Site Reliability Engineer - Platform

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain enterprise platforms enabling secure, efficient software delivery and data integration.

The role focuses on automation, self-service capabilities, and reusable patterns to reduce complexity for platform consumers. You will partner with teams to embed reliability into CI/CD and support security, scalability, and observability across the stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with source control platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of automation and scripting using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Knowledge of Power Platform.
• Understanding of modern software delivery and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and troubleshooting tools.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant architectures using cloud-native services (microservices, containers, serverless).
• Define and operationalize SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets for critical applications and platforms.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Terraform) to ensure repeatable and compliant deployments.
• Develop automated remediation and self-healing capabilities to reduce MTTR and improve system resilience.
• Establish enterprise-level monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks (Datadog, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Azure Application Insights).
• Drive cost optimization (FinOps) initiatives, including resource utilization tracking and rightsizing recommendations.
• Support DR/BCP strategy execution, including failover testing and regional isolation validation.
• Collaborate with application teams to embed reliability engineering practices into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting

Power Platform

DevOps practices

Monitoring/observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Job description

The Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining enterprise technology platforms that enable teams across the organization to deliver solutions securely, efficiently, and consistently.

This role focuses on developing and supporting shared platform capabilities that power software delivery, data integration, file transfer, observability, and analytics. The Platform Engineer creates automation, self-service capabilities, reusable engineering patterns, and platform integrations that improve productivity and reduce complexity for platform consumers.

The Platform Engineering team owns the platforms themselves, ensuring they remain secure, reliable, scalable, and easy to consume. Business and operational teams use these platforms to execute their day-to-day processes.

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables

• Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant architectures using cloud-native services (microservices, containers, serverless)
• Define and operationalize SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets for critical applications and platforms
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (Terraform) to ensure repeatable and compliant deployments
• Develop automated remediation and self-healing capabilities to reduce MTTR and improve system resilience
• Establish enterprise-level monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks (Datadog, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Azure Application Insights)
• Drive cost optimization (FinOps) initiatives, including resource utilization tracking and rightsizing recommendations
• Support DR/BCP strategy execution, including failover testing and regional isolation validation
• Collaborate with application teams to embed reliability engineering practices into CI/CD pipelines

Experience

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over work authorization sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with source control platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of automation and scripting using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Knowledge of Power Platform
• Understanding of modern software delivery and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and troubleshooting tools.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

At Core Specialty, you will receive a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development and advancement. We offer medical, dental, vision, and life insurances; short and long-term disability; a Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan; an Employee Assistance Plan; Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Health Reimbursement Account, and a wellness program