Principal DevOps Engineer

Description

About the Job

As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you work together with stakeholders from architecture, application development teams, testing teams, leadership, and OE representatives to understand challenges, expectations, and customer requirements. You develop a roadmap for infrastructure solutions that allow for high-availability and low latency across the globe and follow-up with your team and stakeholders for timely delivery. You mentor a team of DevOps Engineer, ensure the team is productive, follow-up on blockers and make sure team-internal and team-external exchanges happen frequently

What you do

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure DevOps solutions, including the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead IT transformation initiatives to standardize DevOps practices across global teams.
• Drive global DevSecOps Maturity Assessments from a technical perspective.
• Provide expert advice on DevOps strategies and implementations, including conducting workshops and training sessions for team upskilling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for seamless integration and delivery, while mentoring junior team members in adopting DevOps practices.
• Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure and services performance, resolving any performance bottlenecks for optimal efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, services, and applications.
• Keep up to date with the latest cloud technologies, security practices, and industry trends in the insurance domain,
• Making recommendations for improvements, cost reductions, and innovation

What you bring

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least 5 - 7 years of experience in a DevOps role, including 2 years in Lead role
• Proficiency in DevOps tools and technologies such as Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Terraform, Git.
• Proficiency with common CI/CD Tools like GitHub and IaC best-practices.
• Proficiency with technologies like Kafka, MongoDB or Postgres would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong knowledge of AWS and respective services (RDS, EKS, Elasticache).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Grafana, ELK, and DataDog.
• Proven track record in leading transformation and global standardization projects, and providing strategic advice on DevOps best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a global team environment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, including experience in incident management and resolution.
• Proficiency with security best practices and implementing robust security controls to protect sensitive insurance data.
• Proficiency with Agile and Lean methodologies.
• Experience with one or all of the following tools: Apigee, Akamai, Service NOW.
• Proven Leadership and mentoring skills.
• Certifications from applicable vendors such as AWS, Azure, CNCF advantageous