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Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow. As a Senior DevOps Engineer , you will provide technical leadership and architectural direction for DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud‑native engineering practices across multiple agile teams. You will partner closely with architects, engineers, security, and infrastructure teams to design scalable, secure, and highly automated delivery platforms that enable teams to ship software faster and more reliably. This role is ideal for a hands‑on technical leader who enjoys working at both the strategic and tactical levels —setting standards, guiding teams, and occasionally rolling up their sleeves to solve complex engineering problems or lead proofs of concept. You will also serve as a champion of DevOps and DevSecOps culture , continuously improving developer experience, platform reliability, and operational excellence. Provide architectural oversight and technical direction for DevOps, CI/CD, and platform engineering practices across multiple scrum teams. Partner with Application and Program Architects to align DevOps solutions with business and product strategy. Define and evolve standards for build, deployment, infrastructure, and environment management. DevOps, CI/CD & Automation Lead the design and implementation of automated CI/CD pipelines, including build, test, release, and deployment workflows. Embed security and compliance controls directly into pipelines (DevSecOps). Cloud, Containers & Platform Engineering Drive adoption of containerized and cloud‑native architectures using Kubernetes‑based platforms. Ensure platforms meet standards for scalability, resiliency, performance, and cost efficiency. Guide teams on service networking, API management, load balancing, and traffic management. Support high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies. Provide Level‑3 support for complex production incidents and reliability challenges. Partner with operations and engineering teams to improve observability, monitoring, and alerting. Mentor and coach engineers on DevOps practices, tools, and architectural decision‑making. Promote a culture of automation, ownership, continuous improvement, and quality. Model strong collaboration, communication, and engineering discipline. Research emerging tools, technologies, and practices to improve the software delivery lifecycle. Build consensus and introduce cost‑effective solutions that increase delivery speed, quality, and reliability. Continuously optimize DevOps platforms and processes based on measurable outcomes. 10+ years of hands‑on experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Build & Release, or Engineering Operations roles.

• Proven experience designing and supporting DevOps architecture in enterprise‑scale production environments .
• Strong experience with Agile/Scrum , Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
• Hands‑on experience deploying and troubleshooting applications in Linux and Windows environments.
• Advanced automation and scripting experience using PowerShell, Python , or similar languages.
• Proficiency with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef .
• Microservices and cloud‑native architectures
• Networking, load balancing, caching, and service discovery
• High availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery

Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services. Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog, etc.). Exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and reliability metrics. Experience supporting large enterprise platforms (BPM, CRM, Portals, Content Management). Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Java ecosystem experience (JDK, Spring Boot, Struts) JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React, or Node.js Experience with Test‑Driven Development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks Work on large‑scale, mission‑critical systems with real customer impact Influence architecture and DevOps strategy across multiple teams Partner with strong engineering and architecture leadership Be part of a culture that values quality, integrity, and continuous improvement The national average salary range for this role is $150-200k in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment. 401(k) match, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid-Time-Off, etc. Be aware of employment fraud. We will never ask you for payment or require you to purchase any equipment. If you are suspicious or unsure about validity of a job posting, we strongly encourage you to apply directly through our website.

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