Senior DevOps Engineer
Delta Dental of New Jersey•Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
•$135,000 - $145,000
About The Position
The Senior DevOps Engineer at Delta Dental of New Jersey & Connecticut plays a central role in evolving how we build, integrate, and operate applications. Working across cloud, DevOps, and integration platforms, this engineer writes code, builds automation, and supports production systems in a HIPAA-regulated environment, while contributing to DDNJ's modernization efforts, including the adoption of AI-assisted engineering tooling.
Requirements
- Experience with GCP or equivalent public cloud and relevant technologies such as: Networking (Virtual Private Cloud, Cloud Load Balancing), Compute (Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions), Data (Cloud SQL, Alloy DB, BigQuery, Storage), Security (Cloud Identity, Certificate Authority Service, Secret Manager)
- Experience with Azure DevOps and deployment automation best practices.
- Experience with AI Agentic/coding tools such as Claude Code/CLI, Gemini CLI/Antigravity
- Proficient in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
- Demonstrated experience with observability solutions (Datadog or equivalent).
- Knowledge of SQL databases, RESTful APIs, and web services.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform.
- Comfort working with AI-assisted development tooling such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or equivalent.
- 4-6 years’ experience in general application analysis/support including .Net, data integration through APIs, coding, and scripting.
- 3+ years of hands-on cloud platform experience (GCP, Azure, or AWS) deploying and managing solutions.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate in teams.
- Customer-focused with effective time management.
Nice To Haves
- Health Care or other regulated industry experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a deep understanding of DDNJ's ecosystem, spanning customizable off-the-shelf, custom n-tier and cloud-native solutions.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
- Develop and deploy solutions in GCP (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL)
- Develop automation solutions using PowerShell, Python etc.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or similar tools.
- Support DDNJ's integration and connectivity tools such as MuleSoft.
- Debug and resolve complex problems in production environments.
- Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions such as Datadog or equivalent.
- Provide remote off-hours 24x7 support on a rotating basis (week per month).
- Create and maintain technical documentation including architecture diagrams, data flows, and deployment runbooks.
- Operate within established ITIL practices (Change, Release, Problem Management).
- Act as technical advisor for design and implementation of new systems or enhancements.
- Lead code reviews and set engineering standards for the Application Services team.
- Mentor team members on cloud technologies and best practices.
- Interact and collaborate with security, network, data, and dev teams.
- Partner with TMO Project Managers for seamless production turnover and knowledge transfer.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
