Cloud Ops Engineer

Markel Corporation

Richmond, VA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), Agile Programming Methodologies, Automation, Best Practices, Business Analysis, Business Development, Business Solutions, Cloud Computing, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Dental Insurance, DevOps, Documentation, Fortune 500 Customers, Incident Response, Information Technology & Information Systems, Insurance, Knowledge Base, Linux Operating System, Machine Tool, Medical Conditions, Microsoft Windows Azure, Military, On Call, Problem Solving Skills, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reinsurance, Scalable System Development, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Architecture, Software Engineering, Team Player, Vision Plan
LOCATION
Richmond, VA
POSTED
3 days ago

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it.

The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special! The Software Engineer works in an Agile team in a multi-technology environment and contributes to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of business applications. Under the guidance of a Senior Software Engineer or Manager, collaborates with Business Analysts, key stakeholders, and other IT professionals to define technical specifications (based on business requirements) and system interfaces to develop and present business solutions. Software knowledge base will vary based on the applications being built.

We are seeking a Cloud Ops Engineer with 2+ years of experience to help build…., and operate scalable, secure, and reliable cloud platforms that enable engineering and data teams to deliver solutions efficiently and safely.

As a Cloud Ops Engineer, you will work closely with application engineers, data engineering teams, DevOps, security, and architecture partners to reduce operational friction, standardize platforms, and continuously improve developer and data practitioner experience across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain cloud platform capabilities in Microsoft Azure
  • Build and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
  • Operate and enhance Kubernetes clusters and container-based platforms
  • Administer, integrate, and operationalize the Databricks Account and Metastores, and advise on deployment guidelines for related cloud infrastructure
  • Develop automation, tooling, and integrations using Python
  • Support and harden Linux-based systems used across the Enterprise
  • Implement security, reliability, and compliance controls using policy-as-code and platform automation
  • Partner with data engineering and application teams to enable self-service provisioning and deployment
  • Monitor platform health, performance, reliability, and cost; proactively address issues
  • Contribute to platform documentation, runbooks, and operational best practice
  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response, as needed

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
  • 2+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps, or SRE
  • Hands-on experience using Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
  • Strong experience working with Microsoft Azure
  • Practical experience managing Kubernetes (AKS or equivalent) preferred
  • Experience supporting or integrating with Databricks in a cloud environment preferred
  • Proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, and tooling
  • Solid experience working with Linux operating systems
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
  • Experience building scalable, secure, and observable platforms

US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Who we are: 

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. 

 

We’reall about people | We win together | We strive for better 

 

We enjoy the everyday | We think further 

 

What’sin it for you: 

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.  

  • We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.  

  • All full-time employees have theoption to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.  

  • We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.   

 

Are you ready to play your part? 

Choose‘Apply Now’to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. 

 

Caution: Employmentscams 

Markel is aware of employment-relatedscamswhere scammers will impersonate recruiters by sending fake job offers to those actively seeking employmentin order tosteal personal information. Frequently, the scammer will reach out to individuals who have posted their resume online. These "job offers" include convincing offer letters andfrequentlyask for confidential personal information. Therefore, for your safety, please note that: 

  • All legitimate job postings with Markel will be posted onMarkel Careers. No other URL should be trusted for job postings.

  • All legitimate communications with Markel recruiters will come from Markel.com email addresses. 

 

We would also ask that you please report any job employment scams related to Markel torarecruiting@markel.com

 

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.  

  

Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please send an e-mail to the rarecruiting@markel.com.   

No agencies please.

About the Company

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Markel Corporation