Lead DevOps (Site Reliability Engineer)

Anza Mortgage Insurance Company; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company match

Career growth opportunities

Inclusive, collaborative culture

Job summary

Anza Mortgage Insurance Company in McLean, VA is hiring a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS, with a focus on reliability, performance, and developer productivity.

You will lead SREs, implement automation with Terraform, Terragrunt, Argo CD/Workflows, and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with software teams to reduce incidents and cost while improving deployment speed.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading SRE teams and designing scalable cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of SREs including FTEs and contractors.
• Define tasks, review PRs, and provide feedback.
• Design scalable, secure AWS-based cloud infrastructure.
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and dashboards for system health.
• Automate provisioning with Terraform and Terragrunt.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to improve deployments.
• Respond to incidents and perform root cause analysis.
• Drive reliability improvements and optimize costs.
• Establish disaster recovery plans and ensure uptime.

Skills

Team leadership

Incident response

Automation mindset

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent experience

MA in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

Kubernetes

Argo CD

Argo Workflows

GitHub Actions

AWS (EKS, Fargate, Aurora)

Docker

Datadog

Cloudflare

GuardDuty/Security Hub

Camunda

Job description

About this position

About Anza

Anza is building a mortgage insurance company from first principles. Most mortgage insurers operate on decades-old technology, manual workflows, organizational structures, and operating assumptions that have evolved incrementally over time. We believe there is a fundamentally better way.

Our vision is to build the industry's most technology-enabled mortgage insurer, one where software, automation, AI, analytics, and thoughtful operating design create better experiences for customers while allowing the business to scale efficiently without simply adding people.

We are not interested in making legacy processes slightly better. We are interested in building the operating model that mortgage insurance should have had all along.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team. The Lead SRE will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the reliability, scalability, and performance of our cloud-based systems hosted in AWS. You will collaborate closely with software engineers, operations teams, and other stakeholders to enhance system reliability and developer productivity through automation, monitoring, and incident response

What you'll do

• Lead a team of SREs consisting of FTEs and contractors
• Define and assign the tasks to SREs, review the PRs and provide the feedback
• Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure in AWS.
• Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding solutions to ensure system health and uptime.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Terraform and Terragrunt
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and improve development workflows.
• Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes to prevent recurring issues.
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Drive infrastructure improvements and advocate for best practices in system design and operations.
• Establish and manage disaster recovery plans, ensuring system availability during unexpected events.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Preferred Education

• MA in Computer Science
• Argo CD and Argo Workflows
• IaC: Terraform and Terragrunt
• Kubernetes and related plugins
• GitHub Actions
• AWS (EKS, Fargate, Aurora)
• Security and Compliance
• Containerization (Docker)
• Logging and Monitoring Tools
• Programming Scripting Language
• DB Management
• Version Control (Git)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Datadog
• Experience with Cloudflare
• Mortgage Domain Knowledge
• Advanced Security Practices (GuardDuty, Security Hub)
• Disaster Recovery Planning
• Experience with workflow automation tools such as Camunda

Preferred Certification(s)

• AWS Associate, AWS DevOps Professional

What we offer
We’re committed to creating an environment where our team members can thrive both professionally and personally. We currently offer:

• Competitive Compensation – Including salary and performance bonuses.
• ComprehensiveBenefits – Health, dental, vision, and mental wellness support.
• Retirement Savings – 401(k) with company matching.
• Career advancement opportunities with business growth.
• Inclusive Culture – A diverse, collaborative, and supportive workplace where every voice is valued.
• Perks & Extras – Generous PTO, team events, wellness programs, and more.