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VP – Platform Engineering

Zelis

$224,000 - $299,000
Sep 27, 2025
Boston, MA, USA • Morristown, NJ, USA • St. Louis, MO, USA • Atlanta, GA, USA • St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience, and the VP of Platform Engineering is responsible for leading the modernization of the Zelis Price platform over the next three years to build a modern, scalable architecture that supports business growth, enables product innovation, and improves operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • Proven track record of leading complex modernization programs, including migrating legacy systems to modern architectures and cloud-based environments.
  • Expertise in building scalable platforms, API marketplaces, data fabrics, and event-driven architectures, with a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure and modern development practices.
  • Experience incorporating AI, machine learning, and data strategies into technology platforms, with a focus on advanced analytics and automation.
  • Strong background in API development, microservices architecture, and real-time transaction processing.
  • Extensive experience leading Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices, with a focus on operational efficiency and rapid delivery.
  • Strong understanding of security, compliance, and risk management, particularly in payments or regulated industries (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOC2).
  • Deep knowledge of modern software architectures, cloud infrastructure, data strategies, and AI/ML applications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end modernization of the Zelis Priceplatforms, transforming it into a highly scalable, reliable, and secure solution that supports rapid growth and evolving customer needs.
  • Architect and implement a modular, scalable architecture that can handle large transaction volumes, real-time processing, and high availability, ensuring 24/7/365 operational readiness.
  • Develop a state-of-the-art API marketplace, enabling seamless integrations with third-party applications, partners, and customers.
  • Build a modern App framework to consolidate multiple customer-facing portals, streamlining user experience and enabling faster delivery of new features and updates.
  • Implement a data fabric to unify data across the organization, enabling real-time data processing, advanced analytics, and AI-driven insights.
  • Design and implement an event-driven architecture to enhance the platform’s responsiveness, enabling real-time event processing, automation, and notification systems.
  • Incorporate AI and machine learning capabilities into the Priceplatforms, driving data-driven decision-making and automation.

Other

  • 15+ years of technology leadership experience, with a focus on platform modernization and engineering transformation in large-scale, mission-critical environments, preferably within the payments or financial services industry.
  • Exceptional leadership skills, with a proven ability to build and scale engineering organizations to deliver large-scale technology transformations.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence executive leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Strategic Vision: Ability to lead the modernization of a complex platform while aligning technical goals with business priorities.
  • Please note at this time we are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future.