DevOps Engineer, Madrid

DevOps Engineer

About the Team and our Scope

Our team, a software house within Swiss Re, develops cloud-native (Azure-based) SaaS / PaaS solutions for external Life Health insurance clients. Our portfolio includes globally established products and those in growth or incubation stages. We utilize the latest technology and prioritize innovation to stay competitive.

Our technical team comprises professionals with multidisciplinary skills, located in various countries, delivering highly available, multi-regional solutions used worldwide.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team. Unlike other teams, we design and build productive infrastructure, leaving operations to others. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in writing IaaC and automating deployments, with skills in PowerShell, Kubernetes, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Helm, and modern DevOps best practices. As a Senior, you will guide other DevOps engineers and collaborate with the Engineering Manager and Product Owner to ensure the infrastructure meets evolving requirements.

Your responsibilities will be :

• Solutionalize how to automatically deploy cloud infrastructure including networking, storage, compute, policies, monitoring, security, identity, functions, etc.
• Collaborate with product developers to identify DevOps solutions for embedding software in a secure, high-performance cloud infrastructure that meets enterprise standards.
• Create and implement DevOps solutions for automatic deployment of SW infrastructure, including disaster recovery strategies, operational manuals, and instructions for handing over maintenance to a separate team.
• Continuously assess and identify how to increase infrastructure performance while keeping cloud costs under control.
• Assess security policies, infrastructure requirements and changing guidelines to ensure keeping the SW infrastructure always compliant, resilient and secure.
• Lead a team of DevOps engineers, offering technical guidance. Collaborate with architects, managers, tech leads, and product owners to deliver solutions within the roadmap and SDLC processes.

About You

Nobody is perfect and meets 100 requirements. If you, however, meet some of the criteria below and are genuinely curious about the world of software development and IT Cloud, we will be happy to meet you.

If you possess traits and experience that match most of the below, wed love to hear from you :

We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder

For Spain the base salary range for this position is between EUR 42.000 and EUR 70.000 (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers :

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognize your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract

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About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the worlds leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property Casualty and Life Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and / or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

azure, PowerShell, Kubernetes, Terraform