[Hiring] Platform Engineer III @Availity

Role Description

As a Platform Engineer III, you will be a technical contributor for the team that manages the core integration platform of U.S. healthcare systems. In this role you will:

• Manage and evolve our API Gateway integration platforms at enterprise scale
• Manage the tooling and support for intelligent automated integration with flexibility and reliability as your mission
• Analyze and refine API definition standards and drive support for innovation at scale in our API ecosystem
• Guide and mentor junior engineers while setting the bar for operational excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 4-6 years of relevant technical and business experience in IT systems delivery, operations, and support (preferably in healthcare or high-transaction environments)
• 3+ years of experience in technical engineering efforts involving implementation and management of IT systems
• Hands-on experience with:
  • API Gateway management at scale
  • HTTP integration and API authentication frameworks
  • SSL certificates (validation, encryption, authentication, signature)
  • Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm) and AWS services (VPC, IAM, EC2, EKS, Istio)
  • Observability and monitoring tools (preferably Splunk, New Relic)
• Experience bridging infrastructure and development teams, ensuring alignment of roadmaps and goals
• Ability to lead and guide technical teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

• SaaS experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical systems
• Familiarity with API management and gateway software (preferably Tyk) and COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) product management
• Background in metrics-driven reliability engineering (SLOs, SLIs, error budgets)
• Experience with scripting/programming (Go, JavaScript, Python, etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Generous HSA company contribution
• Healthcare, vision, dental benefits
• 401k match program available from day one
• Unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays
• Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO with all the same holiday benefits
• Reimbursement up to $250/year for gym memberships, racing events, weight management programs, etc.
• Education reimbursement available
• Paid Parental Leave for both birth and adoptive parents
• Opportunities to engage with community organizations