Lead IT Automation Engineer

RGA; Creve Coeur (MO); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

RGA is a Fortune 200 company focused on life- and health-related solutions. The role leads architecture and design for automation, monitoring, and DevOps, developing Python-based solutions and supporting AWS/OpenShift deployments.

Requires 8+ years in hosting architectures with containers and cloud services; strong security and Agile experience are valued. You will mentor teams, ensure quality standards, and coordinate cross-functional IT initiatives in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience required.
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) preferred.
• 8+ years experience designing hosting architectures with containers, cloud services, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates architecture, design, development, and integration of automation, monitoring, DevOps support, container technologies, and related capabilities.
• Develops automation and application solutions using Python.
• Supports deployments across AWS and OpenShift using Terraform.
• Guides architecture, design, deployment, and integration of solutions; ensures quality and change control standards.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security practices

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS or equivalent

MA/MS preferred

Tools

Jenkins

Nexus

SonarQube

Vault

Nagios

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

You desire impactful work.

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World's Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Leads team and independently performs overall design, development, and integration of systems and applications to address business needs pertaining to automation, monitoring, DevOps support, container technologies, and related developer enablement capabilities (cloud and/or in-house). Creates "big picture" architectural approaches for system design and implementation to guide IT teams. Responsible for ensuring security, performance, manageability, quality, and consistency of architecture across systems and provide technical guidance to internal customers and teams. Conducts research, gathers information, interprets data, identifies requirements, and creates solutions. Defines all aspects of solution development from appropriate technology and workflow to deployment of production ready systems. Evaluates and recommends tools, technologies, and processes to ensure the highest quality product platforms. This role develops automation using Python and supports deployments across AWS and OpenShift. Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Terraform is preferred.

Principle Duties:

• Coordinates the architecture, design, development, implementation, and integration of automation, monitoring, DevOps support, container technologies, and related developer enablement capabilities in support of IT and business objectives.
• DevelopsautomationandapplicationsolutionsusingPython.
• SupportsapplicationandinfrastructuredeploymentsusingTerraform acrossAWSandOpenShift.
• Coordinates or leads analysis of IT or business problems and lead the evaluation, development, and recommendation of specific technology products and platforms to provide cost-effective solutions that meet business and technology requirements.
• Research and design best fit solutions. Guide architecture, design, deployment, and integration of solutions and ensure all quality and change control standards are met.
• Coordinates root cause investigations and provide recommendations for preventative measures. Proactively address gaps with existing support processes, documentation, etc. and prioritize accordingly.
• Develops and documents processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Provides regular status, operational , incident, and change reports.
• May supervise or manage four or fewer employees, and responsible for team's performance; coaches and mentors team members.

Qualications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience Required
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) Preferred

Work Experience:

• 8+ Years experience developing application hosting architectures and services utilizing containers, cloud services, and automation Required

Licenses and Certifications:

• LOMA certification Preferred

Skills & Abilities:

• Advanced ability to design solutions that are scalable, secure, performant, supportable, and cost effective. Required
• Advanced skill in at least one enterprise operating system. Advanced skills in identifying and eliminating unnecessary and mundane tasks to improve IT operational efficiency. Advanced abilities to simplify overly complex concepts and solutions for stakeholder communications. Required
• Advanced investigative, analytical and problem solving skills. Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions. Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge. Required
• Advanced ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously; Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions. Required
• Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects. Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines. Ability to manage multiple projects or teams and set applicable goals. Required
• Advanced skills in customer relationship management and change management. Advanced negotiating and persuasion skills. Required
• Advanced knowledge of application/data security best practices, container based hosting architectures (Kubernetes), scripting languages (Python, Powershell), CI / CD platform management (Jenkins, Nexus, Sonarqube, Vault), software development practices (code management, Agile tools, automated testing), monitoring and alerting practices and toolsets (Nagios, Grafana, PagerDuty, Prometheus), and Security certifications, load balancing, DNS management. Required
• Pythondevelopmentexperienceasrequired
• JavaScriptorTypeScriptexperienceaspreferred
• Terraformandinfrastructure-as-codeexperienceaspreferred
• 5+ years experience designing and deploying continuous integration environments and platforms; Experience leading or relavent understanding of Agile concepts and ceremonies preferred
• 1-5 years experience leveraging cloud platform and SaaS solutions; Working experience developing CI/CD pipelines, container-based architectures, cloud-based architectures. Preferred
• 10+ years of experience developing application hosting architectures and services utilizing containers, cloud services, and automation Preferred

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What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

Compensation Range:

$107,060.00 - $159,390.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.