Platform engineer in insurance

XPS Group; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday with buy/sell

Pension matching

Healthcare plans

Life assurance

Retailer discounts

Volunteer days

Referral bonus

Job summary

XPS Group ищет специалиста по инфраструктуре, владеющего Azure и AWS, с опытом управления CI/CD и автоматизированным тестированием. Роль включает проектирование и развёртывание инфраструктуры как код, настройку сетей, безопасного доступа и мониторинга, а также подготовку документации и runbooks.

Опыт в финансовом секторе приветствуется; приветствуется сертификат Azure или AWS. Работа в гибридном/контрактном режиме с возможностью сотрудничества с клиентами по всему миру.

Qualifications

• Углубленный опыт в финансах/страховом секторе; приоритет к конфиденциальности и контролируемым изменениям.
• Практический опыт Azure и AWS: сети, идентификация и безопасность.
• Опыт IaC: Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation; автоматизированные тесты (Terratest/Checkov).

Responsibilities

• Provision and maintain reusable Azure and AWS infrastructure as code for XPS and clients.
• Build and improve CI/CD with testing, release controls, environment promotion and rollback.
• Own platform delivery from requirements and design to implementation, release and handover.
• Implement networking, connectivity, identity, secure access and secrets management; monitor platforms and troubleshoot issues.
• Maintain tests, documentation and runbooks; improve delivery through AI tooling.

Skills

Azure

AWS

Terraform

Bicep

CloudFormation

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Terratest

Checkov

Policy as code

Git peer review

Education

Соответствующая вычислительная степень

Tools

Azure

AWS

Terraform

Bicep

CloudFormation

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Terratest

Checkov

Policy as code

Job description

Описание:

XPS Group is a prominent and growing UK consultancy and administration firm within the pensions and insurance sectors. As a FTSE 250 company with over 2000 employees, we leverage expertise alongside advanced technology to serve over 1,400 pension schemes and their sponsors. Our goal is to foster a workplace where diverse talents thrive. The XPS Insurance Consulting team works with insurers, reinsurers and financial services clients, providing actuarial and technical support across reserving, capital, risk and financial reporting.

Задачи:

Provision and maintain reusable Azure and AWS infrastructure as code for XPS and clients. Build and improve CI/CD with testing, release controls, environment promotion and rollback. Own platform delivery from requirements and design to implementation, release and handover. Implement networking, connectivity, identity, secure access and secrets management; monitor platforms and troubleshoot issues. Maintain tests, documentation and runbooks; improve delivery through effective, efficient and responsible use of approved AI tools.

Требования:

Financial services industry experience, with sound security, confidentiality and controlled-change practices. Hands‑on Azure and AWS experience includes networking, connectivity, identity and security. Infrastructure as code using Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation or equivalent including automated testing (e.g. Terratest, Checkov, policy-as-code); scripting in Python, PowerShell or Bash. CI/CD using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or equivalent: build, test and deployment pipelines, Git peer review, release approvals, environment promotion and rollback. Secure access and secrets management, monitoring and troubleshooting; able to own delivery and manage changing client priorities. A recognised, relevant Azure or AWS cloud certification is essential; certificate in either cloud is sufficient. Effective, efficient use of AI engineering tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Codex or Claude Code; not all required). Будет плюсом: Insurance industry experience; Consulting experience; Experience with containers, full stack app development; A relevant computing degree.

Условия:

Enjoy a competitive salary, annual discretionary bonus, and 25 days’ holiday with buy/sell flexibility. Benefits include pension matching, healthcare plans, life assurance, and retailer discounts. We support our team with a flexible benefits scheme, employee assistance, and digital GP service. Participating in volunteering events is encouraged with paid volunteer days available. Referral bonuses are offered for introducing suitable candidates to XPS.