Job Summary

Westfield is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to help modernize and secure our software delivery platforms. In this hands-on role, you'll work at the intersection of development, infrastructure, and security. This includes advancing automation, streamlining CI/CD pipelines, and strengthening platform reliability. You’ll partner closely with cross-functional teams to embed security into every phase of the delivery process, while driving adoption of DevOps best practices across the enterprise.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.

Job Responsibilities

Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of our DevOps toolchain, focusing on automation, scalability, and security integration.
Work directly with development teams to promote DevOps principles, optimizing workflows, enabling shift-left practices, and reducing friction in day-to-day engineering.
Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure-as-code and pipeline-as-code. (e.g. Azure DevOps, Kubernetes YAML, and Terraform)
Help manage and scale containerized workloads on Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters.
Integrate quality and security checks into the development lifecycle using tools like SonarQube, Snyk, etc.
Explore, evaluate and implement advancements to our DevOps practice. (e.g. New cloud deployment patterns, internal developer platform, GenAI development practices and safeguards)
Provide thought leadership in advancing the organization’s DevOps strategy, alignment with business goals and technology trends.
Advance branching and code merge strategies that enable frequent,
Streamline the development and deployment platforms and processes, ensuring efficient collaboration between development, infrastructure and other stakeholders.
Ensure synergies between software development and IT operations through automation, Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and infrastructure management standards and best practices.

Job Qualifications

5+ years of experience in a DevOps, infrastructure, or application engineering role, with hands-on implementation of modern DevOps practices.
Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and coaching developers on DevOps practices.
Demonstrated proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift).
Experience designing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines using pipeline-as
Solid understanding of good version control best practices (e.g., Git workflows, branching strategies).
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Additional Qualifications

Experience with Azure DevOps, OpenShift, and JIRA in a production environment.
Exposure to DevSecOps tooling such as SonarQube, Snyk, GitHub Copilot, or similar.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools and principles (e.g., Terraform, Helm).

Location

Hybrid defined as three (3) or more days in the office per week.

Behavioral Competencies

Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Customer Focus
Decision Quality
Nimble Learning
Problem Solving
Manages Complexity
Directs Work
Ensures Accountability

Technical Skills

IT Troubleshooting
CI/CD Pipelines and Tools (e.g. GitHub, Azure DevOps, Artifactory)
DevOps Principles and Release Methodologies (e.g. Canary, Feature Toggles)
Agile Methodologies
Software Development Lifecycle
Operating Systems
Technical Documentation
Automated Testing
Programming and Scripting languages (e.g. Bash, Python)
Cloud Platforms / Hybrid Deployment Models
Infrastructure As Code (IaC) Tools and Methodologies (e.g. Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
Version Control Repository Tools and Methodologies (e.g. Git, AzureDevOps)
Build / Deployment Systems and Methodologies (e.g. UrbanCode, Octopus)
Dependency Management (e.g. ProGet, Artifactory)
Containerization and Orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
Code Quality / Security tools (e.g. SonarCube, AppScan)

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

About Us

Founded in 1848, Westfield is a global leader in property and casualty insurance, delivering superior risk insights and innovative solutions to customers through a diverse portfolio of insurance products. Westfield underwrites commercial, personal, surety, and specialty lines of coverage through a network of leading independent agents and brokers in the United States and specialty products through Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200. As a mutual insurance company with more than 3,000 employees, Westfield has revenues in excess of $4 billion and more than $10 billion in assets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

United States: All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

United Kingdom: Westfield is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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