Senior DevOps Engineer
HybridLivonia, Michigan, United States
Job Summary
Lead the modernization of core systems by integrating Java/JEE and WebSphere applications into DEV, Test, and Production environments while designing and maintaining run-time architecture for complex landscapes. Automate deployment and configurations, enforce integration standards, and act as technical lead for the Middleware team to drive architectural decisions and process improvements. Perform root-cause analysis on technical issues, develop disaster recovery plans, and maintain comprehensive documentation of policies and procedures. Research modern technologies to optimize the SDLC, ensure high availability, and integrate security-first practices into pipelines. Work with cross-functional teams to facilitate project planning and estimate non-functional requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of DevOps engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead role.
- Proven experience with CI/CD tooling (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.) and release automation.
- Strong IaC skills (Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation) and experience with multi-account cloud patterns.
- Demonstrated observability experience (OpenTelemetry, tracing, metrics, logging — Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch).
- Hands-on experience with application servers and middleware technologies (IBM WebSphere, Apache Tomcat, Glassfish, Payara, WebLogic).
- Experience with application performance monitoring, disaster recovery planning, and high availability solutions.
- Solid understanding of SSL, load balancers, DNS, and networking fundamentals.
- Experience with testing and debugging tools (LoadRunner, RFHUTIL, JUnit).
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and SDLC processes.
- Strong documentation, architectural diagramming, and technical leadership skills.
- Security-first mindset: integrating SAST/DAST, secrets scanning, OIDC/OAuth and RBAC into pipelines and runtime.
- Willingness to work overtime, weekends, and irregular hours.
Desired Qualifications
- Background in insurance, financial services, or other regulated industries.
- Experience with IBM MQ, Message Broker, DataPower, WSRR, and middleware security.
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle).
- Experience with application delivery controllers (e.g., Citrix NetScaler, F5).
- Exposure to configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible).
- Familiarity with developer portals (Backstage) and platform-as-product practices.
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