Devops engineer

$63,000 + 5% VIP Bonus

Our 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!

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices in the US, Canada, and India.

Looking to start your career in Technology? We have opportunities right here in mid-Michigan! Vertafore is looking for talented people to join our team in Michigan. Our dynamic environment provides professional development, fast upward mobility, and exposure to the latest and greatest in technology.

Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solution are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships. Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success. Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.

We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., including East Lansing, Michigan – we are minutes from Michigan State University, Lansing Community College, and Cooley Law School!

Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you’d like, while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and teambuilding. There are times you may be asked to come into an office and/or travel for specific meetings for a specific business purpose and this varies by job responsibilities.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our Dev/Ops 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. We aspire to and maintain a very strong focus on the "Development" side of Dev/Ops practices, while applying and maintaining quality Operational delivery for our customers and development teams.

Core Responsibilities:

• Support large-scale web applications in a cloud environment.

• Develop a strong automation practice to drive efficiencies in infrastructure, Dev/Ops and application deployments.

• Provide support in upgrading Dev/Ops infrastructure for existing products and greenfield development.

• Coordinate with software development teams in developing and implementing software applications.

• Assist Managers in analyzing project requirements and project design.

• Collaborate with peer organizations to deliver software applications.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Eager to dive in and learn, with a willingness to be coached.

• Follow industry trends and the open-source community.

• Enjoy solving problems as part of a team.

• Have a strong sense of ownership.

• Strong diagnostic and analytical skills.

• Care about quality and know what it means to ship high quality code and infrastructure.

• Curious and avid learner.

• Communicate clearly to explain and defend design decisions.

• Inspire others to raise the bar for everyone around them.

• Love to collaborate with their peers, designing pragmatic solutions.

• Operate best in a fast-paced, flexible work environment.

• Work independently and as part of a team working towards simultaneous parallel or independent objectives.

Core Requirements:

• Experience working in a Dev/Ops, software development, or closely related role preferred.

• Experience with Linux server operating systems preferred.

• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash).

• Knowledge of cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Knowledge of infrastructure provisioning tools (e.g., Terraform or similar).

• Knowledge of a configuration management tool (e.g., Chef, Ansible, Puppet or similar).

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Bamboo, Jenkins, GitLab, TFS, etc.).

• Knowledge of containerization and application servers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, WebLogic, Tomcat, etc.).

Additional Requirements and Details:

• Travel required up to 5% of the time
• Located and working from an office location when required
• Ability to work remote with a stable internet connection on an as needed basis
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.
• Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).
• Frequent sitting and/or standing.
• #LI-Hybrid
• $63,000 / year

Why Vertafore is the place for you: *Canada Only

• The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
• Medical, vision & dental plans
• Life, AD&D
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Pension Plan & Employer Match
• Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Education Assistance
• Additional programs - Employee Referral and Internal Recognition

Why Vertafore is the place for you: *US Only

• The opportunity to work in a space where modern technology meets a stable and vital industry
• We 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.
• Medical, vision & dental plans
  • PPO & high-deductible options
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Accounts Options:
  • Health Care FSA
  • Dental & Vision FSA
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • Commuter FSA
• Life, AD&D (Basic & Supplemental), and Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plain & Employer Match
• Supplemental Plans - Pet insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident Insurance
• Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education & Legal Assistance
• Additional programs - Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Commuter Benefits (Denver)

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.


The 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.


Vertafore 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.

The 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.

The 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.

Commission 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.

Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

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Vertafore is a Flexible First working environment which allows team members to work from home as often as you’d like, while using our offices as a place for collaboration, community, and teambuilding. There are times you may be asked to come into an office and/or travel for specific meetings for a specific business purpose and this varies by job responsibilities.