Senior DevOps Engineer

Title:

Senior DevOps Engineer

Company:

Job Category:

Technology

Job Description:

About Everest:  

Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.  

About the role:

Everest Global Services, a member of the Everest Re Group, Ltd. is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain Everest’s Reinsurance application infrastructure and automation solutions to join our Warren, NJ office.  

The candidate is responsible to create CICD pipelines to automate software deployment, emphasizing self-service automation. Will collaborate with development, infrastructure / cloud operations and security teams to create and implement automated solutions to create and implement automated solutions that improve our security measures without compromising the speed or efficiency of our development processes and build/release cycles. Proficiency in cloud technologies, DevOps, containers, Kubernetes, security, scripting, automation, and platform engineering for ensuring seamless system operations. The candidate should possess strong technical aptitude, analytical and communication skills, and exceptional problem-solving ability. 

Responsibilities include but not limited to: 

• Requirement gathering from application teams for creation of CICD pipeline to automate software deployment, emphasizing engineering and self-service automation. 

• Setting up of DevOps process for the team.  Drive the adoption of Source Code Management and Development best practices. 

• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure using Azure Devops pipeline. 

• Collaborate with Enterprise infrastructure teams to provision cloud resources.

• Develop and maintain documentation for security automation processes and tools.

• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of systems. 

• Should be able to deliver the assigned tasks independently. 

• Should be proactive in communication and tracking. 

• Ensure security and compliance of infrastructure and applications. 

Qualifications, Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field 

• 12+ years overall IT Experience

• 7+ years of experience in DevOps or related field 

• 5+ years of cloud engineering and design experience. 

• Proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) with a focus on engineering best practices. 

• Strong knowledge of Azure Cloud platform 

• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools. 

• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash,YAML and Powershell) and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).

• Experience with Github, Azure DevOps and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Strong Knowledge of Azure and its native security tools.

• Familiarity with compliance standards and frameworks.

• Experience using Azure CI/CD YAML Pipelines experience is desirable. 

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools 

• Excellent problem-solving skills, effective in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. 

• Proficiency in scripting and automation for efficient engineering workflows. 

• Relevant industry certifications 

• Experience with containerization technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes. 

• Ability to work independently and as part of agile team using scrum methodology 

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies: 

• Experience with Azure Cloud, Azure DevOps, Github, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Terraform 

• Certification in Azure 

• Experience with other cloud providers 

• Knowledge of networking and security principles 

Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Warren, NJ

Additional Locations:

Everest is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, genetics, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of this commitment, Everest will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Everest Benefits at [email protected].

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