Sr. Systems Engineer (Devops) - Hybrid (Raleigh or Jersey City)

Arch Capital Group•Raleigh, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Systems Engineer (Devops) is a hands-on technical expert responsible for enhancing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-scale CI/CD platforms, infrastructure automation, and cloud-native systems. This role requires advanced expertise in DevOps tooling, Kubernetes, and distributed systems, with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and automation-first practices. The Sr. Systems Engineer (Devops) establishes and cultivates highly successful relationships with our business units, technical implementation teams, management and vendors. As a senior individual contributor, you will drive the evolution of our DevOps strategy by implementing automation frameworks, hardened infrastructure, and ensuring our platforms meet rigorous standards for availability, performance, and security. You will partner with other engineering and product teams to deliver resilient services that support mission-critical business applications.

Requirements

Deep expertise in cloud platforms, with strong focus on Azure and experience with AWS
Hands-on mastery of Kubernetes , containerization, and service mesh technologies
Strong background in Infrastructure-as-Code and GitOps tools, including Terraform, Terragrunt, Helm, and ArgoCD
Proficiency in scripting / programming languages such as Python, Go, Bash, and PowerShell
Advanced understanding of: CI/CD best practices, GitOps methodologies, Progressive delivery strategies ( canary, blue/green, rolling deployments )
Solid understanding of networking concepts and cloud networking architectures
Strong foundation in distributed systems, scalability, resiliency, and fault tolerance
Experience implementing observability platforms and participating in incident response
Strong knowledge of modern security practices, secrets management, and compliance frameworks
Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Good interpersonal skills; able to collaborate effectively with staff and internal customers
High attention to detail
Strong customer service orientation with urgency around maintaining service levels
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of relevant hands-on experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering / Platform Engineering environments

Responsibilities

Design, scale, and optimize enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions , Argo CD , Terraform , and Helm
Build and maintain developer self-service platforms using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps principles
Engineer resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure across Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure
Drive Kubernetes platform adoption, including advanced networking, deployments, and supporting resources
Standardize immutable deployment practices through GitOps-based workflows
Implement automation frameworks for provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operational efficiency
Define, enforce, and monitor Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Establish and operate observability platforms using Dynatrace
Embed DevSecOps practices into CI/CD pipelines, including container, dependency, and image security
Manage secrets and identities securely using enterprise secrets management solutions
Design, test, and validate multi-region / multi-cloud disaster recovery strategies to meet RTO/RPO targets
Provide technical leadership across teams by translating business requirements into DevOps roadmaps and mentoring engineers