Senior Cloud Automation Development Engineer

Job Overview:

Applied Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in insurance technology, is currently searching for a Senior Cloud Automation Development Engineer to join our team. The Senior Cloud Automation Development Engineer will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of playbook automation for both cloud and on-prem environments. In addition, they are responsible for troubleshooting incidents, and maintaining a cloud automation framework to orchestrate cloud terraform playbooks, on-demand discovery, and real-time dashboards.

What You Will Do 

• Test, plan, implement, manage, and maintain a complex hybrid infrastructure to support the Applied Cloud environment
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with internal stakeholders to create optimal cloud automation environments and configurations for Applied Cloud products
• Work as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the Cloud Engineering Automation team
• Construct and maintain documented standards for implementing and configuring Applied Cloud infrastructure
• Work closely with the Cloud Services Engineers; participate in the planning and implementation of new Applied Cloud environments and resources
• Participate in environment testing following data center maintenance that may have affected the performance or functionality of an application
• Continuously analyze infrastructure to determine effectiveness and inefficiencies and create recommendations for improvements
• Define and implement best practices to support disaster recovery of the Applied Cloud infrastructure
• Develop and maintain accurate and reusable implementation, testing and any other related IT documentation used for change or configuration process management
• Maintain the design, implementation, and operational documentation that used to provide guidance to other team members
• Identify, communicate, and help to implement improvements in the automation process
• Maintain and/or troubleshoot issues with various operating systems and network infrastructure and assist other team members with the same
• Assist in analyzing internal production or development problems to determine hardware or software malfunctions and make recommendations
• Work collaboratively with software engineering to define infrastructure and deployment requirements
• Derive configuration and compliance with configuration management tools
• Ability to troubleshoot both Linux and Windows tech stacks
• Develop and maintain operational tools for deployment, monitoring, and analysis of across both on prem and cloud environment
• Ability to program in Python as scalable and maintainable code
• Ability to design, test, and maintain RESTful APIs cloud automation services within Kubernetes and GCP environments
• Developed cloud frameworks to automate terraform orchestration as IaC
• Has built IaaS services across network, storage, and compute
• Continuously look for ways to improve the performance, availability, and security of the Applied Cloud

What You’ll Need to Succeed 

We’re looking for someone who: 

• Has the ability to work from an Applied Systems office or 100% remotely              

Your experience should include some or all of the following: 

• 5+ years of directly related work experience and/or an equivalent combination
• Ability to design and troubleshoot tech stacks including Kubernetes, GCP, Terraform, Python, and RESTful APIs
• Have experience in developing in both on-prem data centers (VMWare, F5, Netapp) as well as Cloud APIs across GCP, AWS, and Azure
• Experience with Git, CI/CD Pipelines, and Scripting languages (Terraform/Ansible/Python/Typescript)
• Strong foundation in server, storage, and network performance monitoring and troubleshooting
• Understanding of core IT system technologies and Cloud platforms
• The ability to handle many high-priority and complex tasks/projects simultaneously
• The ability to work with deadlines and complete work in a timely manner
• Ability to make accurate decisions based on past knowledge and experience, technical problem solving as well as all defined policies and procedures
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong technical product and environment understanding
• Excellent organization skills and keen attention to detail
• The ability to analyze and to prioritize complex situations and risks
• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree plus some specialized training
• We proudly support and encourage people with military experience, as well as military spouses, to apply
• Additionally, you may have:
•  Certifications and/or Licenses: GCP, AWS, Azure Associates or Professional

What You’ll Gain

Benefits from Day One

• Health insurance plans, dental, and vision
• Wellness incentives
• 401(k) and/or RRSP retirement savings plans with employer match

Work-Life Balance

• Competitive paid vacation time and a free day for your birthday
• Personal/sick time
• Paid holidays
• Flex Time
• Paid parental leave (U.S. candidates)
• Volunteer time off

Empowering Career Growth and Success – We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We grow our teams from within and give our employees opportunities to advance.

What We Value

We strive for excellence at every turn to be the best at what we do. We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We fulfil the promise of insurance – safeguarding and protecting what matters most in people’s lives. And there is no more important job than that.

Our focus on the workforce, workplace and marketplace gives us a qualified individual in an environment in which they can be productive while we maintain our position in the industry. To help drive that change toward a vibrant, modern workplace, we have employee-driven networks with commonalities in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and military status.

Who We Are

Applied Systems is the leading global provider of cloud-based software that powers the business of insurance. Recognized as a pioneer in insurance automation and the innovation leader, Applied is the world’s largest agency and brokerage management systems provider, serving customers throughout the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. By automating the insurance lifecycle, Applied’s people and products enable millions of people worldwide to safeguard and protect what matters most.

For 40 years, Applied Systems has led an industry we helped to create with a mission to continuously improve the business of insurance. From partnerships, acquisitions, and insurance innovation initiatives, Applied has focused on efforts to be the indispensable partner in our industry.

It’s an exciting time at Applied. You can do big things here, in an environment that supports creative thinking and bold ideas. Visit http://www.AppliedSystems.com for more information on how you can challenge what’s possible.

EEO Statement 

Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don’t discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

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