Job Description: DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Company Overview: NextAmp LLC is a digital modernization services company focused on transforming the insurance industry. We help insurance organizations redesign their workflows and build AI-powered, automated systems that improve efficiency and accuracy. Our solutions streamline key operational areas such as claims processing, underwriting, billing, and back-office operations.
Position: DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Location: USA (Remote)
Experience level: 4+ years
About the Role
We are looking for a highly skilled DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to build, automate, and maintain reliable, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, infrastructure as code, cloud platforms, and production operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and automated software deployments.
- Build, manage, and optimize containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Deploy, monitor, and maintain applications on AWS or Azure.
- Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and reliability of production environments.
- Monitor application and infrastructure health, respond to incidents, and perform root cause analysis (RCA).
- Automate operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment processes and application reliability.
- Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability best practices.
Required Skills
- 4+ years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
- Strong experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
- Experience with AWS or Azure cloud platforms.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, ELK, or Azure Monitor.
- Good understanding of Linux system administration, networking, and security best practices.
- Experience with scripting using Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
- Strong troubleshooting and production incident management skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Helm, ArgoCD, or FluxCD.
- Knowledge of container security and vulnerability management.
- Familiarity with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
- Experience with secrets management tools such as HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager.
- Knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting 24x7 production environments.
- Exposure to SRE practices such as SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and reliability engineering.
- Experience implementing cost optimization and cloud governance initiatives.
- Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), or Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert.
Pay: $35.00 - $50.00 per hour
Work Location: Remote
