DevOps Team Leader

Earnix is a pioneering force in the insurance industry, providing cutting-edge pricing and rating solutions tailored to empower actuaries and data scientists. With a firm commitment to innovation and a profound understanding of the insurance landscape, Earnix is revolutionizing pricing strategies through data-driven decisions.

We are seeking a dynamic DevOps Team Lead to join our growing team. In this role, you will lead a diverse team with multiple topics and technologies, and oversee cloud technologies, software life cycle processes, ensure 24/7/365 production reliability and observability. Collaborating within a DevOps environment, you will work closely with software architects, developers, and support engineers to design, implement, and continuously enhance Earnix’s infrastructure.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the DevOps team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Manage and mentor team members, ensuring their professional growth and development.
• Develop and implement team goals, objectives, and KPIs.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration between team members and other departments.
• Manage the maintenance, integration, and adaptation of new cloud technologies.
• Oversee CI/CD processes and tools to streamline development workflows.
• Lead the platform engineering development that empowers developers to manage infrastructure and deployments independently.
• Be responsible for maintaining and developing the observability systems in Earnix (monitoring, and logging).

You’ll do it using:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps roles with minimum of 2 years of management experience.
• Strong management and leadership skills, with a proven track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Technology savvy; Proficiency in cloud-native services and cloud networking, preferably on AWS.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and orchestration tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Deep understanding of containers (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Strong coding skills in Python and/or Bash.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Familiarity with software life cycle processes, CI/CD, monitoring, logging, and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins).
• Proficiency in observability tools such as: Prometheus, Grafana, Thanos, Splunk

Advantages:

• Knowledge of platform engineering concepts.
• Familiarity with GitOps and CI/CD best practices.

Why You'll Love It:

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, mission-driven company.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies including Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Prometheus, EKS, Crossplane, Karpenter, and various AWS services.
• A supportive learning environment with ample growth opportunities.