Description : About Us

Zelis is modernizing the healthcare financial experience in the United States (U.S.) across payers, providers, and healthcare consumers. We serve more than 750 payers, including the top five national health plans, regional health plans, TPAs and millions of healthcare providers and consumers across our platform of solutions. Zelis sees across the system to identify, optimize, and solve problems holistically with technology built by healthcare experts - driving real, measurable results for clients.

At Zelis, AI is woven into the fabric of how we work. Every associate is expected - and empowered - to partner with AI to challenge the status quo, accelerate innovation, and amplify their impact. This is a place for builders with a growth mindset who act with agility, embrace change, and use modern technology to shape smarter solutions, exceptional experiences, and the future of our industry for our clients, customers, and our culture.

Why We Do What We Do

In the U.S., consumers, payers, and providers face significant challenges throughout the healthcare financial journey. Zelis helps streamline the process by offering solutions that improve transparency, efficiency, and communication among all parties involved. By addressing the obstacles that patients face in accessing care, navigating the intricacies of insurance claims, and the logístical challenges healthcare providers encounter with processing payments, Zelis aims to create a more seamless and effective healthcare financial system.

Zelis India plays a crucial role in this mission by supporting various initiatives that enhance the healthcare financial experience. The local team contributes to the development and implementation of innovative solutions, ensuring that technology and processes are optimized for efficiency and effectiveness.



Beyond operational expertise, Zelis India cultivates a collaborative work culture, leadership development, and global exposure, creating a dynamic environment for professional growth. With hybrid work flexibility, comprehensive healthcare advantages, financial wellness programs, and cultural celebrations, we foster a holistic workplace experience. Additionally, the team plays a vital role in maintaining high standards of service delivery and contributes to Zelis’ award-winning culture.

Position Overview

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on AWS Lead Engineer to lead cloud modernization, engineering excellence, and AI-driven innovation for our Provider Payments platform. This role will work across all Provider Engineering Pods, driving scalable solutions, reusable capabilities, and modernization of healthcare payment systems while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions on AWS.
- Partner across all Provider Engineering Pods to establish engineering standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices.
- Champion AI-driven engineering practices to improve developer productivity, code quality, testing, observability, and operational efficiency.
- Influence technical roadmaps, architecture decisions, and cloud transformation initiatives.




- Mentor engineers and promote a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security, and Operations teams to deliver business outcomes.
- Drive operational excellence through automation, reliability engineering, and proactive monitoring.

Technical Expertise

- Strong AWS experience with EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, EventBridge, CloudWatch, IAM, and VPC.
- Deep expertise in.NET Core /.NET 6+, C#, ASP.NET Core, REST APIs, and distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, and API-first development.
- Experience with SQL Server, NoSQL databases, messaging platforms, and high-volume transaction systems.
- Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform/CloudFormation, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of cloud security, authentication, authorization, and secure engineering practices.
- Experience building highly available and resilient payment platforms.

AI-Driven Engineering Mindset

- Passion for leveraging AI and GenAI tools to accelerate software development lifecycle activities.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, code reviews, documentation, and engineering productivity.
- Ability to identify opportunities where AI can improve operational efficiency, developer experience, and platform intelligence.
- Drive a culture of experimentation, automation, and data-driven decision making.

Domain Experience

Preferred experience in:

- Provider Payments
- Healthcare Claims
- Payment Integrity
- Revenue Cycle Management
- Healthcare Financial Platforms

Behavioral Competencies

- Ownership mindset

📌 Lead Engineer - Cloud Engineering (Telangana)
🏢 Zelis
📍 Telangana