:
Contribute to the strategic direction of the Infrastructure Operations team, ensuring alignment with the company's operational goals.
Participate in the design, implementation, and management of on-premises data center operations, including facilities/colocations, compute, hypervisors, storage, and storage fabrics.
Collaborate with teams from different Business Units to ensure that infrastructure services are standardized, scalable, smoothly integrated, and operational.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of the infrastructure roadmap, focusing on initiatives that enhance security, reliability, and operational excellence.
Work with vendors to ensure high-quality services and products.
Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements related to data center operations.
Participate in the management and oversight of the infrastructure security patching, configuration, and procedures to ensure the protection of data and systems from unauthorized access and cyber threats.
Monitor and report on the infrastructure security posture, metrics, and incidents, and coordinate timely response and resolution actions through incident management.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and cost efficiency.
Contribute to a culture of collaboration, innovation, and customer focus within the team.
Participate in capacity planning, contract management, and budget management to ensure optimal resource allocation and financial planning.
Develop and implement automation solutions for data center infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance.
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of data center infrastructure design, configuration, and processes.
Oversee the transformation of assets, deployment/drift, and hardware provisioning.
Ensure telemetry logging, including insights, alerts, monitoring, capacity, and finance.
Required Experience:
Extensive Engineering experience with VMware, Patching & Storage
Infrastructure technical experience in data center operations, including virtualization, compute, storage, storage fabrics, networking.
Agile methodology
Strategic planning and project management skills.
On-call as the escalation point for incidents.
Travel to multiple data center locations within the US (approximately 20%-30%)
Preferred Experience:
Jira, ITSM
Dell Storage
ManageEngine Endpoint Central
Data center infrastructure management experience, with a focus on on-premises facilities.
Ability to work in a team of infrastructure professionals.
Strong communication and negotiation skills.
Commitment to staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends.
As a leading payments company in healthcare, we guide, price, explain, and pay for care on behalf of insurers and their members. We're Zelis in our pursuit to align the interests of payers, providers, and consumers to deliver a better financial experience and more affordable, transparent care for all. We partner with more than 700 payers, including the top-5 national health plans, BCBS insurers, regional health plans, TPAs and self-insured employers, over 4 million providers, and 100 million members, enabling the healthcare industry to pay for care, with care. Zelis brings adaptive technology, a deeply ingrained service culture, and a comprehensive navigation through adjudication and payment platform to manage the complete payment process.
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 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.
We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, even if you do not believe you 100% fit the qualifications of the position, including women, LGBTQIA people, people of color, and people with disabilities.
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