Job Specifications
Overview
Good things are happening at Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies. We provide Property & Casualty insurance products and services through a nationwide network of independent agents and brokers. Our companies are all rated A+ “Superior” by AM Best (the leading independent insurance rating organization) and ultimately owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway group – one of the financially strongest organizations in the world! Headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, PA, we employ over 1,000 individuals (and growing) and have offices across the country. Our vision is to be a leading small business insurance provider nationwide.
Founded upon an exceptional culture and led by a collaborative and inclusive management team, our company’s success is grounded in our core values: accountability, service, integrity, empowerment, and diversity. We are always in search of talented individuals to join our team and embark on an exciting career path!
Benefits
We are an equal opportunity employer that strives to maintain a work environment that is welcoming and enriching for all. You’ll be surprised by all we have to offer!
Competitive compensation
Healthcare benefits package that begins on first day of employment
401K retirement plan with company match
Enjoy generous paid time off to support your work-life balance plus 9 ½ paid holidays
Up to 6 weeks of parental and bonding leave
Hybrid work schedule (3 days in the office, 2 days from home)
Longevity awards (every 5 years of employment, receive a generous monetary award to be used toward a vacation)
Tuition reimbursement after 6 months of employment
Numerous opportunities for continued training and career advancement
And much more!
Responsibilities
BASIC FUNCTION
The DevOps Engineer will lead, own, and enhance all DevOps operations across Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance. This role focuses on modernizing CI/CD processes, improving Azure DevOps (ADO) Pipelines, strengthening automation, and serving as the primary point of contact for DevOps strategy and execution. The engineer will partner closely with Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Cloud/Infrastructure teams to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient deployment practices.
Essential Responsibilities And Principal Accountabilities
This section contains essential responsibilities and principal accountability assigned to the job. They describe the fundamental nature of the job which occupies a large proportion of the employee’s time. Some items to consider:
Lead end-to-end management of Azure DevOps Pipelines, including build, release, automation, branching, templates, and YAML governance.
Modernize existing CI/CD infrastructure, introducing automation standards, pipeline templates, IaC practices, and deployment best practices.
Partner with Engineering teams to streamline deployments, improve developer experience, and reduce manual steps.
Collaborate with Cybersecurity on DevSecOps practices, vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and secure coding integrations.
Work with Cloud/Infrastructure to optimize scaling, containerization, environment reliability, and cloud resource governance.
Own monitoring and observability pipelines, including logs, metrics, dashboards, and alerting for build/release systems.
Define and document DevOps standards, operational runbooks, release policies, and deployment processes.
Troubleshoot pipeline issues, resolve build failures, and stabilize deployment processes across environments.
Drive automation initiatives, reducing manual operations across infrastructure and application lifecycles.
Assist in ADO administration: permissions, boards integration, repo structure, branching strategies, and policy setup.
Evaluate emerging DevOps technologies and recommend improvements aligned with modernization goals.
Qualifications
5–7 years of DevOps engineering experience with enterprise-scale CI/CD systems.
Strong .NET ecosystem understanding, including build processes, packaging, testing, and deployment.
Expertise with Azure DevOps Pipelines (classic + YAML), Repos, Artifacts, and Boards.
Hands-on experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or other scripting languages.
Experience building automated pipelines incorporating unit testing, code quality scanning, SAST, dependency scanning, and security validation.
Deep familiarity with Windows Server, IIS deployments, and .NET Framework/Core application delivery.
Strong understanding of Git workflows, branching strategies, pull request policies, and source control governance.
Experience with cloud engineering concepts (Azure preferred), including resource groups, networking basics, compute resources, and containerization.
Solid troubleshooting and diagnostic skills across build, release, network, and infrastructure layers.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (ARM/Bicep/Terraform).
Familiarity with Docker and container orchestration.
Experience integrating security scanning tools (PumaScan, SonarQu