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AF - Group · 17 hours ago

Senior DevOps Engineer

USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$83K/yr - $217K/yr

7+ years exp

AF Group is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support multiple products and development teams in automating infrastructure and building deployment pipelines. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure efficient production support and continuous improvement of the DevOps processes.

Health CareInformation TechnologyInsurance

Comp. & Benefits

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

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

Cloud ServicesAutomationConfiguration ManagementPythonAgile MethodologyLinux AdministrationInfrastructure ManagementAzure DevOpsCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

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

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

Certification or progress toward certification, is highly preferred and encouraged

Experience in the insurance industry preferred

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

1001-5000 employees