Qureos Mentor

Blue Shield of California

<div>Your Role
The End-to-End Member Experience Transformation and Health Plan Correspondence Output Management team is positioned to radically improve how we communicate with customers, aligning with our mission to make complex healthcare simple. The Strategic Planning &amp; Performance Principal will report to the Senior Director and lead stakeholder engagement internally and with vendors, driving quality interactions, transparency, and performance oversight. This role requires solving complex challenges through innovative, scalable, and sustainable solutions, operating cross-functionally to meet success criteria while building a strong community of practice and standards across the transformation portfolio. Candidates must demonstrate proven business process, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and execute flawlessly.</div>
 <div>Your Work 
In this role, you will:
<ul><li>Be responsible for planning and implementation of complex programs spanning across business areas which include encompass multiple projects, initiatives, and where analysis requires evaluation of intangible variance factors
</li><li>Ensure strategic direction of program is in line and designs strategies for alignment with goals and objectives
</li><li>Be responsible for facilitating annual strategic planning process
</li><li>Work in conjunction with financial partner&rsquo;s complete business planning and forecasting
</li><li>Manage budget planning as part of the annual budget cycle
</li><li>Operate at a strategic business level to ensure projects/programs are in line with Blue Shield of California strategic goals
</li><li>Consult with all levels including senior management, make recommendations, and influence decision-making
</li><li>Leverage cross-functional internal and external relationships to drive initiatives forward
</li><li>Plan and implement multiple monthly business reviews spanning across business areas, vendor services, and output functions
</li><li>Determine key business issues, develop effective action plans and implement successful conclusions within monthly business reviews
</li><li>Provide consistent work planning, communications and assessments of contract compliance gaps of vendors to minimize overall risk
</li><li>Maintain records of process and control validation to support internal and external audits of BSC in addition to those functions delegated to our vendors
</li><li>Serves as primary contact for internal and external audits that arise
</li><li>Coordinate responses and resolutions/escalation inquiries
</li><li>Responsible for ensuring consistency and sustainability of governance program across all output vendors
</li><li>Responsible for cross-functional support, development and oversight of monthly vendor scorecards and quarterly business reviews (or QBRs)
</li><li>Implement and create standardized reports for leadership to track compliance, audit results and overall risk
</li><li>Must be able to review and analyze various metrics and offer solutions to improve results
</li><li>Responsible for participating in any compliance, audit, oversight or regulatory committees</li></ul></div>
 <div>Your Knowledge and Experience 
<ul><li>Requires a bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent experience
</li><li>Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience
</li><li>Strong internal and external customer focus is a must
</li><li>Outstanding conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills
</li><li>Advanced skills in analytics / tool design with a record of implementing process tools and/or decision support mechanisms
</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication, planning and organization skills
</li><li>Mastery level PowerPoint and Excel skills a must
</li><li>Must be detail, deadline and results-oriented
</li><li>Must have excellent problem-solving skills
</li><li>Must be proactive and exhibit initiative
</li><li>Demonstrates exceptional interpersonal skills - able to work with a variety of individuals and teams
</li><li>Ability to adapt to rapidly changing demands; thrives in a dynamic environment</li></ul></div>
 <div>ABOUT THE TEAM 
About Blue Shield of California
As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies.
At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities &ndash; join us!
Our Values:
<ul><li>Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
</li><li>Human. We strive to listen and communicate effectively, showing empathy by understanding others' perspectives.
</li><li>Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.
</li></ul>Our Workplace Model:
At Blue Shield of California and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose &ndash; whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach &ndash; by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working:
<ul><li>Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:
</li></ul>o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
o For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
<ul><li>On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.
</li></ul>Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day. 
Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.</div>

Strategic Planning and Performance, Principal

<div>Your Role 
The Advanced Analytics team who is responsible for managing AI at Stellarus. The Senior Manager will report to the Director of Advanced Analytics. In this role you will lead strategic initiatives to enhance enterprise analytics capabilities through automation, AI-driven solutions, and advanced data platforms. This role ensures scalable, secure, and innovative solutions that support organizational goals.. Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow &ndash; personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building, and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.</div>
 <div>Your Work 
In this role, you will:
<ul><li>Provides day-to-day oversight of a team of Automation and Tools managers and Engineers.
</li><li>Works with other Automation and Tools Managers to help build the Automation strategies across the organization.
</li><li>Works with other Sr Managers in IT and Business on common goals.
</li><li>Partners with IT and Business leaders to define future Tools needs based upon IT and Business initiatives.
</li><li>Creates and coordinates training for the IT organization on Tools.
</li><li>Lead the design and implementation of automation strategies across the organization, leveraging Azure Cognitive Services for AI-powered workflows and Databricks.
</li><li>Partner with IT and business leaders to define future tools needs based on organizational initiatives, including integration of cognitive APIs and predictive modeling platforms
</li><li>Create and coordinate training for the IT organization on new tools and platforms, including Azure Cognitive Services and Databricks.
</li><li>Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and collaboration within the team.</li></ul></div>
 <div>Your Knowledge and Experience 
<ul><li>Requires a college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10-year prior relevant experience, including 4 years of management experience.
</li><li>Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, and tactics within an area.
</li><li>Requires advanced knowledge and skills including technical or functional expertise, business acumen, financial analysis skills, risk management, delegation skills, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
</li><li>Requires In-depth knowledge of Blue Shield of California&rsquo;s mission, vision and strategy and healthcare industry environment.
</li><li>Advanced knowledge of cloud architecture, automation frameworks, and integration of cognitive APIs
</li><li>Strong programming/scripting experience (e.g., Python, PowerShell) and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD concepts
</li><li>Significant experience managing and optimizing Databricks environments for data engineering, analytics, and machine learning workloads</li></ul></div>
 <div>ABOUT THE TEAM 
About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies
Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.
 
 
Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.
Stellarus&rsquo; vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus&rsquo; objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California&rsquo;s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Our Values:
At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.
Our Workplace Model:
At Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose &ndash; whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach &ndash; by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working:
<ul><li>Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:
</li></ul>o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
o For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
<ul><li>On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.
</li></ul>Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day. 
Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.</div>

Sr. Manager, Automation and Tools

<div>Your Role
The Senior Manager, Governance, Risk, &amp; Compliance (GRC) Program will report to the Senior Director of Enterprise Risk Management. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and enhancing the GRC Program including business resiliency and compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements. This direct people-leadership requires collaboration with executive leaders, business owners, and external partners to uphold compliant standards and best practices.
Key competencies required are GRC technical expertise and knowledge, critical thinking, collaboration, ability to influence others, strong written and verbal communication, efficient time management, and excellent organizational &amp; problem-solving skills.</div>
 <div>Your Work
In this role, you will:
<ul><li>Lead the GRC and Business Resiliency Program through establishment of policies, procedures, and controls including review and validation of existing processes, policies, resources, and communications
</li><li>Maintain and enhance GRC and business resiliency applications and tools
</li><li>Partner with stakeholders to provide leadership and direction related to development, programming, coding, consulting, planning, and training on GRC and business resiliency
</li><li>Be responsible for the elevation and advancement of the GRC and Business Resiliency framework and governance to be consistent with industry best practices
</li><li>Act as technical subject matter expert to aid Information Technology and Security developers, analysts, or project managers understand compliance requirements and execute technical solutions
</li><li>Implement and maintain GRC and Business Resiliency work plans including auditing and monitoring, business impact analyses, and identifying functions, interdependencies, and recovery priorities
</li><li>Coordinate business resilience testing including tabletop exercises and recovery drills in partnership with Information Technology and Security Teams
</li><li>Prepare and present GRC reports, business resiliency findings, and incident response updates to executive leaders and committees</li></ul></div>
 <div>Your Knowledge and Experience
<ul><li>Requires a Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent experience
</li><li>Requires a minimum of 8 years prior relevant experience, including 4 years of direct people management experience
</li><li>Master&rsquo;s Degree Preferred: Business Administration, Information Technology or Security, Business Administration, Data Science, or Cybersecurity
</li><li>Certifications Required: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), or Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)
</li><li>Additional Certifications Preferred: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified in Risk Management Assurance, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Auditor
</li><li>Requires prior experience in programming, coding, or configuration of GRC systems such as Archer, ServiceNow, Riskonnect, Compliance 360, or MetricStream
</li><li>Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of GRC and business continuity processes including crisis management and incident response
</li><li>Requires strong independent judgment, problem-solving, ability to work with minimal supervision, to multi-task, and to deliver exceptional quality work product in a highly regulated, demanding, and constantly changing corporate environment
</li><li>Requires ability to work collaboratively in a team, applying people management and mentoring skills
</li><li>Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook</li></ul></div>
 <div>ABOUT THE TEAM 
About Blue Shield of California
As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies.
At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities &ndash; join us!
Our Values:
<ul><li>Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
</li><li>Human. We strive to listen and communicate effectively, showing empathy by understanding others' perspectives.
</li><li>Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.
</li></ul>Our Workplace Model:
At Blue Shield of California and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose &ndash; whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach &ndash; by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working:
<ul><li>Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:
</li></ul>o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
o For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
<ul><li>On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.
</li></ul>Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day. 
Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.</div>

Sr. Manager, Governance Risk and Compliance Program

<div>Your Role 
The Advanced Analytics teamdelivers data-driven insights, advanced analytics, and AI infrastructure solutions to support strategic decision-making and operational excellence across Stellarus . The Scrum Master will report to the Director of Advanced Analytics. In this role you will manage Agile processes and infrastructure-related initiatives, coordinate cross-functional collaboration, and facilitate communication between technical, business, and infrastructure stakeholders. Your leadership will ensure the team&rsquo;s work is prioritized, blockers are removed, and both analytics and infrastructure project milestones are met&mdash;enabling impactful solutions that advance our mission.</div>
 <div>Your Work 
In this role, you will:
<ul><li>Agile Team Support - Serves as the Scrum Master/Team Coach for Agile teams.
</li><li>Educates and leads one or more Agile teams in Scrum, Built-in Quality, Kanban and Scaled Agile (SAFe) principles and practices.
</li><li>Facilitates Program Increment (PI) Planning readiness by preparing the Agile team for PI Planning and supporting the team to create PI plans, objectives, and business values.
</li><li>Collaborates with other Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches and Product Management roles across the enterprise to help business units mature on the path towards business agility.
</li><li>Leads iteration execution by facilitating team events (e.g., backlog refinement, team planning, team sync, team review and demo, retrospective).
</li><li>Manage the intake process for new work requests, ensuring all stories are properly documented, prioritized, and tracked in Jira
</li><li>Review submitted user stories for completeness and confirm critical dates and requirements are included
</li><li>Coordinate cross-functional collaboration to align timelines, remove blockers, and ensure project milestones are met
</li><li>Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders to clarify processes and expectations
</li><li>Monitor and follow up on outstanding incidents and tickets, ensuring timely closure and reporting status to stakeholders
</li><li>Confirm resource allocations and capacity planning for upcoming quarters in partnership with managers and technical leads
</li><li>Maintain and share documentation for team processes, architecture, and project roadmaps
</li><li>Support knowledge transfer and onboarding for new team members</li></ul></div>
 <div>Your Knowledge and Experience 
 
 
<ul><li>Requires bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent experience and Scaled Agile (SAFe) Certification and 7 years of Project Management skills or Scrum Master experience.
</li><li>Requires Scaled Agile (SAFe) certification: Scrum Master or Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).
</li><li>Preferred Scrum Master certification (PSM II, PSM III, CSP, CTC); CSM, A-CSM (Scrum Alliance certifications).
</li><li>Preferred experience as a Scrum Master role for minimum of two years for a Scrum team.
</li><li>Preferred experience using JIRA and AgilePlace.
</li><li>Required: Experience managing Agile processes and AI infrastructure projects in a cloud environment (such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
</li><li>Desired: Familiarity with cloud-native tools and technologies supporting analytics and AI workflows
</li><li>Desired: Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and facilitate effective communication between technical, business, and infrastructure stakeholders
</li><li>Desired: Strong documentation skills and experience with Confluence or similar platforms
</li><li>Desired: Experience in resource planning and capacity management for Agile teams 
</li></ul>#LI-CP3</div>
 <div>ABOUT THE TEAM 
About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies
Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.
 
 
Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.
Stellarus&rsquo; vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus&rsquo; objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California&rsquo;s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Our Values:
At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.
Our Workplace Model:
At Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose &ndash; whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach &ndash; by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working:
<ul><li>Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:
</li></ul>o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
o For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
<ul><li>On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.
</li></ul>Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day. 
Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.</div>

Scrum Master, Consultant

<div>Your Role 
The Developer and Employee Experience team is responsible for the creation of the standards and automation pipelines that enable our partnering IT teams to build, release, and manage their systems. We are setting the path for how we&rsquo;ll migrate to the Cloud and ensure that we are guiding the movement to a more modern Agentic AI driven DevOps operating model. The Sr. Principal Platform Engineer will report to the Vice President of Developer &amp; Employee Experience. In this role you will drive the creation and maintenance of enterprise technology capabilities and technology patterns to enable our teams to move to the Cloud. You will also define integrated roadmaps that guide our strategic investments to support our enterprise initiatives for Blue Shield of California. Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow &ndash; personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.</div>
 <div>Your Work 
In this role, you will:
<ul><li>Responsible for the development and maintenance of enterprise architecture blueprints that articulate our business strategy, future state business and technology architecture, and multiyear execution roadmap, with a focus on AI and Agentic AI best practices.
</li><li>Applies expert level architecture knowledge and skills across multiple domain areas (business, information, application and technology) in driving the advancement of our corporate strategy.
</li><li>Collaborates with and leads other architects to create and document standards and patterns that can be leveraged for future re-use, and actively seek opportunities to leverage industry solutions for new business offerings and services
</li><li>Develops and maintains reference architecture which includes the reference model, guiding principles, standards, patterns and usage guidelines
</li><li>Create contextual and conceptual models that help document and simplify potentially complex topics
</li><li>Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and business stakeholders in the development of the strategic portfolio or business unit plans
</li><li>Provides comprehensive analytical thinking to ensure transformation costs, impact and value are properly understood, estimated and controlled across people, process and technology
</li><li>Collaborate with customers, vendors, industry consultants and senior company leadership to continuously learn and identify opportunities to advance on our business strategy
</li><li>Defines the technology roadmap and architecture to accelerate cloud initiatives, using AI and Agentic AI tools and capabilities.
</li><li>Understanding of business process design methods and tools a plus
</li><li>Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities
</li><li>Ability to tailor communications to the C-suite level</li></ul></div>
 <div>Your Knowledge and Experience
<ul><li>Requires a Bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent experience, with a minimum 12 years of relevant IT experience with wide array of cloud services across Azure, GCP, or AWS.
</li><li>Minimum of 5+ years of architecture practice experience strongly preferred.
</li><li>Proficiency in at least one relevant programming language (Python, C#, Java, etc.) strongly preferred.
</li><li>Expert architect who champions and continuously drives the advancement of the architecture operating model, governance, processes, policies, standards, and framework for the Enterprise Architecture capability
</li><li>Creates, refines and puts into practice repeatable architecture frameworks and processes to enable complex cross-functional initiatives related to major business initiatives
</li><li>Provides vision and strategic direction for one or more architecture domains (business, information, application and technology)
</li><li>Develop and maintain strategies and solutions for the enterprise in collaboration with executive leadership across the business and IT
</li><li>Possesses the excellent interpersonal skills necessary to articulate the value of a strong enterprise architecture function to critical business stakeholders
</li><li>Advanced knowledge and experience with cloud technologies, defining technology standards and implementation roadmaps for one or more of the following: Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services.
</li><li>In-depth knowledge of implementing and leveraging AI, Agentic AI and LLM models strongly preferred.
</li><li>In depth knowledge of multiple cloud hosting providers, including Microsoft Azure and AWS, Kubernetes experience strongly desired</li></ul></div>
 <div>ABOUT THE TEAM 
About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies
Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.
 
 
Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.
Stellarus&rsquo; vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus&rsquo; objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California&rsquo;s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Our Values:
At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.
Our Workplace Model:
At Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose &ndash; whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach &ndash; by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working:
<ul><li>Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:
</li></ul>o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
o For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
<ul><li>On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.
</li></ul>Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day. 
Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.</div>

Platform Engineer, Sr. Principal

<div>Your Role 
The Advanced Analytics team for delivering Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics, GenAI applications and advanced statistical models to our business users. The Cloud Engineer will report to the Director of Advanced Analytics. In this role you will design, build and maintain continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines with embedded testing to effectively secure and deploy cloud-based workloads. Design infrastructure and implement automation using infrastructure-as-code solutions and build automation for routine, simple, and complex tasks.</div>
 <div>Your Work 
In this role, you will: 
<ul><li>Design, deploy and support scalable, secure, highly available, and reliable workloads across a multi-cloud presence (Azure, GCP, and AWS); analyze related technology requirements; oversee continuous improvement efforts
</li><li>Provide leadership for the migration of on-premises workloads to the cloud leveraging a cloud migration factory model approach; lead design efforts
</li><li>Apply GitOps/IaC concepts and related tooling to execute operations (Version Control Systems, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment, self-service automation platforms); actively advance team capabilities through mentoring
</li><li>Collaborate across a multi-functional team (DevOps model) in support of a product-centric organization
</li><li>Actively contribute to the development of cloud governance decision making and processes
</li><li>Participate in Agile methodology meetings and scrums.
</li><li>Manage Azure Cognitive Services, Databricks, SAS and other cloud-based platforms</li></ul></div>
 <div>Your Knowledge and Experience 
 
 
<ul><li>Requires 7+ years hands-on administration and design experience of a wide array of cloud services across Azure, GCP, and AWS
</li><li>Experience working in DevOps environments; knowledge of GitOps concepts
</li><li>Requires 5+ years of hands-on programming/scripting (e.g., Python, Go, Ruby) and software configuration management experience (e.g., Ansible)
</li><li>Requires 5+ years of Linux and/or Windows Administration experience
</li><li>Requires 3+ years of hands-on experience administering container orchestration solutions
</li><li>Requires 5+ years of hands-on experience administering monitoring and logging tooling (e.g., Azure Monitor, Splunk)
</li><li>Requires experience/understanding of cloud architecture solutions and design for data, machine learning, artificial intelligence.
</li><li>Should have thorough understanding of Data-lakes raw/enriched/curated layer concepts and ETL within Azure framework.
</li><li>Requires Experience in implementing large data and analytics platforms.
</li><li>Requires Experience architecting and building data platforms on Azure.
</li><li>Requires Experience architecting and building data platforms on Data bricks from scratch.
</li><li>Requires Extensive hands-on experience with (minimum of 6-8+ years) Azure Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake and Azure Cloud Architecture 
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 <div>ABOUT THE TEAM 
About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies
Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.
 
 
Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.
Stellarus&rsquo; vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus&rsquo; objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California&rsquo;s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Our Values:
At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.
Our Workplace Model:
At Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose &ndash; whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach &ndash; by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working:
<ul><li>Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:
</li></ul>o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.
o For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
<ul><li>On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.
</li></ul>Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day. 
Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.</div>

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