Lead DevOps (Site Reliability Engineer)

Anza Mortgage Insurance Corporation
  • McLean, Virginia
    14 days ago

    Job Description

    About the role

    We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team. The Lead SRE will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the reliability, scalability, and performance of our cloud-based systems hosted in AWS. You will collaborate closely with software engineers, operations teams, and other stakeholders to enhance system reliability and developer productivity through automation, monitoring, and incident response


    What you'll do

    • Lead a team of SREs consisting of FTEs and contractors
    • Define and assign the tasks to SREs, review the PRs and provide the feedback
    • Design and implement scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure in AWS.
    • Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding solutions to ensure system health and uptime.
    • Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using tools like Terraform and Terragrunt
    • Implement CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and improve development workflows.
    • Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes to prevent recurring issues.
    • Optimize system performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness in collaboration with engineering teams.
    • Drive infrastructure improvements and advocate for best practices in system design and operations.
    • Establish and manage disaster recovery plans, ensuring system availability during unexpected events.


    Qualifications

    Minimum Education

    • BS/BA in Computer Science or equivalent experience

    Preferred Education

    • MA in Computer Science

    Minimum Skills

    • Argo CD and Argo Workflows
    • IaC: Terraform and Terragrunt
    • Kubernetes and and related plugins
    • GitHub Actions
    • AWS (EKS, Fargate, Aurora)
    • Security and Compliance
    • Containerization (Docker)
    • Logging and Monitoring Tools
    • Programming Scripting Language
    • DB Management
    • Version Control (Git)
    • Incident Management

    Preferred Skills

    • Experience with Datadog
    • Experience with Cloudflare
    • Mortgage Domain Knowledge
    • Advanced Security Practices (GuardDuty, Security Hub)
    • Disaster Recovery Planning
    • Experience with workflow automation tools such as Camunda

    Preferred Certification(s)

    • AWS Associate, AWS DevOps Professional

    What we offer
    We’re committed to creating an environment where our team members can thrive both professionally and personally. We currently offer:

    • Competitive Compensation – Including salary and performance bonuses.
    • Comprehensive Benefits – Health, dental, vision, and mental wellness support.
    • Retirement Savings – 401(k) with company matching.
    • Career advancement opportunities with business growth. 
    • Inclusive Culture – A diverse, collaborative, and supportive workplace where every voice is valued.
    • Perks & Extras – Generous PTO, team events, wellness programs, and more.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMcLean, Virginia

    Skills

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Business Growthunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Cloud-Based Hostingunmatched
    • Computer Scienceunmatched
    • Configuration Managementunmatched
    • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
    • Continuous Integrationunmatched
    • Cost Effectiveness Analysisunmatched
    • Database Administrationunmatched
    • DevOpsunmatched
    • Disaster Recoveryunmatched
    • Dockerunmatched
    • Gitunmatched
    • GitHubunmatched
    • Incident Managementunmatched
    • Incident Responseunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mortgageunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Reliability Engineeringunmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)unmatched
    • System Operationsunmatched
    • Systems Reliabilityunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Web Client Plug-insunmatched

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