Devops Engineer II - Verisk

OpenTalent; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer 2 to support the implementation, automation, and operation of AWS cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices. You will help build and maintain infrastructure, improve CI/CD pipelines, support deployments, and contribute to the reliability, security, and performance of production systems.

Collaborate with software engineering, security, architecture, and operations teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions, document processes, and drive automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in DevOps, Cloud/SRE/Infrastructure roles.
• 2+ years hands-on AWS experience.
• Working knowledge of AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Route 53, ELB, Auto Scaling).
• Experience building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline.
• IaC experience with CDK and/or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience in deployment/production support, including on-call rotations.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, maintenance, and improvement of AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Build, update, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Assist with containerized applications using Docker, ECS, and EKS.
• Contribute to infrastructure automation, monitoring, logging, and observability.
• Participate in production support, incident response, and RCA activities.
• Collaborate with software, security, architecture, and infrastructure teams on DevOps/DevSecOps practices and cloud migrations.
• Document processes and identify opportunities to improve automation, reliability, and cloud cost awareness.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud Engineering

SRE

Automation

Python scripting

CI/CD

On-call support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field

Tools

CDK

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

CodePipeline

Azure DevOps

Python

Job 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.

• 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.