Senior DevOps Engineer

The salary range for this job posting is $97,153.00 - $155,445.00 annually + bonus + benefits. Pay Type: Salary

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Encova Insurance is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer (DevOps III). You must reside within a two-hour driving distance to our Columbus, Ohio office for in-person work as needed for meetings and projects.

Top candidates will have 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS DevOps, Jenkins Job DSL, GitLab Pipelines, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker). They will have played a key role on enterprise-level DevOps teams, not only driving implementation and delivery but also defining and enforcing engineering standards across product teams. Proficiency in Azure is highly desirable, including the ability to map and translate technical concepts between AWS and Azure platforms. Candidates must demonstrate proven expertise in infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation), CI/CD pipeline optimization, effective cross-team collaboration, and experience with AWS monitoring tools, security best practices, and scripting for automation. Exceptional communication skills are critical, with the ability to clearly convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Encova is only able to employ associates who reside and work within specific U.S. states. Our current policies are based on the laws in states in which we are registered for payroll. Our current footprint includes:

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

The DevOps III Engineer identifies opportunities, provides detailed story design, and implements solutions to improve software delivery through automation. This position identifies tech debt and risks and provides solution approach. The DevOps III Engineer is continually evolving their skills and staying current on DevOps tools, software delivery automation, best practices, and has a broad knowledge across the technology stack.

Essential Functions:

• Resolve complex issues across the DevOps and Release Management stack, collaborating with team members to ensure swift recovery and minimize downtime.
• Design and Implement Cloud Infrastructure Solutions
  • Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure on AWS.
  • Support the adoption of containerization solutions using tools like Docker and Kubernetes for application scalability and portability.
  • Develop and deploy infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK.
  • Follow established best practices for deploying infrastructure using infrastructure as code (IaC).
  • Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and efficient resource management.
• Automate Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipelines
  • Develop and maintain efficient CI/CD pipelines for seamless application deployment across environments.
  • Integrate GitLab, Nexus, Jenkins, Wiz, or similar tools for automation of the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Optimize pipeline performance and reduce manual interventions to achieve faster and more reliable releases.
• Performance Monitoring and Optimization
  • Implement cloud monitoring and alerting solutions using AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party monitoring tools.
  • Analyze system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize resource allocation for cost and efficiency.
  • Apply best practices for performance tuning in cloud environments.

Other Functions:

• Contribute to proof-of-concept initiatives, exploring and validating new technolog