Senior Data & Cloud Automation Engineer

American Family Insurance; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) contribution

Pension plan

Annual incentive

9 paid holidays

Paid time off (23 days/yr)

Student loan repayment

Paid-family leave

Job summary

American Family Insurance is seeking a data and test automation leader to transform our data systems and architecture. The role focuses on connecting diverse data sources for use in software systems and models, while driving automated testing strategies and reliability across teams.

The position offers a compensation range of $99,000.00 – $167,000.00 and a hybrid work model, with relocation support for eligible candidates. Location includes Boston, MA, or Madison, WI offices.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of application development methodologies (e.g. Agile) and product-based teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge of key Cloud services (EC2, S3, CloudWatch, Containers).
• Demonstrated experience with System Administration (config, installations, patch management, server maintenance) and Network Management (firewalls, proxies, IP management, routing, DNS).
• Demonstrated knowledge across IT areas (development, testing, deployment, monitoring).
• Demonstrated experience building automation for cloud environments using CloudFormation, Terraform & Ansible.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more: Java, Python, Linux, Shell, Bash or other languages.
• Demonstrated experience with CI tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitLab.
• Experience establishing, using and supporting integration/communication protocols between apps, databases, platforms.

Responsibilities

• Owns quality standards, policies, and metrics for delivery with a focus on technology.
• Sets the standard for test automation technology.
• Crafts and drives automated test strategy.
• Collaborates and drives the strategic path for planning and executing test cases.
• Enhances test case coverage through automation.
• Drives metrics across automation teams.
• Demonstrates strong management and problem-solving to unblock testing and achieve results.
• Maintains personal discipline in goal setting and delivery results.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Cloud services (EC2, S3, CloudWatch)

System administration

Networking (firewalls, DNS)

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket, Gitl)

Integration/communication protocols

Programming (Java, Python, Bash)

Cloud automation (Terraform, Ansible)

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab

Bitbucket

Job description

American Family Insurance is seeking a data and test automation leader to transform our data systems and architecture. The role focuses on connecting diverse data sources for use in software systems and models, while driving automated testing strategies and reliability across teams.

The position offers a compensation range of $99,000.00 – $167,000.00 and a hybrid work model, with relocation support for eligible candidates. Location includes Boston, MA, or Madison, WI offices.