{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"a2e25c45f300b6950331c0d9","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a2e25c45f300b6950331c0d9","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a2e25c45f300b6950331c0d9","title":"Sr. DevOps Engineer","description":"$105,000 - $130,000 + VIP Bonus\n\nOur fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. Whether you’re interested in engineering or development, marketing or sales, or something else – if this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!\n\nWe are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.\n\n$105,000 - $130,000 / year\n\nThe insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies, MGAs, and carriers with the core digital systems, specialized AI, and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle, spanning sales, servicing, and back-office operations.\n\nUnderpinned by unmatched speed and performance power, we are the trusted backbone that’s taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity – speed, performance, and trust - to drive growth at scale.\n\nWith over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore, we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust, giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.\n\nOur reach is global, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.\n\nAs the DevOps senior software engineer/team lead embedded in an energetic DevOps agile team, you will lead the team in building out our continuous delivery infrastructure and processes for all our products utilizing state of the art technologies. You will be hands on leading the architecture and design of the frameworks for the automated continuous deployment of application code, the operational and security monitoring and care of the infrastructure and software platforms. You and your team will serve as the liaison between the agile development teams, SaaS operations, and external cloud providers for deployment, operational efficiency, security, and business continuity.\n\nOur DevOps teams are tightly coupled and integrated with the culture, tools, practices, and patterns of the rest of our software engineering organization. They not only “keep the lights on” for our systems and networks, but also empower our other development teams with cutting edge tools and capabilities to bring Vertafore products to market as quickly as possible. All of this will be accomplished with cutting edge, lean-agile, software development methodologies. Our culture fosters collaboration, innovation, integrity, mentorship, commitment to success and FUN. Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to make impact in your career.\n\nIf you have a passion for DevOps, are hungry to learn, and are looking for a creative, fun and friendly workplace where you get to develop software that will transform the insurance industry, we would love to get in touch with you.\n\nWhy Vertafore is the place for you: *Canada Only\n\nThe opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry\nMedical, vision & dental plans\nLife, AD&D\nShort Term and Long Term Disability\nPension Plan & Employer Match\nMaternity, Paternity and Parental Leave\nEmployee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)\nEducation Assistance\nAdditional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition\n\nWhy Vertafore is the place for you: *US Only\n\nThe opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry\nWe have a Flexible First work environment! Our North America team members use our offices for collaboration, community and team-building, with members asked to sometimes come into an office and/or travel depending on job responsibilities. Other times, our teams work from home or a similar environment.\nMedical, vision & dental plans\nPPO & high-deductible options\nHealth Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:\nHealth Care FSA\nDental & Vision FSA\nDependent Care FSA\nCommuter FSA\nLife, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability\n401(k) Retirement Savings Plain & Employer Match\nSupplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance\nParental Leave & Adoption Assistance\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\nEducation & Legal Assistance\nAdditional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness\nCommuter Benefits (Denver)\nThe selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.\n\nThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an \"at will\" relationship.\n\nVertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.\n\nThe Professional Services (PS) and Customer Success (CX) bonus plans are a quarterly monetary bonus plan based upon individual and practice performance against specific business metrics. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.\n\nThe Vertafore Incentive Plan (VIP) is an annual monetary bonus for eligible employees based on both individual and company performance. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.\n\nCommission plans are tailored to each sales role but common components include quota, MBO's and ABPMs. Salespeople receive their formal compensation plan within 30 days of hire.\n\nVertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.\n\nWe do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.\n\nWe want to make sure our recruiting process is accessible for everyone. if you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@vertafore.com\n\nJust a note, this contact information is for accommodation requests only.\n\nQualifications:\n\nWe need a DevOps senior software engineer/team lead who:\n\nIs a Terraform guru with 2-3 years’ experience creating and maintaining IAC\n\nHave 5-7 year’s overall cloud experience in mission critical operations and/or DevOps engineering\n\nStrong understanding and experience working with Linux operating systems; specifically troubleshooting and providing administration\n\nHave experience developing distributed systems using Ansible, Docker, Puppet, Chef or Jenkins\n\nFamiliarity with Kubernetes and microservices\n\nHave experience with performing support and administrative tasks within Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, OpenStack, or other cloud infrastructure technologies\n\nProficiency in managing systems within multiple sites including fail-over redundancy & autoscaling (knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service)\n\nHave experience deploying, maintaining, and managing secure systems\n\nA background in software development, preferably Web applications\n\nEnjoy solving problems through the entire application stack\n\nCare about quality and know what it means to ship high quality code and infrastructure\n\nAre comfortable being on call\n\nWe love DevOps senior software engineer/team leads who:\n\nAre familiar with build & deploy tools such as GitLab\n\nProficient in monitoring and logging tools such as ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana)\n\nHave been on the front lines of production outages, both working to resolve the outage as well as root-cause the problem and provide long-term resolution or early identification strategies\n\nHave excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work with other developers, business analysts, testing specialists and product owners to create stellar software products\n\nHave a strong sense of ownership, is curious, and an avid learner\n\nStrong diagnostic, analytical, and design skills\n\nCommunicate clearly to explain and defend design decisions\n\nAre self-motivated and excellent problem-solvers\n\nAre driven to improve, personally and professionally\n\nMentor and inspire others to raise the bar for everyone around them\n\nLove to collaborate with their peers, designing pragmatic solutions\n\nOperate best in a fast-paced, flexible work environment\n\nWe really like it when they:\n\nHave experience in regulated environments\n\nClosely follow industry trends and the open-source community, identifying and proactively advocating for cutting edge tools that would optimize operational performance and/or reduce operating costs\n\nAble to interface with and tune NoSQL databases\n\nHave knowledge of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing and firewalling\n\nHave experience working in an Agile environment\n\nAre experienced with tools such as ServiceNow, JIRA, and Rally\n\nHave degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or extensive experience in lieu of degree\n\n#LI-Hybrid\n\nIs this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions!\n\nVertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.\n\nThe selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.\n\nThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an \"at will\" relationship.\n\nVertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.\n\nWe do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.","company":"Vertafore","rawCompany":"vertafore","city":"Denver","state":"CO","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-11-05T09:30:17.761Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sr. DevOps Engineer","description":"$105,000 - $130,000 + VIP Bonus\n\nOur fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. 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Our managers are dedicated to growing their people and offering an opportunity that allows you to make impact in your career.\n\nIf you have a passion for DevOps, are hungry to learn, and are looking for a creative, fun and friendly workplace where you get to develop software that will transform the insurance industry, we would love to get in touch with you.\n\nWhy Vertafore is the place for you: *Canada Only\n\nThe opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry\nMedical, vision & dental plans\nLife, AD&D\nShort Term and Long Term Disability\nPension Plan & Employer Match\nMaternity, Paternity and Parental Leave\nEmployee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)\nEducation Assistance\nAdditional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition\n\nWhy Vertafore is the place for you: *US Only\n\nThe opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry\nWe have a Flexible First work environment! 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They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an \"at will\" relationship.\n\nVertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.\n\nThe Professional Services (PS) and Customer Success (CX) bonus plans are a quarterly monetary bonus plan based upon individual and practice performance against specific business metrics. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.\n\nThe Vertafore Incentive Plan (VIP) is an annual monetary bonus for eligible employees based on both individual and company performance. Eligibility is determined by several factors including: start date, good standing in the company, and actives status at time of payout.\n\nCommission plans are tailored to each sales role but common components include quota, MBO's and ABPMs. Salespeople receive their formal compensation plan within 30 days of hire.\n\nVertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.\n\nWe do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.\n\nWe want to make sure our recruiting process is accessible for everyone. if you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact recruiting@vertafore.com\n\nJust a note, this contact information is for accommodation requests only.\n\nQualifications:\n\nWe need a DevOps senior software engineer/team lead who:\n\nIs a Terraform guru with 2-3 years’ experience creating and maintaining IAC\n\nHave 5-7 year’s overall cloud experience in mission critical operations and/or DevOps engineering\n\nStrong understanding and experience working with Linux operating systems; specifically troubleshooting and providing administration\n\nHave experience developing distributed systems using Ansible, Docker, Puppet, Chef or Jenkins\n\nFamiliarity with Kubernetes and microservices\n\nHave experience with performing support and administrative tasks within Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, OpenStack, or other cloud infrastructure technologies\n\nProficiency in managing systems within multiple sites including fail-over redundancy & autoscaling (knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service)\n\nHave experience deploying, maintaining, and managing secure systems\n\nA background in software development, preferably Web applications\n\nEnjoy solving problems through the entire application stack\n\nCare about quality and know what it means to ship high quality code and infrastructure\n\nAre comfortable being on call\n\nWe love DevOps senior software engineer/team leads who:\n\nAre familiar with build & deploy tools such as GitLab\n\nProficient in monitoring and logging tools such as ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana)\n\nHave been on the front lines of production outages, both working to resolve the outage as well as root-cause the problem and provide long-term resolution or early identification strategies\n\nHave excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work with other developers, business analysts, testing specialists and product owners to create stellar software products\n\nHave a strong sense of ownership, is curious, and an avid learner\n\nStrong diagnostic, analytical, and design skills\n\nCommunicate clearly to explain and defend design decisions\n\nAre self-motivated and excellent problem-solvers\n\nAre driven to improve, personally and professionally\n\nMentor and inspire others to raise the bar for everyone around them\n\nLove to collaborate with their peers, designing pragmatic solutions\n\nOperate best in a fast-paced, flexible work environment\n\nWe really like it when they:\n\nHave experience in regulated environments\n\nClosely follow industry trends and the open-source community, identifying and proactively advocating for cutting edge tools that would optimize operational performance and/or reduce operating costs\n\nAble to interface with and tune NoSQL databases\n\nHave knowledge of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing and firewalling\n\nHave experience working in an Agile environment\n\nAre experienced with tools such as ServiceNow, JIRA, and Rally\n\nHave degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or extensive experience in lieu of degree\n\n#LI-Hybrid\n\nIs this role not an exact fit for you? 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