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Zelis . Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. Zelis serves more than 750 payers, including top national and regional health plans, TPAs, and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across its platform of solutions. The role focuses on leading the modernization of the Zelis Price platform over the next three years, enabling product innovation and operational efficiency through a modern, scalable architecture, AI/data integration, and an API marketplace. You bring a unique blend of leadership and technical expertise to drive data-driven insights, AI-driven solutions, and a unified, high-performance platform. Key Responsibilities
Technology Modernization and Platform Scalability Lead end-to-end modernization of the Zelis Price platform to be scalable, reliable, and secure, supporting growth and evolving customer needs. Architect and implement a modular, scalable architecture for large transaction volumes, real-time processing, and high availability (24/7/365). Develop a modern API marketplace for seamless integrations with third-party applications, partners, and customers. Build a modern App framework to consolidate multiple customer-facing portals, improving user experience and feature delivery speed. Implement a data fabric to unify data across the organization for real-time analytics and AI-driven insights. Design and implement an event-driven architecture to enable real-time processing, automation, and notifications. AI and Data Strategy Incorporate AI and ML capabilities into the Price platforms to drive data-driven decision making and automation. Develop and execute strategies for advanced analytics and AI models to improve transaction accuracy, fraud detection, and efficiency. Implement real-time monitoring and predictive analytics to optimize performance and prevent issues. Ensure data governance, security, and compliance aligned with HiTRUST, PCI-DSS, and SOC2 standards. Collaborate with data teams to create a unified data strategy with data quality and accessibility across platforms. Enabling Product Engineering and Collaboration Partner with the VP of Product Management & Engineering to deliver a modern platform aligned with the product roadmap and customer needs. Maintain underlying technology infrastructure enabling rapid innovation and deployment of features. Provide tools, frameworks, and APIs to product teams for a seamless user experience across touchpoints. Consolidate portals into a unified App Store framework for an integrated platform experience. Leading the Technology Transformation Drive the three-year technology transformation agenda, manage risks, and align platform evolution with business growth. Oversee migration from legacy systems to modern architectures with minimal disruption. Adopt best practices in Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and security. Maintain focus on security, compliance, and risk management throughout modernization. Building and Leading High-Performing Teams Lead and scale a high-performing engineering organization to execute the modernization plan while ensuring operational excellence. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Drive recruitment, talent development, and professional growth initiatives. Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate with product management, operations, infrastructure, and compliance to align the transformation roadmap. Work with the CTO and executive leadership to communicate progress, risks, and opportunities. Partner with infrastructure and operations to ensure high availability, performance, and security. Operational Excellence and Risk Management Ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance across services. Implement real-time monitoring and alerting to detect and resolve issues quickly. Establish KPIs for platform performance and reliability; embed risk management in engineering processes. Qualifications
15+ years of technology leadership with a focus on platform modernization and engineering transformation in large-scale, mission-critical environments; payments/financial services preferred. Proven track record in modernizing programs and migrating legacy systems to cloud-based architectures. Expertise in scalable platforms, API marketplaces, data fabrics, and event-driven architectures; strong cloud infrastructure knowledge. Experience integrating AI/ML and data strategies into technology platforms. Strong background in API development, microservices, and real-time processing. Extensive experience leading Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices. Exceptional leadership to build and scale engineering organizations for large-scale transformations. Solid understanding of security, compliance, and risk management in payments or regulated industries (PCI-DSS, SOC2). Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence executives and cross-functional teams. Key Competencies Strategic Vision, Leadership and Team Development, Collaboration and Influence, Technical Expertise, and Operational Excellence. Location, Visa, and Compensation
Location options include offices in Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Morristown, NJ; Plano, TX; St. Louis, MO; St. Petersburg, FL; and Hyderabad, India, with hybrid and remote-friendly culture. Visa sponsorship note: at this time we are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future. Base Salary Range:
$224,000.00 - $299,000.00 . Zelis offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) with employer match, flexible PTO, holidays, parental leave, life and disability insurance, and health coverage. Equal Employment Opportunity
Zelis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered 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 law. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. Accessibility Support
If you require a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process, please email TalentAcquisition@zelis.com. Disclaimer
We are an equal opportunity employer. The statements herein describe the general nature of the role and are not intended to be exhaustive. All personnel may be asked to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time.
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Join to apply for the
VP, Platform Engineering
role at
Zelis . Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. Zelis serves more than 750 payers, including top national and regional health plans, TPAs, and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across its platform of solutions. The role focuses on leading the modernization of the Zelis Price platform over the next three years, enabling product innovation and operational efficiency through a modern, scalable architecture, AI/data integration, and an API marketplace. You bring a unique blend of leadership and technical expertise to drive data-driven insights, AI-driven solutions, and a unified, high-performance platform. Key Responsibilities
Technology Modernization and Platform Scalability Lead end-to-end modernization of the Zelis Price platform to be scalable, reliable, and secure, supporting growth and evolving customer needs. Architect and implement a modular, scalable architecture for large transaction volumes, real-time processing, and high availability (24/7/365). Develop a modern API marketplace for seamless integrations with third-party applications, partners, and customers. Build a modern App framework to consolidate multiple customer-facing portals, improving user experience and feature delivery speed. Implement a data fabric to unify data across the organization for real-time analytics and AI-driven insights. Design and implement an event-driven architecture to enable real-time processing, automation, and notifications. AI and Data Strategy Incorporate AI and ML capabilities into the Price platforms to drive data-driven decision making and automation. Develop and execute strategies for advanced analytics and AI models to improve transaction accuracy, fraud detection, and efficiency. Implement real-time monitoring and predictive analytics to optimize performance and prevent issues. Ensure data governance, security, and compliance aligned with HiTRUST, PCI-DSS, and SOC2 standards. Collaborate with data teams to create a unified data strategy with data quality and accessibility across platforms. Enabling Product Engineering and Collaboration Partner with the VP of Product Management & Engineering to deliver a modern platform aligned with the product roadmap and customer needs. Maintain underlying technology infrastructure enabling rapid innovation and deployment of features. Provide tools, frameworks, and APIs to product teams for a seamless user experience across touchpoints. Consolidate portals into a unified App Store framework for an integrated platform experience. Leading the Technology Transformation Drive the three-year technology transformation agenda, manage risks, and align platform evolution with business growth. Oversee migration from legacy systems to modern architectures with minimal disruption. Adopt best practices in Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and security. Maintain focus on security, compliance, and risk management throughout modernization. Building and Leading High-Performing Teams Lead and scale a high-performing engineering organization to execute the modernization plan while ensuring operational excellence. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Drive recruitment, talent development, and professional growth initiatives. Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate with product management, operations, infrastructure, and compliance to align the transformation roadmap. Work with the CTO and executive leadership to communicate progress, risks, and opportunities. Partner with infrastructure and operations to ensure high availability, performance, and security. Operational Excellence and Risk Management Ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance across services. Implement real-time monitoring and alerting to detect and resolve issues quickly. Establish KPIs for platform performance and reliability; embed risk management in engineering processes. Qualifications
15+ years of technology leadership with a focus on platform modernization and engineering transformation in large-scale, mission-critical environments; payments/financial services preferred. Proven track record in modernizing programs and migrating legacy systems to cloud-based architectures. Expertise in scalable platforms, API marketplaces, data fabrics, and event-driven architectures; strong cloud infrastructure knowledge. Experience integrating AI/ML and data strategies into technology platforms. Strong background in API development, microservices, and real-time processing. Extensive experience leading Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices. Exceptional leadership to build and scale engineering organizations for large-scale transformations. Solid understanding of security, compliance, and risk management in payments or regulated industries (PCI-DSS, SOC2). Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence executives and cross-functional teams. Key Competencies Strategic Vision, Leadership and Team Development, Collaboration and Influence, Technical Expertise, and Operational Excellence. Location, Visa, and Compensation
Location options include offices in Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Morristown, NJ; Plano, TX; St. Louis, MO; St. Petersburg, FL; and Hyderabad, India, with hybrid and remote-friendly culture. Visa sponsorship note: at this time we are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future. Base Salary Range:
$224,000.00 - $299,000.00 . Zelis offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) with employer match, flexible PTO, holidays, parental leave, life and disability insurance, and health coverage. Equal Employment Opportunity
Zelis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered 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 law. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. Accessibility Support
If you require a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process, please email TalentAcquisition@zelis.com. Disclaimer
We are an equal opportunity employer. The statements herein describe the general nature of the role and are not intended to be exhaustive. All personnel may be asked to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time.
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