Devops Engineer II

Archer; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Certification support

Career progression opportunities

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Archer in Jersey City is seeking a DevOps Engineer 2 to drive deployment automation, cloud infrastructure, and reliable production systems. You will collaborate with software engineering, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable AWS-based solutions.

The role emphasizes CI/CD, IaC, containerization, and observability, with opportunities to impact security and performance in a cloud-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/Engineering/IT or related field.
• 3+ years in DevOps/SRE/Cloud/Infrastructure roles.
• 2+ years hands-on AWS cloud experience.
• Experience building and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.
• IaC experience with CDK and/or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience supporting deployments and on-call rotations.
• Strong troubleshooting and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support AWS infrastructure deployment and automation via IaC.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines across GitLab, GitHub Actions, and CodePipeline.
• Work with Docker and ECS/EKS for containerized apps.
• Enhance observability with CloudWatch, Splunk, and other tools.
• Assist in on-call incident response and RCA.
• Collaborate across teams to improve DevOps maturity and cost awareness.

Skills

CI/CD automation

AWS

SRE

Docker & Kubernetes

Python scripting

Communication & teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

AWS CDK

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

CodePipeline

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python

Job description

Archer is collaborating with Verisk to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Description

We are looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer 2 to support the implementation, automation, and operation of AWS cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. In this role, you will help build and maintain infrastructure, improve CI/CD pipelines, support application deployments, and contribute to the reliability, security, and performance of production systems. You will work closely with senior DevOps engineers, software engineering, security, and operations teams to deliver stable, scalable, and secure cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, maintenance, and improvement of AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as CDK or AWS CloudFormation while following established security, governance, and operational standards.
• Build, update, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, and related DevOps tools to support reliable software delivery.
• Assist with containerized applications and cloud-native services using Docker, Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, and related technologies.
• Contribute to infrastructure automation, monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational improvements using CloudWatch, Splunk, and other observability tools.
• Participate in production support, incident response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and deployment support to help maintain reliable application environments.
• Collaborate with software engineering, security, architecture, and infrastructure teams to apply DevOps and DevSecOps practices, support cloud migration efforts, and improve operational efficiency.
• Document processes, contribute to technical standards, share knowledge with the team, and identify opportunities to improve automation, reliability, and cloud cost awareness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Infrastructure Engineering, or a related technical role.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience supporting or managing AWS cloud environments.
• Working knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, VPC, IAM, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Route 53, ELB, and Auto Scaling.
• Experience building, maintaining, or troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, or Azure DevOps.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using CDK and/or AWS CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience supporting application deployments or production environments, including participation in on-call or operational support rotations.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication, collaboration, documentation, and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• AWS Associate-level certification such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate; AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional is a plus.
• Exposure to hybrid or multi-cloud environments, cloud migration activities, or workload modernization projects.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, OpenSearch, Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Basic understanding of cloud cost optimization concepts using AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, AWS Trusted Advisor, Compute Optimizer, or similar tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Associate-level certification such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate; AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional is a plus.
• Exposure to hybrid or multi-cloud environments, cloud migration activities, or workload modernization projects.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, OpenSearch, Splunk, Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Basic understanding of cloud cost optimization concepts using AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, AWS Trusted Advisor, Compute Optimizer, or similar tools.

Why Join Verisk Analytics?

• Opportunity to grow DevOps and cloud engineering skills on enterprise-scale platforms.
• Work with modern AWS technologies and DevOps tooling.
• Collaborative, innovation-driven engineering culture.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
• Professional development, certification support, and career advancement opportunities.
• Flexible work environment with opportunities for continuous learning and technical growth.