Lead DevOps Engineer

Job summary

We are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer to drive the delivery, performance, and reliability of our Guidewire insurance platforms. This role involves defining the DevOps vision, shaping architecture, establishing roadmaps, and continuously improving CI/CD pipelines, automation strategy, and environment governance. The Lead DevOps Engineer will also mentor team members, set engineering standards, and lead initiatives to modernize how applications are built, deployed, and maintained at scale.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of relevant experience, including deployment/configuration in Jenkins
• Experience with network infrastructure, database, cloud, and data center operations and security protocols
• Proficiency in programming and scripting languages like Python, Perl, Bash, PHP, Java, SQL, Groovy, or C++
• 5+ years of hands-on full SDLC software development experience, with Java preferred
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipeline design and automation, including build, test, deployment, and rollback workflows
• Working knowledge of Java-based application runtimes and configuration/deployment models
• Working knowledge of relational databases and SQL, including automation of database restores, data integrity processes, and deployment-related operations
• Strong knowledge of source code management systems (e.g., Git) and modern branching and merging strategies
• Ability to automate infrastructure, environments, and operational tasks using scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts
• Proficiency in scripting and automation languages such as Shell, Python, PowerShell, or Groovy
• Knowledge of secure environment and secrets management practices across multiple environments
• Ability to integrate quality controls and test automation into CI/CD workflows in agile delivery environments
• Knowledge of IT operations, monitoring, alerting, and incident response concepts supporting production reliability
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, proactively manage workload, and remain fully engaged during scheduled work hours
• Good communication skills for coaching and cross-team influence
• Familiarity with agile methodologies
• Experience working within AWS infrastructure
• Experience using Aurora/Postgres
• Experience in the property and casualty insurance industry

Responsibilities

• Streamline the software development lifecycle to improve developer productivity, delivery speed, and code quality
• Automate delivery processes and maintain the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline
• Own the lifecycle management of Jenkins, including backups, upgrades, plugin management, and pipeline stability
• Automate database restore jobs, patch pipelines, backups, and data integrity processes
• Engineer Guidewire build and deployment pipelines, configuration scripts, and environment management
• Administer secrets, credentials, and secure runtime configurations across environments to minimize deployment risks
• Automate production releases, maintenance, and service orchestration to minimize downtime
• Maintain and enhance Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) automation processes
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Lead and support containerization and orchestration technologies
• Enhance monitoring, alerting, and reliability engineering
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams on delivery and architecture practices
• Provide technical leadership on DevOps best practices, security standards, and Guidewire platform updates

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