Cloud DevOps Engineer

Posted 15 Days Ago
Cincinnati, OH
7+ Years Experience
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will lead the planning, design, and engineering of applications and IT deployments, focusing on continuous improvement and service reliability in a collaborative environment. Responsibilities include implementing new solutions, resolving infrastructure issues, and mentoring team members while ensuring uptime 24/7.
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Description

MassMutual Ascend is committed to helping people plan for a secure retirement in an uncomplicated way. Our simple promise is superior service and annuities that are easier to understand. This means offering innovative products that fit with today’s needs. As a wholly owned subsidiary of MassMutual, MassMutual Ascend functions with the agility of a small company and the assurance of being associated with a Fortune 200 organization who is proud to offer customers a level of strength and stability they can count on for years to come.

The Opportunity

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be a part of a tight-knit, and collaborative operations team that covers a wide range of technologies. On this team, you will work alongside hard-working colleagues in an environment that is focused on ensuring uptime for our Agents and Customers. We continue maturing our Cloud opportunistic model, as well as automated deployments. We do this while remaining complaint and security focused. The end goal, which is continuously evolving and presenting new challenges, is the digital user experience. The work has a wide range from Leading our application implementations, standardizations, and designs. At the same time, being engaged in automating deployments, resolving infrastructure related issues with our IT services teams and Hosting provider, liaison with Security and Development teams to implement new solutions, ensuring uptime 24x7x365. Services include installing COTS/3rd Party applications, implementing new SaaS offerings, and supporting existing applications. In this role you will also provide expertise during critical outage events and be a SME for all things related to Infrastructure.

 

Job Responsibilities

  • Accountable for leading the planning, design, and engineering of applications,
  • IT deployments involving internally hosted services, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
  • Leverage significant experience in system engineering and integration to support services critical to a fast paced and demanding environment.
  • Design and implement solutions with an eye towards simplicity, reliability, manageability, maintainability, and performance.
  • Provide technical expertise in the areas of implementation, and ongoing operations.
  • Learn new technologies, applications, tools, and skills as needed.
  • Being influential and engaging actively in dynamic and productive teams to continuously improve systems and services.
  • Identify service and performance issues, and work with team to devise solutions to mitigate and address these issues.
  • Mentor and guide others who are still developing their skills.
  • This involves an on-call rotation.

  

Minimum Qualifications

  • Previous experience in administering and monitoring systems (Win & Linux)
  • At least 10 years operations experience in 24x7x365 environments
  • At least 5 years working closely with development teams on software and deployments.
  • Previous experience with Kubernetes/containers or VMWare
  • Previous experience with hardware, integration, communications technology, as well as other emerging services across multiple platforms.
  • BS in Computer Sciences or equivalent on the job experience
  • Wide breadth of understanding in infrastructure, networks, systems, security and services
  • Self-motivated team player who excels in a collaborative environment

Ideal Qualifications

  • Comfortable working within an Agile development methodology
  • Strong sense of personal accountability
  • Contributes beyond job role and responsibilities.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly and self-directed.
  • Passionate about continuously improving organizational practices.

 

What to Expect

  • Ongoing opportunities for development and learning
  • Working in a fast-paced environment in our downtown Cincinnati, OH office
  • A place to grow your career in a culture that inspires, rewards, and develops employees.
  • Small company feel with a focus on meeting customer’s needs today and well into the future.

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Why Join Us.

At MassMutual Ascend, our collaborative culture is key to our success. It’s the reason we’re a leading provider of annuities today, and it’s the reason we’ll continue rising to the top tomorrow. A career at MassMutual Ascend means you’ll contribute to our mission of taking financial futures above and beyond – and you’ll be inspired to reach your own goals, too. As a wholly owned subsidiary of MassMutual, MassMutual Ascend continues to be an employer of choice in the Cincinnati, Ohio community.

MassMutual Ascend Life Insurance Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.

At MassMutual Ascend we focus on ensuring fair, equitable pay by providing competitive salaries, along with incentive and bonus opportunities for all employees. Your total compensation package includes either a bonus target or in a sales-focused role a Variable Incentive Compensation component. For more information about our extensive benefits offerings please check out our Total Rewards at a Glance..

Top Skills

Cloud
DevOps
Kubernetes
VMware
The Company
Cincinnati, Ohio
393 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1976

What We Do

MassMutual Ascend (previously Great American Life)
At MassMutual Ascend, we are committed to going above and beyond – so when it comes to your financial future, the impossible feels possible. As a leading provider of annuities, we see our products as more than just contracts. Our annuities are transparent and easier to understand, so you always know what to expect.

The status quo isn’t a status we ever want. At MassMutual Ascend, we’ll always be in pursuit of better – so you can navigate your future with confidence.

Products issued by MassMutual Ascend Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). All guarantees subject to the claims-paying ability of MassMutual Ascend.

Registered index-linked annuities underwritten and distributed by MM Ascend Life Investor Services, LLC, member FINRA and an affiliate of MassMutual Ascend Life Insurance Company

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