Principal DevOps Engineer

The Opportunity

Cordova is seeking a high-level Principal Systems Architect to lead the creation and maintenance of the foundational tools and processes that power our clients technology ecosystem. This is a big picture role focused on creating a seamless environment for building deploying operating and managing enterprise applications.

You will act as a technology-neutral thought leader balancing long-term business outcomes with immediate technical needs. Because this role involves intricate factors with little precedent we are looking for a professional who thrives on solving constantly changing problems and can influence both business and IT stakeholders without bias.

Key Responsibilities

Architectural Leadership & Strategy

• Foundational Frameworks: Proactively lead the design of infrastructure and deployment tools that improve the organizations delivery speed and reliability.

• Technology Neutrality: Remain unbiased toward specific vendors or technologies focusing strictly on results scalability and long-term business value.

• Thought Leadership: Influence and persuade business and IT leaders on architectural direction effectively communicating the impact and risks of technical debt.

• Strategic Roadmap: Balance big picture enterprise goals with the short-term implications of individual technical decisions.

Operational Excellence & DevOps

• Seamless Delivery: Create and maintain tools that enable smoother application management across the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Agile Support: Provide expert guidance to Agile teams regarding technical opportunities risks and performance monitoring.

• Observability: Implement and oversee application performance monitoring and observability tools to ensure system health.

• CI/CD Integration: Drive the adoption of CI/CD principles and automated practices across diverse technical configurations.

Governance & Collaboration

• Intricate Problem Solving: Handle highly technical work involving factors that are not easily evaluated often creating solutions where no precedent exists.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead multidisciplinary teams through complex negotiations facilitation and planning sessions.

• Risk Management: Mitigate the potential for large-scale disruptions or expenditures by ensuring robust IT standards and controls are in place.

The Ideal Candidate

Experience & Education

• Tenure: Minimum of 5 years of high-level design and implementation experience in IT.

• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT System Analysis or a related field.

• Technical Breadth: Deep knowledge in at least two of the following: Infrastructure/Network Design Application Development APIs Middleware Servers/Storage Database Operations Virtualization or Cloud Technologies.

Preferred Technical Skills

• Agile & DevOps: Strong experience with Agile methodologies and planning tools like Azure DevOps.

• Modern Tooling: Familiarity with Active Directory protocols clustering technologies and cloud-native environments.

• Industry Context: Background in the Insurance Industry is preferred but not required.

Core Competencies

• Analytical Prowess: Excellent technical and analytical skills with a focus on intellectual curiosity and integrity.

• Communication: Ability to handle communication with considerable tact especially when discussing complex problem-solving and organizational policy.

• Influence: A trusted leader who can lead cross-functional teams and achieve long-term outcomes through persuasion and negotiation.

Required Experience:

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