Senior DevOps Engineer

Munich Re; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in insurance technology seeks a Senior Engineer to design cloud infrastructure and optimize DevOps practices. In this role, you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver data-intensive solutions. The position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model promoting well-being and professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible health and dental benefits

Annual bonuses

Flexible spending for health and wellness

Professional development resources

Generous leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipeline implementation, especially GitHub Actions.
• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure for applications.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes.
• Provide technical guidance and lead complex projects.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions

Prometheus

Job description

At Munich Re, the Integrated Analytics (IA) team leads efforts in North America. Our multi-disciplinary team of data engineers, data scientists, machine learning engineers, DevOps engineers, underwriters, actuaries, and other experts collaborate to innovate and solve complex issues in insurance auditing and accelerated underwriting. Our Senior Engineers focus on creating and maintaining data-intensive, high-availability services that bring our industry-leading capabilities to market.

Job Description:

• Design and implement highly available and reliable cloud and orchestration infrastructure for business applications and machine learning workloads.
• Utilize diverse cloud-native toolsets to rapidly and continuously deliver releases and deployments to clients.
• Implement and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines across multiple teams, ensuring a secure and compliant Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Develop internal tooling, automation, and processes to improve DevSecOps practices and reduce manual interventions.
• Maintain cloud infrastructures using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), ensuring security and scalability.
• Develop and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to proactively detect system issues and maintain SLA/SLO.
• Support daily operations, monitoring, and security functions of the DevOps stack.
• Lead complex projects, collaborating with stakeholders to achieve business goals.
• Provide technical guidance and review to junior team members and peers, influencing through leadership and consensus building.
• Engage in continuous self-development to grow technical skills aligned with job functions.
• Operate as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) by learning and understanding relevant domains.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane, or CSP-specific templating tools.
• Experience with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Proficiency in implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, preferably with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD.
• Experience working with major Cloud Service Providers such as Azure, GCP, or AWS.
• Fundamental networking knowledge.
• Understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals across information, application, data, network, and identity security.
• Experience with algorithms and software engineering.
• Proficiency with Docker and other containerization tools.
• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems.
• Experience leading incident response, troubleshooting, and coordinating cross-functional teams to resolve outages.
• Deep understanding of monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and ELK Stack.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.

What We Offer:

We provide a supportive environment with benefits aimed at promoting mental, physical, and financial wellbeing, including:

• An engaging, collaborative culture that encourages continuous learning and development.
• A hybrid work model combining in-office and remote work, with Meeting-Free lunch hours and Focus Fridays.
• A competitive compensation package including annual bonuses.
• Company-paid flexible health and dental benefits from day one.
• Flexible spending options for health and wellness.
• Immediate participation in a DC Pension Plan with employer contributions and optional matching.
• Generous leave policies, including vacation, personal days, and company-wide early closures.
• Access to learning resources such as LinkedIn Learning, Education Assistance, and professional fee reimbursements.
• Maternity, Parental, and Adoption Leave top-up programs.
• Employee referral, recognition, and rewards programs.

Together, we engage fully to help humankind act braver and better.