Project Nova is a multi-year platform transformation program focused on building a new cloud-native Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) platform while re-implementing and migrating existing PBM capabilities and client business in phases. The ideal candidate will have extensive AWS and platform engineering experience, a strong understanding of performance engineering at production scale, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams while owning engineering delivery and timelines.

Cloud Platform Engineer

Pay Rate: $80–$90/hr
Location: Boston, MA – Must be local
Address: 888 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02199
Work Arrangement: 90% onsite / 10% remote
Experience: 10+ years required
Education: Professional Degree required
Industry Experience: Healthcare and PBM experience REQUIRED
Visa: No restrictions specified
Travel: Travel and expenses covered by the client
Vaccination: No vaccination mandate
Work Authorization: Must have valid work authorization for at least 6 months beyond the projected assignment end date; 12 months preferred
Extension: N/A

Position Overview

Project Nova is a multi-year platform transformation program focused on building a new cloud-native Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) platform while re-implementing and migrating existing PBM capabilities and client business in phases. The engineering lead will manage the engineering and delivery of the Nova platform, including core services, data, runtime, and shared components that support product development. This individual will partner closely with the Platform Architect, who owns the target architecture and technical standards. The Engineering Lead will own the engineering team, delivery timelines, and ensure the platform can support production-level performance and capacity requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering delivery across cloud-native platform services, backend systems, data, runtime, and shared components.
• Manage engineering teams, delivery timelines, and cross-functional execution across complex programs.
• Partner with the Platform Architect to implement target architecture and engineering standards.
• Oversee platform performance testing, including load, soak, throughput, latency, and recovery.
• Ensure the platform can support production-level volumes and performance requirements.
• Lead capacity planning, monitoring, and resource allocation for testing across multiple delivery teams.
• Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), platform stability, scalability, and operational readiness.
• Coordinate engineering delivery across multiple workstreams and ensure consistent performance standards.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Professional Degree required.
• Strong healthcare and Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) industry experience.
• Proven experience leading engineering delivery and complex platform transformation programs.
• Strong AWS and cloud-native platform engineering experience.
• Experience with backend systems, capacity monitoring, and Site Reliability Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong performance engineering experience at enterprise scale.

Required Skills

• Amazon Web Services (AWS): 6 years
• Platform Engineering: 6 years
• Engineering Delivery Leadership
• Complex Program Delivery
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Backend Systems
• Capacity Monitoring
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Platform Engineering
• AWS
• Backend Systems
• Capacity Monitoring
• Microservices Architecture
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a hands-on engineering leader with strong cloud-native expertise and experience leading large-scale platform transformations. The ideal candidate will have extensive AWS and platform engineering experience, a strong understanding of performance engineering at production scale, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams while owning engineering delivery and timelines.

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