Senior DevOps Engineer

Texas Mutual•Austin, TX

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re excited you’re considering joining a great place to work! Texas Mutual is deeply committed to creating and maintaining an environment of mutual respect and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. About this Position Are you passionate about DevOps and Platform Engineering in the age of AI/ML?!? As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer, you will work on enterprise-wide CI/CD/CT, IaC, Security implementations, software deployment projects, DevOps strategy, and process improvements! You will collaborate with cross-functional teams at all levels and play a tactical role in driving meaningful transformation and fostering the culture of DevOps and Platform Engineering across the company. If you are a highly-technical DevSecOps engineer passionate about driving automation, infrastructure innovation, and secure software development, we want to talk to you! At Texas Mutual, we are proud to be the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation and a 10-time winner of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas award. With dedicated teams in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Lubbock, we are on a mission to build a stronger, safer Texas. We protect over 75,000 businesses and help keep 1.5 million Texas workers safe every day. Now is the perfect time to join our team in Austin!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, or related field or equivalent training and experience.
At least 4 years of experience in DevOps and Cloud Engineering/Operations.
At least 3 years of hands-on AWS experience.
At least 3 years of software development experience utilizing a modern development language(s) and applicable framework(s).
Expert-level knowledge of Terraform and Terraform Cloud (HCP) for infrastructure automation.
Strong proficiency with CI/CD platforms, particularly Azure DevOps and Jenkins/Cloudbees CI.
Hands-on experience with SonarQube (or an equivalent technology) for code quality analysis.
Deep understanding of observability and performance monitoring with a tool such as Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk, New Relic, Prometheus+Grafana, and/or ELK Stack.
Extensive knowledge of IAM, secrets management, zero-trust security architectures, and compliance frameworks.
Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell.
Proficiency in both Windows and Linux-based operating systems.
Proven ability to lead initiatives, drive cultural transformation, and influence cross-functional teams.
Excellent work ethic and positive attitude.
Never-ending curiosity and desire to try new things.
Excellent communications skills.

Nice To Haves

Certifications in DevOps tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible, and Docker
Experience building and integrating with APIs
Experience with Java and Springboot applications
Certified Docker Associate
Hands-on experience with Hashicorp Sentinel and Packer
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Masters degree in CS, IT, or related engineering field
15+ years of direct, hands-on experience
Experience with AngularJS, NodeJS, or ReactJS applications
Hashicorp Terraform Associate or Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional certifications.
Experience building an Integrated Development Platform (IDP)
AWS Certifications such as Solutions Architect Associate, Developer Associate, SysOps Associate, ML Engineer Associate, Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Professional, or any of the AWS Speciality certifications
Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CKS, or OSCP
Linux administrator certifications.
Knowledge of SRE concepts around application hardening, automated scaling, fault-tolerance, A/B testing
Experience implementing deployment methods such as blue/green deployments, immutable deployments, rolling deployments, and canary deployments

Responsibilities

Develop technical processes that increase efficiency, reduce downtime and improve performance at scale across all development teams.
Automate the build and deployment of custom application code throughout the entire application lifecycle.
Build monitoring solutions that improve visibility into our application performance and keep operational workload in check.
Create infrastructure that is easily deployable and scalable and educate others on infrastructure as code patterns.
Develop container orchestration to support the deployment and lifecycle management of applications running in AWS.
Work directly with various development teams as a DevSecOps SME to troubleshoot development toolchain issues.
Architect and implement robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and Terraform Cloud (via HCP).
Design and optimize secure, scalable CI/CD/CT pipelines leveraging Azure DevOps (AzDO) or other future technologies.
Drive security automation utilizing SAST, DAST, SCA, and container scanning using tool chains as defined by the Security Department.
Mentor, guide, and train junior members of the DevSecOps team as well as internal development customer teams in DevOps best practices and methodology, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Be an implementer for the entire TXM DevSecOps toolchain, supporting development teams across the entire enterprise for both strategic as well as operational activities.
Collaborate with development, IT operations, and security teams to integrate security into all phases of software delivery.
Help design and build a next-generation Integrated Development Platform, leveraging GenAI and ML technologies.
Implement transformative CI/CD/CT automation, shift-left integrations, and advanced maturity models to achieve enterprise-grade DevSecOps results.
Lead large-scale on-premises transitions to AWS-ECS implementations leveraging IaC, container orchestration, and zero-downtime strategies to optimize scalability, security, and cost-efficiency.
Shape enterprise-wide cloud adoption, driving transformative initiatives (e.g., cloud governance, FinOps, IaC), and aligning technical execution with business outcomes for scalability, cost optimization, and innovation.
Drive complex initiatives into sprint-driven deliverables, aligning cross-functional teams, and embedding security practices into iterative workflows for measurable operational outcomes.
Work with development teams to understand their challenges and then design data driven solutions to optimize their workflows.
Develop DevSecOps tooling and process enhancements that can be integrated into an Internal Development Platform, incorporating platform engineering principles to streamline development workflows.
Integrate DevSecOps and Platform Engineering initiatives into company goals to deliver real business value.