AVP, DevOps Engineer

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leader in the U.S. life insurance and annuity industry, serving the needs of individuals and institutions. Global Atlantic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management across multiple strategies and capital markets solutions.

We are looking for a diverse team of talented individuals who reinforce our culture of collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to the career development of our people because we know they are critical to our long-term success. Join our team and come grow with us.

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Summary:

The Assistant Vice President of DevOps – Data will be responsible for integrating the project functions and resources across the product life cycle, right from planning, building, testing, and deployment to support. The Assistant Vice President will design and implement efficient procedures and pipelines for software development and infrastructure deployment, manage and deploy various key data systems and services. The Assistant Vice president will also expand and optimize the data and data pipeline architecture, as well optimize data flow and collection for cross functional teams. The Assistant Vice President will work with Cloud engineers, Data Engineers, System Administrator, Data Administrator and Architects to find opportunities to leverage DevOps technologies to process large volumes of data. The role will work closely with the business stakeholders, data architects and IT teams to support on data strategy initiatives and will ensure optimal data system performance and architecture is consistent throughout the strategy. The Assistant Vice President will also be working with DevOps engineers and build CI/CD pipeline for Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment. This role requires a highly motivated individual with strong leadership capability, technical ability, data capability, excellent communication, and collaboration skills including the ability to develop and troubleshoot a diverse range of problems.

Responsibilities

• Build continuous integration, continuous development, and constant deployment pipeline (CI/CD Pipeline) for Data Infrastructure using Terraform, Gitlab CI/CD,
• Build containerized application platform using Docker and Kubernetes
• Select and deploy Gitlab CI/CD tools and pipeline
• Implement various development, testing, automation tools, and Data infrastructure
• Deploy updates and fixes, Install and maintain software, services, and application by identifying system requirements.
• Maintain environment by identifying system requirements, installing upgrades, monitoring system performance and build automated process
• Defining and setting development, test, release, update, and support processes for DevOps operation
• Have the technical skill to review, verify, and validate the software code developed in the project.
• Identify and deploy cybersecurity measures by continuously performing vulnerability assessment and risk management
• Plan the team structure, activities, and involvement in project management activities.
• Lead a team of DevOps engineers at both Onsite and Offshore
• Setting goals and performance review for direct report
• Understanding business objectives of the company and creating cloud-based solutions to facilitate those objectives.
• Build pipeline to migrate system from on-premise to AWS cloud
• Maintain system performance by performing system monitoring and analysis and performance tuning;
• Upgrades system and services and developing, testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements and new software.
• Communicate with technology team and stakeholders and build applications to meet project needs.
• Troubleshooting, Incidence management and root cause analysis

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in DevOps engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Terraform and Gitlab CI/CD
• Minimum of 5 years of AWS Cloud experience that includes – AWS EC2, ECS, VPC, AWS EMR, AWS Lambda, Aws Glue, AWS Batch, AWS RDS, Redshift
• Experience with CloudFormation and Infrastructure as Code software
• Experience with jFrog Artifactory for hosting and managing binary and artifacts
• Experience with programming language such as Python and JavaScript
• Experience with building container platform using Docker
• Experience with building and maintaining container platform using Kubernetes
• Experience with Agile software development using JIRA
• Experience in multiple OS platforms with strong emphasis on Linux and Windows systems
• Experience with OS-level scripting environment such as KSH shell, Bash and PowerShell
• Experience with version management tools and CICD pipeline
• In-depth knowledge of the TCP / IP protocol suite, security architecture, securing and hardening Operating Systems, Networks, Databases and Applications.
• Experience supporting and optimizing data pipelines and data sets.
• Knowledge of the Incident Response life-cycle
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• This position is not currently eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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Various jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office.

Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses, long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives.

The base salary range for this role is$110,000—$209,500 USD

Global Atlantic reserves the right to modify the qualifications and requirements for this position to accommodate business needs and regulatory changes. Future adjustments may include obtaining specific licenses or certifications to comply with operational needs and conform to applicable industry-specific regulatory requirements, state and federal laws.

TOTAL REWARDS STATEMENT

Global Atlantic’s total rewards package is reflective of our corporate values, particularly diversity, excellence and innovation, with a focus on inclusion, pay equity, and flexibility. We are proud to support your personal and professional growth and well-being through programs such as educational assistance, virtual physical therapy, remote/onsite fitness reimbursement, a medical second opinion program, pet insurance, military leave, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning coverage. We strive to foster a culture of total well-being through community outreach and charitable giving programs.

We are active in our communities-

• New York: StreetWise Partners, Covenant House, Partnership for New York City, City Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, Billion Oyster Project
• Boston: Cradles to Crayons, Boston’s Healthcare for the Homeless, Thompson Island Outward Bound, Rosie’s Place, Catie’s Closet, Project Bread, Rise Against Hunger, Space to Thrive
• Hartford: Junior Achievement, Habitat for Humanity, Oliver’s Pajama, United Way
• Indianapolis: Elevate Indianapolis, Gleaners Food Bank and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Batesville: So Loved Ripley County Foster Closet, Safe Passage Family Shelter, YES Home Juvenile Rehabilitation, Ripley County Community Foundation
• Des Moines: United Way of Central Iowa, Meals from the Heartland, Junior Achievement, Math Motivators, Bidwell Riverside, Orchard Place, Knock and Drop
• Berwyn/Wayne: Habitat for Humanity, Chester County Food Bank, Surrey Services, For Pete’s Sake Respite
• Bermuda: Keep Bermuda Beautiful, Center Against Abuse, Trunk Island Nature Reserve, Bermuda Economic Development Corporation

Social platforms provide an environment to collaborate with others and participate in friendly competitions towards achieving physical, emotional and financial well-being. Our highly competitive health, retirement, life and disability plans can be tailored to best suit your needs and those of your whole family.

Global Atlantic is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can meaningfully contribute to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate in employment on any basis that is prohibited by federal, state or local laws. More than that, we strive to be inclusive of all backgrounds and experiences, which we feel gives us a competitive advantage in the market and within our firm. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

Employees who require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job will participate in an interactive process which may include providing documentation. If you are hired and require an accommodation for any protected status, please email .

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Our employees are in the office 4 or 5 days a week in Hudson Yards, NY and 3 days a week in all other offices. If you have questions on this policy or the application process, please contact .