Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Summary

The Senior DevOps Engineer at Delta Dental of New Jersey & Connecticut plays a central role in evolving how we build, integrate, and operate applications. Working across cloud, DevOps, and integration platforms, this engineer writes code, builds automation, and supports production systems in a HIPAA-regulated environment, while contributing to DDNJ's modernization efforts, including the adoption of AI-assisted engineering tooling.

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation of working onsite in our Parsippany, NJ office two days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday).

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Build & Engineer

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of DDNJ's ecosystem, spanning customizable off-the-shelf, custom n-tier and cloud-native solutions.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Develop and deploy solutions in GCP (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL)
• Develop automation solutions using PowerShell, Python etc.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or similar tools.
• Support DDNJ's integration and connectivity tools such as MuleSoft.

Operate & Support

• Debug and resolve complex problems in production environments.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions such as Datadog or equivalent.
• Provide remote off-hours 24x7 support on a rotating basis (week per month).
• Create and maintain technical documentation including architecture diagrams, data flows, and deployment runbooks.
• Operate within established ITIL practices (Change, Release, Problem Management).

Lead & Mentor

• Act as technical advisor for design and implementation of new systems or enhancements.
• Lead code reviews and set engineering standards for the Application Services team.
• Mentor team members on cloud technologies and best practices.

Collaborate

• Interact and collaborate with security, network, data, and dev teams.
• Partner with TMO Project Managers for seamless production turn...