Senior DevOps Engineer

About the Team and our Scope Our team a software house within Swiss Re develops cloud-native (Azure-based) SaaS/PaaS solutions for external Life Health insurance clients. Our portfolio includes globally established products and those in growth or incubation stages. We utilize the latest technology and prioritize innovation to stay competitive. Our technical team comprises professionals with multidisciplinary skills located in various countries delivering highly available multi-regional solutions used worldwide. About the Role We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team. Unlike other teams we design and build productive infrastructure leaving operations to others. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in writing IaaC and automating deployments with skills in PowerShell Kubernetes Terraform Azure DevOps Helm and modern DevOps best practices. As a Senior you will guide other DevOps engineers and collaborate with the Engineering Manager and Product Owner to ensure the infrastructure meets evolving requirements. Your responsibilities will be - Solutionalize how to automatically deploy cloud infrastructure including networking storage compute policies monitoring security identity functions etc. - Collaborate with product developers to identify DevOps solutions for embedding software in a secure high-performance cloud infrastructure that meets enterprise standards. - Create and implement DevOps solutions for automatic deployment of SW infrastructure including disaster recovery strategies operational manuals and instructions for handing over maintenance to a separate team. - Continuously assess and identify how to increase infrastructure performance while keeping cloud costs under control. - Assess security policies infrastructure requirements and changing guidelines to ensure keeping the SW infrastructure always compliant resilient and secure. - Lead a team of DevOps engineers offering technical guidance. Collaborate with architects managers tech leads and product owners to deliver solutions within the roadmap and SDLC processes. About You Nobody is perfect and meets 100 requirements. If you however meet some of the criteria below and are genuinely curious about the world of software development and IT Cloud we will be happy to meet you. If you possess traits and experience that match most of the below wed love to hear from you - Must have excellent technical proficiency in... - Usage and administrator of Azure services. - Strong experience with PowerShell/Bash scripting. - In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization. - Strong skills with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning. - Knowledge of Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines and release management. - Experience managing teams of DevOps engineers. - Preferably knowledge also about... - Programming background in any OOP language (preferred Java and/or Go). - Knowledge of security scans authorization protocols CloudFlare. - Understanding of data fundamentals. - Familiarity with Okta for identity and access management. - Knowledge of Cloudflare for web performance and security. - General knowledge of Gitlab and/or Github DevOps practices For Spain the base salary range for this position is between EUR 60000 and EUR 100000 (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers - the requirements scope complexity and responsibilities of the role - the applicants own profile including education/qualifications expertise specialisation skills and experience. In addition to your base salary Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits. Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract. #LI-Hybrid About Swiss Re Swiss Re is one of the worlds leading providers of reinsurance insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14000 employees across the world. Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age gender race ethnicity gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation physical or mental ability skillset thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability. If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience. We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. 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