Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

The Senior DevOps Engineer at Delta Dental of New Jersey & Connecticut plays a central role in evolving how we build, integrate, and operate applications. Working across cloud, DevOps, and integration platforms, this engineer writes code, builds automation, and supports production systems in a HIPAA-regulated environment, while contributing to DDNJ's modernization efforts, including the adoption of AI-assisted engineering tooling.

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of working onsite in our Parsippany, NJ office two days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday).

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Build & Engineer

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of DDNJ's ecosystem, spanning customizable off-the-shelf, custom n-tier and cloud-native solutions.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Develop and deploy solutions in GCP (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL)
• Develop automation solutions using PowerShell, Python etc.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or similar tools.
• Support DDNJ's integration and connectivity tools such as MuleSoft.

Operate & Support

• Debug and resolve complex problems in production environments.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions such as Datadog or equivalent.
• Provide remote off-hours 24x7 support on a rotating basis (week per month).
• Create and maintain technical documentation including architecture diagrams, data flows, and deployment runbooks.
• Operate within established ITIL practices (Change, Release, Problem Management).

Lead & Mentor

• Act as technical advisor for design and implementation of new systems or enhancements.
• Lead code reviews and set engineering standards for the Application Services team.
• Mentor team members on cloud technologies and best practices.

Collaborate

• Interact and collaborate with security, network, data, and dev teams.
• Partner with TMO Project Managers for seamless production turnover and knowledge transfer.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with GCP or equivalent public cloud and relevant technologies such as:
• Networking (Virtual Private Cloud, Cloud Load Balancing)
• Compute (Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions)
• Data (Cloud SQL, Alloy DB, BigQuery, Storage)
• Security (Cloud Identity, Certificate Authority Service, Secret Manager)
• Experience with Azure DevOps and deployment automation best practices.
• Experience with AI Agentic/coding tools such as Claude Code/CLI, Gemini CLI/Antigravity
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Demonstrated experience with observability solutions (Datadog or equivalent).
• Knowledge of SQL databases, RESTful APIs, and web services.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
• Comfort working with AI-assisted development tooling such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or equivalent.

Experience, Education, and Certifications Required

• 4-6 years' experience in general application analysis/support including.Net, data integration through APIs, coding, and scripting.
• 3+ years of hands-on cloud platform experience (GCP, Azure, or AWS) deploying and managing solutions.
• Health Care or other regulated industry experience is preferred.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate in teams.
• Customer-focused with effective time management.

Required Educational Level

• Associate Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.

About Delta Dental of New Jersey & Connecticut

Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc. is New Jersey's leading dental benefits company, providing or administering coverage to more than 2.2 million people through contracts with groups and individuals in New Jersey and Connecticut. In Connecticut, Delta Dental of Connecticut, Inc. is a licensed insurer that writes dental and vision coverage on an insured basis, and Delta Dental of New Jersey administers self-funded dental benefit programs.

Offering dental benefits since 1969, Delta Dental of New Jersey's mission is to promote oral health to the greatest number of people by providing accessible dental benefit programs of the highest quality, service, and value. Through its philanthropic arm, the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation awards more than $1M in grants annually to support access to dental care and education for underserved children, seniors, veterans, and those with special needs, as well as funds workforce development programs for dental assisting and dental hygiene across New Jersey and Connecticut.

Benefits

In addition to a great culture, we offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, spending accounts, and matching 401k. We value our associates and support everyone with learning and development, recognition programs, active wellness and diversity initiatives, tuition reimbursement, and generous paid time off to recharge – even paid time off to volunteer at causes that you care about.

The benefits set forth in this posting reflect DDNJ's benefits policies in place at the time of posting, as are made available to other similarly situated employees of DDNJ, although participation is at all times in accordance with and subject to the eligibility and other provisions of such plans and programs. DDNJ reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to prospectively modify or terminate any of its benefits plans or programs at any time and for any reason, to the extent permitted by applicable law. DDNJ complies with all applicable state and federal wage and hour, pay equity and pay transparency laws.

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range In addition to salary, Delta Denta of New Jersey's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive awards. Available offerings may vary by geographic location, job level, skills, experience, qualifications, education and date of hire.

Delta Dental of New Jersey Inc is an equal opportunity employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.