Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.

Target Resume Now

About the Role

The Senior DevOps Engineer will drive pipeline standards and controls, integration across build/test/deploy tooling, and SDLC governance to ensure predictable, compliant, and high-quality software delivery for the WCIRB. This role requires strong problem-solving, analytical, and deep technical skills in Azure cloud, container, and automation ecosystems, along with collaboration with software engineering, QA, security, data, and infrastructure teams. The ideal candidate is proactively constructive, comfortable offering alternative solutions, and dedicated to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Lead implementation and management of Azure cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.
Design and implement secure, scalable pipelines and platform automation using tools like Azure DevOps Pipelines to support multiple teams across environments.
Establish and enforce pipeline controls and standards aligned to SDLC governance and compliance frameworks.
Integrate and orchestrate quality, security, and reliability tooling into pipelines.
Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps practices across cloud and on-prem environments.
Enable release management and maintain artifact repositories and package signing.
Build and maintain container platforms, including autoscaling.
Implement security best practices, manage secrets, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Implement observability using services like Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics.
Perform capacity planning, cost optimization, and performance tuning for build agents, clusters, and shared platform services.
Automate routine operational tasks and administrative workflows using scripting languages.
Develop, test, and maintain backup/restore, DR, and platform resiliency patterns for CI/CD and runtime systems.
Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews.
Champion SDLC governance by codifying controls, change management, and evidence collection.
Research and prototype new DevOps and platform solutions.
Document standards, reference architectures, and runbooks.
Mentor teammates and lead knowledge sharing.
Collaborate across teams to align integration points, simplify developer workflows, and remove delivery bottlenecks.
Act as a force multiplier for development teams by helping troubleshoot local build issues, optimizing solution file structures, and advising on code-level configuration for cloud-native adoption.
Partner with engineers to profile and optimize application performance within Azure App Services and Functions.

Requirements

Must have a degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of hands-on experience as a Microsoft Azure Cloud senior DevOps Engineer.
3+ years of prior experience as a software developer (preferably in C#/.NET Core ecosystem).
Demonstrated ownership of pipeline standards and controls, SDLC governance implementations, and audit-ready evidence automation.
Deep knowledge of Azure services relevant to DevOps, such as Azure DevOps, Azure Functions, and Azure Monitor including multi-stage pipelines, approvals, reusable templates, and environment strategies.
Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and orchestrators like Kubernetes (AKS).
Scripting/automation proficiency (e.g., Bash, PowerShell, Python).
Infrastructure-as-Code experience (e.g. Bicep) and configuration management.
Experience working with information security and compliance, understanding vulnerabilities, secure file transmission, key and certificate management, and identity-aware pipelines (e.g., OIDC workload identity).
Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity management, and security (Key Vault, Managed Identities, RBAC).
Ability to read and debug application code to distinguish between infrastructure failures and application errors.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document complex technical concepts clearly.
Ability to tailor messaging to audiences with divergent depth in software delivery, security, and infrastructure.
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; able to influence without direct authority and facilitate decisions among engineering, security, and operations.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology.
Experience supporting data pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF) for data orchestration.
Experience in integrating DBT workflows into pipelines to support data transformation automation and version-controlled data modeling.

Skills

Azure cloud
Containerization
Automation
Azure DevOps Pipelines
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
GitOps
Bicep
Docker
Kubernetes (AKS)
Bash
PowerShell
Python
Azure Monitor
Application Insights
Log Analytics
C#/.NET Core
Agile/Scrum
Azure Data Factory (ADF)
DBT

Location

San Francisco, California

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote
Onsite

Experience Level

Senior
5+ years of hands-on experience as a Microsoft Azure Cloud senior DevOps Engineer
3+ years of prior experience as a software developer

Education Level

Degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent work experience

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision benefits
Competitive PTO Program
Wellness benefits
401K and pension plan
Social activities
Community volunteer involvement

About the Company

The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has been California's trusted, objective provider of actuarially based information and research, advisory pure premium rates and educational services integral to a healthy workers' compensation system.
The WCIRB is a California unincorporated, private, nonprofit association comprised of all companies licensed to transact workers' compensation insurance in California.
The operations of the WCIRB are funded primarily by membership fees and assessments; no state money is used to fund its operations.
The WCIRB is a stable company and a proven leader in the workers’ compensation insurance industry nationwide.
The WCIRB employs approximately 175 people with the average tenure of over 10 years.
We are committed to fostering a healthy, safe and diverse work environment leading to a dedicated, collaborative and innovative workforce.

Equal Opportunity

WCIRB is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.