Sr. Platform Engineer

Location: Rochester, MN, US, Remote

Reporting to the MCP DevOps Lead, Mayo Clinic Platform, the Senior Platform Engineer supports the Cloud financial operations (FinOps), security operations (SecOps), and Mayo Clinic compliance needs of the Mayo Clinic Platform across GCP, Azure, and on-premises environments. This role works closely with MCP program and product teams, Mayo Clinic Finance, Mayo IT Security, and enterprise compliance partners to keep platform resources governed, cost-accountable, and audit-ready.

Position Overview:

Under the direction of the MCP DevOps Lead, this team member designs, builds and operates the reporting and tooling that keep Mayo Clinic Platform Cloud spend and vulnerabilities transparent, and Tech Ops aligned with Mayo Clinic policy. The Senior Platform Engineer serves as a technical liaison between platform engineering and other MCP teams, Mayo FinOps, Mayo OIS, Mayo ALM, along with other Mayo departments and compliance stakeholders.

The position will be responsible for the following essential functions:

• Designs, implements, and maintains cloud policy guardrails (e.g., organization policies, Azure Policy, policy-as-code) in conjunction with other MCP teams across GCP, Azure, and on-premises environments in alignment with Mayo Clinic standards.
• Utilizes and optimizes available tooling (e.g. , Cloudability, Archer, etc.) to monitor policy compliance, track CMDB inventory, remediates configuration drift, and assists with the policy exception process in partnership with platform and program teams.
• Builds and maintains unified billing and cost allocation dashboards and reports across MCP Programs, including tagging/labeling standards and cost-center mapping in partnership with MCP Finance.
• Produces recurring cost and chargeback reporting for MCP Program leaders and MCP Finance and identifies cost optimization opportunities.
• Builds reporting and operational support for managing Cloud resource reservations, commitments, and capacity (including GPU) utilization; tracks usage against commitments and recommends rightsizing.
• Provides utilization trends and capacity forecasts from historical data to inform budgeting and planning.
• Operates and integrates Veracode, Prisma Cloud, and other Mayo IT security and compliance tools into platform workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Operates, optimizes, and keeps current MCP built dashboards in that support vulnerability management and CMDB compliance
• Triages security and compliance findings, assigns ownership, and tracks remediation to closure with responsible teams.
• Collects and maintains evidence supporting Mayo Clinic compliance requirements, security reviews, and internal or external audits.
• Supports the MCP DevOps Lead in directing efforts against the risk register, including maintaining risk items, driving mitigation plans, and reporting status.
• Translates technical, financial, and security findings into clear guidance for non-technical stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains runbooks, standards, and documentation for FinOps, SecOps, and compliance processes.
• Stays current with FinOps, cloud security, and compliance practices across GCP, Azure, and on-premises environments.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added or assigned.

This vacancy is not eligible for sponsorship/ we will not sponsor or transfer visas for this position. Also, Mayo Clinic DOES NOT participate in the F-1 STEM OPT extension program.

• Bachelors degree in a relevant information technology field or a minimum 7 years of direct full-stack engineering with increasing complexity.
• 3-5 years working in diverse environments utilizing Agile principles of software development.
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Engineer with a strong emphasis on healthcare interoperability.
• Proficiency in Java and/or .NET for backend development, including API / service design and implementation.
• Expertise in Javascript with a focus on React and react frameworks (e.g. NextJS) for building responsive and intuitive front-end applications.
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (or equivalent) services and cloud-native application development.
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7, FHIR and OMOP.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Knowledge of healthcare data security and compliance requirements, including HIPAA, is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive and self-driven mindset with a passion for staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry best practices.
• Experience with Interoperability standards such as HL7, FHIR and OMOP.
• Experience with solutions integration/delivery in a healthcare setting.

Additional Experience and/or Qualifications: 

• Experience with Interoperability standards such as HL7, FHIR and OMOP.
• Experience with solutions integration/delivery in a healthcare setting.
• Experience in driving and leading technology development and technical capability to guide strategically and manage resources.
• Experience with technology change management specifically around SDLC end of life and feature migration processes.
• Business acumen, to gauge not just what can be done but to know what can be completed cost effectively and sustainably.
• This person must have the ability to promote and explain technology initiatives to business leaders outside of the technology organization and to external partners and customers.
• The selected individual must combine a solid technical foundation with forward-looking strategic skills to help develop a Platform strategy to enable Mayo Clinic to capitalize on emerging technologies.
• Ability to think beyond the technology itself and will understand key business drivers that ensure technology investment will provide substantial value or improvements to customers.