DevOps Engineer 2

Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies, Workers Compensation Division, is looking for a mid-level DevOps Engineer. This individual supports the selection, design, implementation, and ongoing operation of the infrastructure environment and resources both on premises and in the Azure cloud. This involves collaborating with other infrastructure staff, development staff, and/or consultants in developing, configuring, maintaining, supporting and optimizing infrastructure systems.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without requiring, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates in defining infrastructure system roadmap and the development of long-term strategies to manage and scale the services provided by the Infrastructure Platform Administration team.
• Develops, implements, and maintains infrastructure systems configurations, procedures, and associated training plans.
• Prepares, reviews, and maintains reports necessary to carry out the functions of the Systems administration operation. Proactively intervenes to correct problems when they are encountered. Prepares periodic reports for management to track strategic goal accomplishment.
• Maintains the build and deployment for applications across the organization’s enterprise hybrid cloud environment.
• Provides 24x7 on-call technical support for infrastructure-related emergencies when not in office and a response time of no more than four (4) hours to these types of events.
• Creates RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports and other documentation for infrastructure projects and associated efforts.
• Collaborates with Software Architects and Application Teams to ensure optimal software delivery, application performance, and scalability to build highly resilient systems.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field strongly preferred. A combination of equivalent technical certifications and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• CERTIFICATIONS: One or more preferred (or similar, equivalent certification): AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Azure Developer Associate, Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert, Puppet Certified Professional, Docker Certified Associate, Certified Kubernetes Administrator

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of seven (7) years of a mix of Development and DevOps experience with Cloud Service Providers (Azure preferred), Continual Integration/Continual delivery (CI/CD), logging and monitoring tools.
• Proven experience with technologies used to deliver and manage infrastructure environments.
• Experience using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform) and automation tools (e.g., Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Saltstack).
• Advanced container experience with Docker and Kubernetes or other container orchestration platform.
• Demonstrated experience with scripting languages.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to manage monitoring, centralized logging, and reporting systems; building dashboards on application and server performance and scalability issues (e.g. Data dog, SignalFX, New Relic, or other operations monitoring tools).
• Advanced ability to document and convey technical information and provide technical guidance to stakeholders regarding operations, system performance, workflow analysis, inventory, and file management.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Work-Life Balance
• Work From Home Program (up to 2 days per week upon eligibility)
• Modern Office Setting
• Free On-Site Fitness Facility
• Free downtown shuttle route
• Two-minute walk from Walnut Creek BART Station
• Three-minute car ride from CA-24 and I-680
• Free On-Site Garage Parking

BENEFITS

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Retirements Savings Match
• Group Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Flexible Savings Accounts
• Paid Community Volunteer Day
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program

$138,960 - $167,640 a year

ABOUT US

With more than 50 years in business, Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies (BHHC), has grown from a regional organization to a national insurance group, offering insurance products from coast to coast. Relationships are the cornerstone of our culture, and we believe in doing the right thing. That means we invest in our business in every way possible to deliver on our mission and demonstrate that people are what powers our success. Our commitment to financial strength and integrity means our customers can rest assured that we will be there when it counts.

At BHHC we embrace diversity and foster an environment where our people can be their authentic selves. Our differences make us stronger and better together, which fosters a harmonious workplace—something we truly value. We’ve created an approachable and collaborative atmosphere. Here you’ll find a welcoming workplace where everyone can feel valued, supported, and inspired to do great work. Together, we raise the bar by being curious, remaining customer-focused, and operating with integrity.