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AF - Group · 12 hours ago

Senior DevOps Engineer - REMOTE

, Lansing, MI, 48901, US

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$79K/yr - $208K/yr

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Design and operate container platforms and Cloud Services using Identity, Storage, Compute, Automation, Disaster Recovery, and Networking features

Deliver scalable, fast, efficient, and high-quality systems that help improve the Company’s software ecosystem.

Implement and forecast enhancements to network and systems development methodology based on changes in development tools, industry best practices and systems development life cycles.

Manage and improve a large-scale cloud-based server architecture

Enforce network, systems development and deployment standards.

Guides customers migrating applications to containers

Work and continuously improve the DevOps pipeline and tooling to provide active management of the continuous integration/continuous deployment processes.

Analyze, design, build and implement end-to-end solution delivery and support detailed monitoring across the infrastructure platform including operational telemetry.

Create automated orchestration and deployment solutions using Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform, GitHub Actions, etc.

Write scripts and automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell.

Assists in fixing and redesigning major infrastructure fundamental services

Partner with other software engineers to cooperatively deliver user stories.

Solve highly complex technical problems using industry best practices

Use the test-driven development methodology to realize technical solutions

Create documentation to support external and internal customers

Designing, building and implementing integrations

Maintain supplier/vendor relationships as needed

Contribute to the design and delivery of components for internal/external customers

Provide rapid response and issue resolution to the business teams for production issues

Collaborates with business units and provides technical expertise

Define and drive architectural enhancements into system to mitigate potential failure points

Provide impact assessment and mitigation plans for changes going into the production environment

Investigates root-cause of sever and systemic outages, identify corrective actions

Establishes performance baseline, capacity thresholds, correlate events and define monitoring/alerting criteria.

Provide technical coaching and direction to more junior DevOps Engineers

Qualification

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AWSAzureKubernetesDockerTerraformAnsibleCI/CDPythonAzure DevOpsLinuxGitHubGit version controlConfiguration managementBashPowerShellNetworking fundamentalsRelease managementDocumentation

Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.

7 years of progressively more responsible experience in an Information Technology environment with demonstrated knowledge which provides the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities.

2 years of significant automation/integration experience required.

Experience working in an agile team with focus on continues integration and automated testing.

Experience in administration of web servers and web application servers.

Advanced knowledge of configuration management systems and deployment tools.

Deep knowledge of how IT operations are managed.

Strong knowledge of creating automated production systems with languages like Python, etc.

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Knowledge of setup, configuration and administration of various Linux operating systems and their components.

Using tools like Azure DevOps/VSTS, validate requirements, source code branches, deploy, and troubleshoot deployments of code and technologies in stage and production environments.

Strong knowledge of deploying and managing infrastructure and application on public clouds.

Ability to troubleshoot and work through complex issues.

Ability to adapt to changing environments.

Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence.

Knowledge management of source code for branch and merge strategy.

Ability to handle multiple priorities, to establish workflow, and meet necessary deadlines.

Understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols.

Strong knowledge of GitHub, GitHub Actions, and Git version control systems, with a solid foundation in branching strategies, pull request workflows, and release management.

Ability to work in multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Knowledge of scripting automation solutions.

Strong understanding of configuration and release management practices.

Understanding of software release metrics and process controls.

Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion.

Ability to exchange factual and technical information clearly and concisely with managers, technicians, and similar individuals.

Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.

Confident managing challenging interactions, providing feedback, and facilitating meetings with managers and executive leaders.

Ability to comprehend the consequences of various problem situations and address them or refer them for appropriate decision-making.

Ability to establish rapport and maintain customer satisfaction without compromising quality.

Ability to interact with others to build consensus on use of release management practices and standards.

Preferred

Experience in the insurance industry preferred.

Certification or progress toward certification, is highly preferred and encouraged.

Company

AF - Group

AF Group is a nationally recognized holding company whose affiliated insurance companies are premier providers of specialty insurance solutions offered through independent agents nationwide.

Founded in 1912

Lansing, Michigan, USA

1,001-5,000 employees

http://www.afgroup.com

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