DevOps Engineer

Our opportunity

Join Zurich as we undergo a transformative journey to become a leading Agile and DevOps-driven organization. As a DevOps Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in this transformation, helping to shape the future of our projects and drive innovation.

Based in our DevOps Center of Excellence (CoE) in Barcelona, you will design, implement, and support cutting-edge DevOps solutions. You will collaborate with a global team to accelerate the adoption of Agile and DevOps practices across Zurich's IT projects.

This role offers a dynamic environment with significant opportunities for professional growth and skill development. Be part of a forward-thinking team where your contributions will make a tangible impact on our global operations.

Your role

As a DevOps Engineer at Zurich, you will play a crucial role in shaping our DevOps practices and infrastructure. You will lead the design, implementation, and support of advanced DevOps solutions, ensuring they align with our strategic goals and meet both functional and non-functional requirements. You will work closely with key stakeholders to drive innovation and efficiency across our global IT projects.

As a DevOps Engineer Your Main Responsibilities Will Involve

• Lead the design, implementation, and support of DevOps solutions, ensuring compliance with Zurich's strategic goals and standards.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to define and understand Cloud and CI/CD requirements.
• Develop and present technical proposals to address complex business and IT challenges.
• Lead strategic project-planning meetings, providing expert guidance on system options, risks, impacts, and cost-benefit analysis.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of best practices and emerging trends in Cloud, CI/CD, and DevOps.
• Contribute to the development of the global solution strategy, innovation areas, and technology roadmap.
• Provide advanced support for incidents and problems, including profiling and troubleshooting existing solutions.
• Author comprehensive technical documentation and implement solution definitions, patterns, and templates on the platform.
  
  

Your Skills And Experience

As a DevOps Engineer your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, including application development, cloud, and DevOps engineering.
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing DevOps pipelines, release management, deployment automation, and version control tools.
• Extensive knowledge of software development and testing methodologies, change and configuration management practices across multiple environments.
• Advanced understanding of Cloud services, Kubernetes, networking, databases, middleware, web services, and related standards.
• Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences; strong leadership and collaborative skills.
• Proactive problem solver with a positive attitude and strong communication (English verbal and written) & interpersonal skills.
• Deep understanding of DevOps and Agile methodologies and concepts.
  
  

Technical Skills

• Extensive experience with automated deployment, continuous integration, and release engineering tools – Ansible, Bamboo, Jenkins, Maven, Ant, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of Containerization (Docker) and Container Orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Proficiency with Cloud Services (AWS and Azure) including specific services like EC2, S3, Lambda, Azure VMs, and Azure Functions.
• Experience with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• In-depth experience with security protocols and practices (SSO, OAuth2, OpenID, certificates).
• Good understanding of networking concepts and technologies.
• Strong familiarity with GIT and other version control systems for software configuration management and Source Code Management.
• Proficiency in programming languages (like .net, Java, Python, YAML, SQL).
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell Script, Groovy, JavaScript, Bash, Python, XML, HTML, JSON, YAML).
• Excellent Linux skills and experience with multiple OS (CentOS, RedHat Enterprise Linux, Windows Server).
• Nice to have: Atlassian tools, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise administration, AWS/Azure certifications, Helm, ArgoCD, experience with CaaS (AKS, AWS ECS/EKS, OpenShift), REST APIs development.
  
  

What we offer?

As well as a competitive salary and a yearly bonus we offer:

• Option to work remotely within Spain even up to 100% - you choose; with option to work abroad up to 25 days yearly
• Over 300 euros net to set up your home office and additional monthly home office allowance
• Wide range of internal and external trainings, including free English, German and Spanish classes depending on the needs
• Ticket restaurant or flexibility to exchange it for other benefits
• Life, accident, and Health Insurance
• Collective Life Retirement Plan
• 2000 referral bonus if you bring other talented people like you
• Special banking and insurance conditions plus Exclusive Employees discounts
• Functional diversity benefits
• Events: summer and Christmas party, different activities like hiking, investment, beach volley club and many more
• No dress code
  
  

Primary work location is Barcelona, Poblenou. Please apply with your CV in English.

Please note that the remote work option is available within Spain only.

Who we are

Looking for a challenging and inspiring work environment where you can make a difference? At Zurich millions of individuals and businesses place their trust in our products and services every day. Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, enabling, businesses and communities to face a world of risk with confidence. Imagine if you could help people do this all over the world. You’d give them confidence and reassurance by protecting what they love most. It’s a big challenge, but you will be supported by a world-class team who believe in helping you to reach your full potential and deliver on our promises.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Zurich we are an equal opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.

So be challenged. Be inspired. Help us make a difference.

You are the heart & soul of Zurich!

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right?

We highly value the experience and know-how of our employees and offer a wide range of opportunities across business areas to encourage you to apply for new opportunities within Zurich when you are ready for your next career step.

Let’s continue to grow together!

• Location(s): ES - Barcelona
• Remote working: Yes
• Schedule: Full Time
• Recruiter name: Manuel Fernández Antón