Platform DevOps Engineer

Who are we?
A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet, and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.

We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration, and passion define who we are and how we do business. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?

Learn more about our unique culture and history.

Job Opportunity:

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is seeking an experienced Platform DevOps Engineer to join it’s Cloud Platform Engineering team as part of the larger Global Digital Services team based out of our Stevens Point, WI or Boston, MA office locations. This newly created roles requires advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including deploying and managing infrastructure with Terraform and ARM templates, as well as source code management using GitHub. Applicants should have experience in PaaS and IaaS automation, application and infrastructure deployment processes, PowerShell, Python, and other programming languages. Familiarity with continuous integration and delivery pipelines, Infrastructure as Code principles, and practices for scalable, secure, and resilient systems within the Azure environment is preferred. The engineer will manage multiple projects concurrently and contribute to the development of the DevOps team.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using modern IaC tooling (primarily Terraform).
• Create and manage pipelines for application code deployment. Build application code build and deploy pipelines.
• Automate the provisioning and configuration of Cloud resources.
• Build and maintain robust Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using GitHub, GitHub Actions, Terraform, and other tools.
• Deploy and manage cloud Infrastructure supporting PaaS applications.
• Identify opportunities to automate complex infrastructure creation, application provisioning, and application deployments.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Experience working with IaC languages such as Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, and Bash (primarily Terraform).
• Experience working with application deployment pipelines and release management.
• Experience with source control, GitOps, and code promotion strategies. Knowledge of GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, or other source control providers is a plus (preferably GitHub).
• Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) implementations and release management.
• Experience working with Internal Development Platforms (IDP) and change control for cloud infrastructure provisioning and PaaS deployments.
• Ability to understand API’s. API authentication, authorization, swagger documentation, and API payloads (JSON).
• Understand Infrastructure as Data (IaD) and how it’s used to pass payloads to different services.
• Solid knowledge of cloud computing concepts (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). Efficient working with Azure (AWS, GCP, or other cloud providers is a plus).
• Familiarity with IT Security practices. Understanding proper secret storage and retrieval, building secure IaC code, and utilizing IaC code scanning tools.
• Solid understanding of working with Windows and Linux server operating systems (Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Linux).
• Knowledge of container provisioning and containerized workloads is a plus.

BHSI Offers:

• A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates.
• A dynamic, action oriented, and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates, and our other stakeholders.
• A purposely non-bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework.
• Benefits that support your life and well-being, which include:
• • Comprehensive Health, Dental and Vision benefits
  • Disability Insurance (both short-term and long-term)
  • Life Insurance (for you and your family)
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (for you and your family)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Reimbursement Account
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement Savings 401(k) Plan with Company Match
  • Generous holiday and Paid Time Off
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Parental Leave

The base salary range for this position in Stevens Point, WI is $75,000 to $110,000, along with annual bonus eligibility. For the position based in Boston, MA, the base salary range is $80,000 to $115,000 along with annual bonus eligibility. Total compensation for a candidate is determined by their relevant skills, location, and experience. We value our teammates – both their capabilities and character – as demonstrated by our amazing culture.

NOTE: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team Member may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.