Site Reliability Engineer III

WHO WE ARE:
Building on its rich heritage, Zinnia is transforming the way life and annuity products are created, sold, and administered – from lead to origination to claims – through Zinnia Open Insurance. We’re addressing the new realities of the marketplace, and we understand what consumers want and deserve: a great experience from the moment they consider these products until their policies pay out.

Zinnia Open Insurance is advanced data-driven technology that accelerates innovation, enables unrivaled speed-to-market, deepens relationships with policyholders, and empowers better risk-based outcomes. Open transforms the end-to-end experience to make everything faster, more transparent, and more collaborative for consumers, carriers, and advisors. Zinnia is a new tech company, but we’re not new to insurance. We’re L&A experts and technology innovators building Open Insurance to power exceptional experiences that evolve ahead of the marketplace. We’re Zinnia. And we’re Open. Join us, and experience Life, More Open.

WHO YOU ARE:
As a SRE Engineer at Zinnia, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure and systems that support our applications and services. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our platform is scalable, reliable, and efficient. Your expertise will be crucial in driving the automation and optimization of our infrastructure.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:  
• Participate in the design and development of enterprise platform solutions that aims at providing consistent and secure methods for developers to develop, build, deploy and run their applications.
• Support developers from other teams by providing DevSecOps best practices.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Monitor system performance, identify issues, and implement improvements to enhance reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to ensure platform stability and security.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform and Spacelift.
• Ensure proper documentation of infrastructure configurations, processes, and policies.
• Participate in on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for production systems.
• Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and best practices to continuously improve the platform
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 5+ years of SRE experience, DevOps Engineer, platform engineering or similar role.
• Experience in developing and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform. Experience with Spacelift is a plus.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Bash, Javascript/Typescript, Java, C# or Go.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Experience with DevSecOps tasks (Environment provisioning, CI/CD Pipelines, implementing security tools for DAST and SAST monitoring).
• Excellent work ethic. Ability to work and travel independently. Effective strategic thinking skills.
• Expert level communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills. Expert level troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Extensive experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies when it comes to infrastructure as code.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation. We offer great benefits, including health/dental insurance, parental leave, profit sharing, 401(k), incentive/bonus opportunity, tuition reimbursement, and so much more. We’re looking for the best and brightest innovators in the industry to join our team. At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done. Visit our website at www.zinnia.com for more information. Apply by completing the online application on the careers section of our website. We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

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