Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure DevOps)

SmartIMS Inc.
Tampa, United States of America
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Tampa, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Application Performance Management
Build Automation
Azure
Bash
Cloud Engineering
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Disaster Recovery
Monitoring of Systems
Identity and Access Management
Python
Key Management
Powershell
Release Management
Prometheus
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Cloud Platform System
Cloud Monitoring
System Availability
Delivery Pipeline
Snowflake
Grafana
Containerization
Git Flow
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Bicep
Data Management
Machine Learning Operations
Terraform
Devsecops
Api Management
Guidewire
Docker
Databricks
Microservices

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in Azure DevOps and cloud-native engineering to help scale and optimize our digital insurance

platform. This role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud environments to enable rapid, secure, and

reliable software delivery.

You will work closely with engineering, data, and product teams to accelerate modernization initiatives across core insurance systems.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps & CI/CD

  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
  • Automate build, test, and deployment processes across multiple environments
  • Improve release velocity and reduce deployment risks through automation

Cloud & Infrastructure (Azure)

  • Architect and manage scalable infrastructure on Microsoft Azure
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep
  • Optimize cloud cost, performance, and availability

Automation & Reliability

  • Build automated monitoring, alerting, and incident response systems
  • Ensure high availability and disaster recovery for critical insurance applications
  • Implement blue-green and canary deployment strategies

Security & Compliance

  • Integrate DevSecOps practices into pipelines
  • Ensure compliance with insurance industry standards (SOC2, HIPAA where

applicable)

  • Manage secrets, identity, and access using Azure Key Vault and IAM

Collaboration & Enablement

  • Partner with development teams to adopt DevOps best practices
  • Mentor junior engineers and promote a culture of automation and ownership
  • Work closely with product and architecture teams on modernization initiatives

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or cloud engineering roles
  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (pipelines, repos, boards,

artifacts)

  • Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure (App Services, AKS, Functions, VMs, Networking)
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
  • Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes / AKS)
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, Git workflows, and release management
  • Experience with monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus,

Grafana)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in insurance or financial services domain
  • Exposure to Guidewire, Duck Creek, or core insurance platforms
  • Experience with data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks)
  • Knowledge of AI/ML pipeline deployment (MLOps)
  • Familiarity with API management and microservices architecture

Key Competencies

  • Strong problem-solving and systems thinking
  • Ability to operate in a fast-paced, scaling organization
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ownership mindset with focus on reliability and performance

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