Sr DevOps Engineer

DevOps Manager PositionThis is a new DevOps position in the Health and Welfare teams and is the first of its kind for the BU because they will be focused on Cloud and associated technology.Must Have SkillsAzure, Java, AKS to set up automation for the DevOps practice within this Chapter. They will use Java for the development of automation processes.Azure and AKS will be used to deploy large scale applications using CI/CD pipelines.Job DescriptionThe Health Care Technology Group (HCG) supports the recordkeeping and administration of Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision plans) as well as the Health Savings and Reimbursement Account plans on behalf of CLIENT’s corporate clients, their employees and retirees.The Technology associates on the HCG Platform team interact with Business partners as well as Systems partners who have responsibility for client-facing channels such as NetBenefits®. The development teams are located across USA and India. Team size is 150+ resources across IT and Product organized into highly motivated team who develop and deliver using Agile Methodology.As an expert DevOps engineer, you will be responsible for automating end-to-end DevOps practice for critically meaningful applications developed using the Java spring framework. Your role includes collaborating with the engineering, product, and support team to understand automation requirements and be accountable for delivering end-to-end automation to deploy applications in AKS. You will also be responsible for deploying databases, crafting observability dashboards, setting up alerts, and continuously improving DevOps practice.The Expertise You Have8 to 10 years of software engineering and DevOps experience.5+ years of hands-on Azure experience in a production environment (network, security, deployment, automation, serverless technologies).Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, integration, testing, deployment workflows, automation, process development, and process changes.Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools.Strong hands-on experience with AKS, PowerShell, kubelets, Jenkins Core, Git flow, and Artifactory.Deeper understanding on Branch & Trunk based code development.Cloud Azure Kubernetes Services with container-based deployment skills.Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code.Experience collaborating across multiple functional/technical teams to deliver a project.ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop and maintain comprehensive and scalable DevOps automation practice for Java applications on Azure cloud platforms.Design and develop the automation for AKS, Database, Service Bus, FunctionApp solutions.Design and develop cloud observability solutions, dashboards, and alerts for multiple Azure services.Set up system-level performance alerts and automate elasticity based on the requirements.Maintain the detailed documentation, diagrams, and knowledge base.Demonstrate commendable knowledge of the Azure tech stackPreferred SkillsAzure DevOps certification (AZ-400)Prior experience on DatadogKey technical skills