Software Development Engineer IV

Role Overview

• Define and drive AI‑enabled DevSecOps automation, including solution design and implementation of fully automated CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure delivery (IaC).
• Lead initiatives in AI‑driven quality engineering, observability, monitoring, and AI‑assisted operations to improve reliability, productivity, and delivery flow.
• Provide technical leadership to drive engineering excellence, governance, and quality gates across teams.
• Define, design, and implement complex features with a focus on architecture, quality, usability, performance, and data‑driven decision making.
• Partner with business and IT leaders to identify and solve complex, cross‑functional problems and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with development teams, architects, business partners, and customers to translate requirements into high‑quality technical solutions.
• Participate in live site operations, including incident response, production support, and continuous improvement of service reliability.
• Serve as a primary engineering and implementation partner, ensuring clear, timely, and effective communication across stakeholders.
• Oversee code reviews to ensure compliance with Premera standards, architectural guidelines, and best practices.
• Provide vendor technical oversight, including code review and sign‑off, to ensure quality outcomes and effective partnerships.
• Monitor key performance indicators and analyze delivery metrics to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Train, enforce, and evolve governance processes to ensure compliance with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure appropriate technical and architectural documentation is completed, including SDLC artifacts and production change records.
• Act as a technical leader and mentor, sharing knowledge across teams and contributing to the broader Premera engineering community.
• Stay current with technology trends, best practices, and business needs, continuously evolving expertise and mentoring other engineers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Eight (8) years of software development experience with strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle and proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Experience designing and delivering cloud‑based solutions.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Wiki).
• Experience with Azure AI / OpenAI, including RAG patterns and prompt engineering.
• Strong observability and operational excellence mindset.
• Experience in healthcare or other highly regulated environments.
• Familiarity with Premera technologies (e.g., Facets), where applicable.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Experience with API and service‑based architectures.
• Experience building or using automated testing frameworks.

Tech Stack

• Azure
• Cloud
• SDLC

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.
• Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.
• Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.
• Generous paid time off to reenergize.
• Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
• Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.
• For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.
• Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.
• Free convenient on-site parking.
• Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.
• Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.
• Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.
• Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.